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Variety. Recommended age for children is 8 and up. No children under 5 admitted. Running time for the show is 2 hours and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission. The untold story of the witches of Oz, playing on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre in NYC.
Wicked is a musical based on Gregory Maguire's fictional prequel book of the same name to the well known tale "The Wizard of Oz." The show opens as the citizens of Oz celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda descends onto the stage and confirms the circumstances of the Witch's melting ("No One Mourns the Wicked"). The remainder of the plot forms an extended flashback through ...
Jun 13, 2011 · Book your tickets for Broadway & tour performances of WICKED because everyone deserves the chance to fly.
Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Their friendship struggles through their opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, their reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace.
Sep 29, 2022 · The musical is retooled, with some songs cut and new songs added, and Wicked opens on Broadway in October. On Broadway, Joel Grey joins the cast as the Wizard. Wicked continues to run to this day. 2005: Wicked launches its first U.S. tour. Stephanie J. Block leads the cast as Elphaba, and Kendra Kassebaum is Glinda.
CAST & CREATIVE. Broadway Cast. North American Tour Cast. Creative Team. Mary Kate Morrissey. Elphaba. MK is honored to be the 25th woman to play Elphaba full time on Broadway. She believes in the transformative power of musical theater and its capacity to change lives for good. “Theater is like a gym for empathy” – B.English.
When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West, we only ever heard one side of the story. Gregory Maguire‘s acclaimed 1995 novel, ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’, re-imagines the Land of Oz, creating a parallel universe to the familiar story written by L. Frank Baum and first published as ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ in 1900.
