TWITTER WATCH: WICKED - 'Happy Opening Night! Opens in Wichita'
By: Eddie Varley Oct. 22, 2009
BroadwayWorld.com presents its newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!
Twitter Watch soars to OZ to visit the Splendiferous and Thrillifying Twitter page of the smash hit WICKED!
Happy Opening Night! WICKED opens in Wichita tonight!
9:02 AM Oct 21st from web
Wichita Mayor Carl Brewerissues official proclamation: Today in Wichita is WICKED DAY!
6:21 AM Oct 21st from web
Keep our planet green. Plant a tree and register it and we will send you a little something for good. http://cli.gs/tQumdE
4:00 AM Oct 21st from web
Calling all Wizomaniacs! Grab your own WICKED widget from the London company: http://cli.gs/J3WUpr
9:01 AM Oct 20th from web
Test your memory & take the Which Witch Are you Quiz, courtesy of the Sydney production: http://cli.gs/BH8S62
9:04 AM Oct 19th from web
Farewell, Des Moines! Final performance from the National Tour tonight!
10:48 AM Oct 18th from web
Tonight at 5pm: 22 Minute WICKED Special on KSAS FOX TV in Wichita, KS.
9:19 AM Oct 17th from web
Congratulotions to our winners from the literary contest! Read the winning essays here: http://bit.ly/zCoCt
3:05 PM Oct 16th from web
From the Ozdust Boutique, NEW Grimmerie Bookmark: http://bit.ly/ybBG5
2:08 PM Oct 16th from web
Check out the latest releases Matchless and Making Mischief, by Gregory Maguire beloved & bestselling author of WICKED http://cli.gs/VGd7Yz
3:00 PM Oct 13th from web
The musical theatre Blockbuster WICKED will celebrate its 6th Anniversary on Broadway by hosting several special WICKED DAY festivities throughout the New York area, as well as the first ever online global WICKED party on WICKED DAY, October 30th.
Winner of 26 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, 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.
Declared "A Cultural Phenomenon" by Variety, Wicked currently has productions in New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Stuttgart, Sydney and on two North American tours. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. Wicked is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Plattand David Stone.
For more information on Wicked Day events, please visit www.WickedDay.com.
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