Back to WICKED... Espinosa, Hilty, Kane, Green, Etc. Set for L.A. Wicked by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2006Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty will reprise their roles of Elpheba and Glinda, respectively, in the Los Angeles sit-down production of Wicked, beginning on February 10, 2007 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood (more...) Photo Coverage: Wicked Day Takes New York City! by Craig Brockman - October 29, 2006Celebrating 3 years on Broadway, the Annual 'Wicked Day' event featuring a costume contest, games, prizes and of course the 'Be Wicked' singing contest took place on October 29th and BroadwayWorld.com was there! (more...) A Wicked Chat with Stephen Schwartz by James Sims - October 23, 2006Schwartz on Los Angeles theatre, his new opera and the future of Broadway. (more...) Front Row Centre reviews WICKED (on tour, in Toronto) by Mark Andrew Lawrence - October 17, 2006The hit musical returns to Toronto for a limed run. The production is first rate, even if the script and score are never quite at the same level.
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(more...) London Celebrates Wicked Day on October 29 by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2006Wicked London in association with Seven Dials will host its first ever Wicked Day celebrations on Sunday 29 October 2006. (more...) 3rd WICKED Block Party Announced Leading Up to 3rd Anniv. by BWW News Desk - October 4, 2006 To celebrate the third anniversary of the Broadway blockbuster WICKED, an entire week-long series of events will be held leading up to the anniversary on Sunday, October 29th. (more...) Photo Coverage: WICKED Flies Into London! by Craig Brockman - September 28, 2006Last night at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, the Broadway
smash-hit 'Wicked' opened to deafening applause throughout. Complete video coverage featuring interviews with the cast and clips from the show will be on BroadwayWorld.com soon! (more...) UK Wicked to Hold 9/19 Charity Gala, Sharon Osbourne Hosts by West End News Desk - August 3, 2006The producers of WICKED are pleased to announce a special Gala Preview Performance to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation on Tuesday 19 September at 7.30pm. This will be the only charity preview of WICKED and represents the beginning of an ongoing relationship between WICKED and the Foundation. (more...) BWW TV Gets SUPERSIZED with Broadway Beat and WICKED! by Broadway Beat - July 19, 2006BroadwayWorld.TV gets SUPERSIZED! BWW continues to utilize the latest in web technologies to bring its visitors as close to theatrical magic as possible. All videos will be shown at a higher resolution as we push the limits of streaming video technology. Catch this Broadway Beat 'From the Archives' episode featuring nearly 30 minutes backstage of the smash hit musical, WICKED! (more...) 'Be Wicked' Singing Contest Registration Begins July 25 by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2006Beginning July 25th, Wicked fans will have the chance to be contestants in the 'Be Wicked' Singing Contest, which will be held on New York on October 29th (more...) Los Angeles Resident Production of Wicked Set for Feb. by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2006The producers of Wicked have announced that Los Angeles will be home to a new production the smash musical, beginning in February of 2007 (more...) Kate Reinders Joins Broadway's Wicked as Glinda, May 30 by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2006Today, May 30th, Kate Reinders will start performances as Glinda in Broadway's Wicked (more...) Photo Flash: Chicago Wicked Celebrates Baum's 150th B'day by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2006The Chicago cast of Wicked celebrated the 150th birthday of The Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum on May 15th (more...) Shelley Steps in for Reed in Chicago Wicked, 4/25-6/25 by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2006Carole Shelley will step in for Rondi Reed in the Chicago production of Wicked from April 25th through June 25th (more...) Photo Coverage: Wicked Celebrates 1000th Performance by Ben Strothmann - March 24, 2006Wicked, the smash musical that tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, celebrated its 1,000th performance on Broadway on Thursday, March 23 and BroadwayWorld was there! (more...) Auditions for 'Adapted' Japanese Wicked Held in L.A. March 20 by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2006Auditions for an 'adapted musical production of Wicked' to play Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan will be held in Hollywood on March 20th (more...) Shelley Steps in for Reed in Chicago Wicked, April 25-June 25 by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2006Carole Shelley, the original Broadway Madame Morrible, will step into the Chicago production of Wicked from April 25th through June 25th while Rondi Reed performs in another play (more...) Wicked Flies to 1,000th Broadway Performance, March 23 by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2006On March 23rd, Wicked will reach its 1000th performance on Broadway (more...) David Garrison and Jenna Leigh Green Join Broadway WICKED as the Wizard and Nessarose by BWW News Desk - March 9, 2006Two new principal cast members are about to join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical WICKED at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St.). (more...) Murney, Cuervo, Benjamin, Waldman Join National Tour of Wicked, March 8 by BWW News Desk - March 8, 2006Today, March 8th, Julia Murney, Alma Cuervo, P.J. Benjamin and Jennifer Waldman will join the national tour of Wicked (more...) West End Wicked Breaks UK Box Office Records by BWW News Desk - March 7, 2006WICKED, the untold story of the Witches of Oz, went on sale to the general public yesterday (Sunday 5 March) at 9am and sold a record-breaking £100,000 of tickets in the first hour alone. Ticket buyers braved freezing temperatures and started queuing at the Box Office from 6.30am. The total advance now stands at over £1,700,000. (more...) Box Office for London Production of Wicked Opens March 5 by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2006The box office of the Apollo Victoria Theatre, where Wicked will oen on September 27th, opens on March 5th (more...) Sean McCourt....BEHIND THE EMERALD CURTAIN by TJ Fitzgerald - February 3, 2006A talk with one of the collaborators of a weekly behind the scenes presentation of WICKED. (more...) Murney, Cuervo, Benjamin, Freeman, Arcelus and Waldman Join Wicked Tour in March by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2006Beginning March 8 (when performances begin at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati), Julia Murney will assume the role of Elphaba, Alma Cuervo will become Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin will step into the role of the Wizard, Sebastian Arcelus will be Fiyero, and Jennifer Waldman will be Nessarose. Beginning March 28 (when the show will be playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia), K. Todd Freeman assumes the role of Dr. Dillamond. (more...) Tickets for London Wicked, Opening Sept. 27, Go On Sale March 5 by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2006Tickets for the upcoming West End transfer of Wicked, opening September 27th, will go on sale on March 5th (more...)
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