The Broadway musical Wicked
has added a special benefit performance to its playing schedule on Sunday,
October 7 at 8PM. All proceeds from this
performance will go to the non-profit New York Restoration Project to establish
an ongoing maintenance fund for "The Friendship Garden," a community
garden in upper Manhattan
which is currently being restored.
Tickets for the benefit performance are $150, $250, $500; a
portion of each ticket is tax-deductible.
To purchase, please call Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or 800-755-4000 or
online at Ticketmaster.com.
Designed by Wicked
associate set designer Edward Pierce, "The Friendship Garden" at West 150th Street
and Amsterdam Avenue
in upper Manhattan
will officially open on Wicked Day, Sunday, October 28, at a public ceremony hosted
by NYRP Founder and Chairperson Bette Midler.
"The Friendship
Garden" will become a public
green oasis in one of New York City's
underserved neighborhoods. The garden
will feature elements inspired by Wicked, including a yellow brick road and
likenesses of the musical's characters, as well as flexible space for use by
the neighborhood and the New
Heights Academy,
a charter school adjacent to the garden.
NYRP strives to ensure that parks and open spaces in less
privileged neighborhoods are the "Central Park"
of those communities, where recreational, educational, and environmental
programs become part of the fabric of the neighborhood. We bring these spaces
back to life and give them back to the public, promoting a sense of ownership
and civic pride in forgotten communities. NYRP is now one of the leading
partners of the City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation. For more information, please visit www.NYRP.org.
"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, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the
West and Glinda the Good Witch," explain press notes.
For more information on Wicked, please visit www.wickedthemusical.com. For more
information on the New York Restoration Project, please visit www.NYRP.org. For more information on Wicked
Day, please visit www.WickedDay.com.
