The smash-hit musical WICKED will return to
The
smash-hit musical WICKED will
return to
BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ AND
WINNIE HOLZMAN
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY GREGORY MAGUIRE
HOUSTON – After breaking box
office records and selling out in record time in 2005 and 2007,
WICKED,
the smash-hit musical, will return to
With music and lyrics by
Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The
Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “Once And
Again” and “thirtysomething”),
WICKED,
the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award winner
Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and
features musical staging by Tony® Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s
Tommy, How To Succeed…).
Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® and three Tony® Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.
Chandra Lee Schwartz as Galinda the Good Witch in the
smash-hit musical WICKED which will return to
WICKED
is priced from $39
to $134 and will perform 32 shows at the
“The return of WICKED to
Long before Dorothy drops in,
two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One – born with emerald-green skin – is
smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very
popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two
unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the
Good.
Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda the Good Witch in the
smash-hit musical WICKED which
will return to
WICKED
has “cast quite a spell” (Washington Post) throughout North America, breaking
box office records in every city that it has played, including Toronto, Chicago,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Boston to name a
few.
Called “a cultural phenomenon” by Variety and just named “the defining musical of the decade” by The New York Times, WICKED continues to thrill audiences around
the world. There are
currently eight productions of
WICKED
worldwide, including two North American tours, a Broadway production,
production, a Japanese-language production, a German-language production and Australian production. A Dutch-language production of WICKED will open in 2011.
Donna Vivino as Elphaba the Witch in the
smash-hit musical WICKED which
will return to
WICKED
features set
design by Tony® Award winner Eugene Lee (Ragtime, Show Boat, Candide, Sweeney
Todd), costume design by Tony® winner Susan Hilferty (Into the Woods,
Assassins), lighting design by Tony® nominee Kenneth Posner (The Coast of
Utopia, Hairspray) and sound design by Tony Meola (The Lion King). Stephen
Oremus is the show’s musical director. Orchestrations are by William David
Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.
Tickets for the return
engagement are available online at
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/houston,
www.ticketmaster.com/wicked, all Ticketmaster outlets, at the Hobby Center
Box Office or charge by phone at
800-982-ARTS (2787).
For more information, visit www.wickedthemusical.com.
Donna Vivino as Elphaba the Witch in the
smash-hit musical WICKED which
will return to
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Donna Vivino as Elphaba the Witch in the
smash-hit musical WICKED which
will return to