Acclaimed as “the most popular show in the West End” (Time Out), the Olivier and Evening Standard Award-winning London production of the global musical phenomenon has now been seen by almost 5 million theatregoers since its West End premiere in 2006. According to information verified by The Society of London Theatre, Wicked London is already the 16th longest-running West End musical of all time.
Wicked currently stars Louise Dearman (Elphaba), Gina Beck (Glinda), Ben Freeman (Fiyero), Louise Plowright (Madame Morrible), Keith Bartlett (The Wizard), Christopher Howell (Doctor Dillamond), Sam Lupton (Boq), Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose), Hayley Gallivan (Standby Elphaba) and Lucy van Gasse (Standby Glinda).
While continuing its open-ended West End run, Wicked has also recently announced a major tour of the UK and Ireland, which opens at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on 12 September 2013.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire that re-imagined the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked has music and lyrics by Academy Award® winner Stephen Schwartz, a book by Winnie Holzman and is directed by two-time Tony Award® winner and Olivier Award nominee Joe Mantello. Wicked is based on the best-selling novel, ‘Wicked – The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’, by Gregory Maguire.
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Wicked extends its booking period until April 2014
Posted on | By London Theatre Direct
Wicked, the record-breaking West End musical now in its 7th smash hit year at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, has announced the opening of its 15th new booking period with tickets going on sale from next Monday for shows until Saturday 26 April 2014.