Tickets Now on Sale for 'Wicked' at SHN

SHN has announced that tickets for the international phenomenon WICKED go on sale Friday, September 26, 2008 at 10 AM. WICKED returns home to San Francisco for an extended engagement beginning Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Orpheum Theatre. In conjunction with tickets going on sale, a very special free fan appreciation homecoming party will take place on Friday, September 26 in Union Square. The event will be hosted by Don Bleu from Star Radio and Jessica Aguirre from NBC TV and will also feature performances from the show. SHN owner Carole Shorenstein Hays will join the festivities to kick off WICKED’s return home to San Francisco.

The September 26 Homecoming Party for WICKED fans runs from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM in Union Square and features singing contests, magical makeovers, video from the show and performances by WICKED cast members.

This production is a significant homecoming for WICKED, which had its world premiere in San Francisco in 2003 before casting its spell on Broadway, winning 20 major awards, including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards. WICKED will be presented as a part of the 2008-2009 Best of Broadway season, under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays.

Nearing the fifth Anniversary of its Broadway opening, WICKED’s four North American and four international companies have cumulatively grossed over $1.1 billion and have been seen by over 14 million people worldwide.

San Francisco audiences feel a special connection with WICKED. The 2003 world premiere in San Francisco followed a long development process during which the entire creative team and cast immersed themselves in the musical’s launch at the Curran Theatre. From these roots in the city by the bay, WICKED has gone on to become a worldwide phenomenon that has since redefined theatrical popular culture.

WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. 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.

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. WICKED is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.

WICKED features set design by Tony Award winner Eugene Lee, costume design by Tony Award winner Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony Meola. The orchestrations are by William David Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.

Tickets for WICKED will range in price from $30 to $99. Beginning Friday, September 26 tickets can be purchased online at www.shnsf.com and ticketmaster.com, through Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone (415) 512-7770, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, the Orpheum Theatre Box Office (1192 Market at 8th St., Mon-Sat 10 AM - 6 PM) and the Curran Theatre Box Office through October 11 (445 Geary between Taylor and Mason, Mon - Sat, Noon - 6 PM). Groups of 20 or more may order now by calling Group Sales at (415) 551-2020. To learn more WICKED and other SHN shows, please visit www.shnsf.com.

To get a sneak peek of what goes on backstage at SHN shows, go to http://shnsf.com/podcast/index.asp and listen to Backstage, the SHN podcast series, to hear interviews with members of the creative teams or actors for all SHN productions.

SHN is the pre-eminent theatrical entertainment company in San Francisco and owns and operates the Curran, Orpheum and Golden Gate Theatres—San Francisco’s premier theatrical venues. SHN’s Best of Broadway theater series provides Bay Area audiences with pre-Broadway world premieres, original Broadway cast productions, award-winners and current hits fresh from Broadway. For information on all SHN shows, please visit www.shnsf.com.

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