Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen SchwartzĬomposer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discovered Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West while on vacation, and saw its potential for a dramatic adaptation. Both parts are set for release in Christmas 20 respectively. Chu starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero is currently in the works. Wicked had performed in 16 different countries and is still going strong.Ī two-part film adaptation, directed by Jon M. In 2017, Wicked surpassed The Phantom of the Opera as Broadway's second-highest grossing musical, trailing only The Lion King. In 2016, Wicked surpassed $1 billion in total Broadway revenue, joining The Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King as the only Broadway shows to do so. In the final week of 2013, the Broadway production broke this record again, earning $3.2 million. In the week ending January 2, 2011, the London, Broadway, and both North American touring productions simultaneously broke their respective records for the highest weekly gross. Wicked has broken box-office records around the world, holding weekly-gross-takings records in Los Angeles, Chicago, St. The success of the Broadway production has spawned many productions worldwide, including a long-running West End production. A typical performance of the show takes about two hours and 30 minutes, including an intermission. On October 28, 2019, with its 6,681st performance, it surpassed Les Misérables to become Broadway's fifth-longest running show. The original Broadway production won three Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, while its original cast album received a Grammy Award. Its original stars included Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda, and Joel Grey as the Wizard. Platt, and David Stone, with direction by Joe Mantello and choreography by Wayne Cilento, the original production of Wicked premiered on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre in October 2003, after completing pre-Broadway tryouts at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in May and June of that year. Produced by Universal Stage Productions, in coalition with Marc Platt, Jon B. Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (later Glinda the Good Witch), whose relationship struggles through their opposing personalities and viewpoints, same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's private fall from grace. The show is told from the perspective of, and focuses on, the witches of the Land of Oz its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy Gale arrives in Oz from Kansas. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, in turn based on L. Wicked is a 2003 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Musicalĭrama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Musical Multiple international productions ( see below)ĭrama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical May 28, 2003: Curran Theatre, San Francisco Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Her spine-tingling cackle strikes fear in the heart of many an Ozian.Official poster of the original Broadway production She uses scare tactics and intimidation to maintain her dominance. Though her powers are strong, the Wicked Witch often gets what she wants through manipulation, not magic. scheming and power-hungry, with a flair for the dramatic. They are the key to amassing power in the land of Oz, and The Wicked Witch will stop at nothing to get them. To make matters even worse, Dorothy has absconded with her sister's magical ruby red slippers. The Wicked Witch is going to make her sister's murderer, a young girl named Dorothy who was in that house, pay for what she did. Of all things, she was 'accidentally' killed when an entire house flew on top of her. Interests. wearing black (which goes best with her green complexion), flying around on a broomstick, watching others through her crystal ball, and making dramatic appearances and exits in a puff of smoke.Ĭhallenge. getting over the loss of her sister, the Wicked Witch of the East. Living. a very isolated life in a castle in the Haunted Forest with her only companions: an army of flying monkeys.

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