Wicked 2003 - Articles Page 20

Beginning performances Tuesday, January 8, David Burnham will play Fiyero in the Broadway musical Wicked.

The mega-blockbuster hit musical Wicked was back and flying on Broadway yesterday, Thursday November 29 at The Gershwin Theatre

Wicked, Broadway's blockbuster musical, welcomed two new witches Tuesday, October 9: Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba and Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda.

The hit ABC comedy 'Ugly Betty' paid a visit to the Pantages Theatre, home of the Los Angeles production of the smash musical Wicked, to film coming-episode 'Something Wicked This Way Comes.' The episode airs on Thursday, November 1 (8-9PM, ET) on the ABC Television Network in the United States. The episode airs on Wednesday, November 7 at 9PM on E4 and on Friday, November 9 at 9PM on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

In honor of its upcoming 4th Anniversary on Broadway, the hit musical Wicked will host special 'Wicked Day' celebrations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, and Boston, where the national tour will be playing at the end of October. Bette Middler hosts special event Sunday October 28, opening 'Friendship Garden'

The November 1 episode of the ABC comedy 'Ugly Betty,' titled 'Something Wicked This Way Comes,' includes scenes filmed on location at the Pantages Theatre, where the Los Angeles production of the smash hit musical Wicked is currently playing.

'ShowBusiness' follows four hotly discussed musicals during the 2003-2004 Broadway season, 'Wicked,' 'Avenue Q,' 'Caroline, or Change' and 'Taboo,' as they develop from a fledgling workshop production into Tony Award contender...

Wicked has added on several engagements for 2008

Open calls will be held in Chicago for the Broadway, Chicago, Los Angeles and First National Companies of the smash hit musical Wicked.

Wicked continues to go international, with upcoming productions planned for Japan and Germany

For the week ending Sunday, March 4, WICKED broke the house record at the Pantages Theatre - with a box office take of $1,768,110 - and became the highest grossing attraction in Los Angeles theatre history. The previous record holder was The Producers, June 2003 at the Pantages.

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming Los Angeles sit-down production of Wicked, which will begin previews on February 10, 2007 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Veteran stage, screen and television star John Rubinstein is announced to play The Wizard in the new Los Angeles production of WICKED, which begins performances on February 10, 2007, at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Rubinstein joins stars Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty, who play Elphaba and Glinda, and Carol Kane, who plays Madame Morrible. Kane appeared in the role during the sold out engagement of WICKED at the Pantages Theatre last summer, and then went on to play the part on Broadway.

Victoria Matlock and Christina DeCicco join the National Tour of Wicked.

Idina Menzel gave her final performance as the unusually green witch, Elphaba, in the London production of the hit musical Wicked on the 30th December at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Her three-month contract, which paid a record-breaking $30,000 per week, is now over and Kerry Ellis takes over the role from 1st January 2007.

On Tuesday, January 9, three new principal cast members will join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical WICKED at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St.). Kendra Kassebaum will play Glinda, a role she originated on tour, while Julia Murney, who played Elphaba on tour, will reprise her role. Sebastian Arcelus joins the Broadway Company as Fiyero, having starred in the role on tour.

The Grammy Award winning (Best Musical Show Album) original cast recording of the smash-hit Broadway musical WICKED has just been certified 'Platinum' by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales of more than 1 million copies.

For the week ending November 26, Wicked, the musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, once again broke the all-time Broadway record with a weekly box office take of $1,715,155

Broadway star Jan Neuberger talks 'Wicked,' 'The Grinch,' and more

The Wicked tour will be performing at the Canon Theatre in Toronto through December 31st--a month longer than originally planned

Chicago's record-breaking production of WICKED will soon receive a special visit when Broadway's original Doctor Dillamond, William Youmans, assumes the role in Chicago for a limited appearance from December 12, 2006 through January 14, 2007.

Jayne Houdyshell, who received a Tony nomination for her performance in Well, will join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre as Madame Morrible beginning Tuesday, November 14