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Archive for February, 2009
Wicked Welcomes Rondi Reed as New Madame Morrible Posted by Julie Harmon On February – 24 – 2009 Rondi Reed, Tony Award winner, will perform in the role of Madame Morrible in Wicked on Broadway currently at the Gershwin Theatre starting on March 17. The musical is based on the novel by Gregory Maguire by…
Wicked Composer Stephen Schwartz Inducted to American Theater Hall of Fame
While Wicked’s one year anniversary is being celebrated in it’s current San Francisco incarnation at the Orpheum, tonight Stephen Schwartz is being recognized in New York at Gershwin Theatre. Both celebrations are very timely and well deserved. The American Theatre Hall of Fame, established in 1971- the same year Schwartz wrote Godspell- inducts various theatrical…
The History of the Gershwin Theatre
The original name for the George Gershwin Theatre was the Uris. In 1972 when it first opened, the Uris was the next large Broadway theatre to have been built since 1931 when the Earl Carroll was constructed. It occupied six stories in the new Uris Building at Fifty First and Broadway, the former site of…
Wicked Makes Chicago Return for Two Month Run in October
Be ready to fly with the witches of Oz when they return this October. The hit Broadway production Wicked will make their comeback to Chicago as part of celebrating its 10th year anniversary. Wicked is a musical adaptation of the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire. The music and lyrics of the musical by Stephen Schwartz,…
Archive for October, 2009
Wicked Toasts Six Years on Broadway Posted by Julie Harmon On October – 31 – 2009 On October 30, 2009, Wicked, the Broadway musical, celebrated its sixth anniversary. The show first opened on October 30, 2003 at Gershwin Theatre, after previews that started on October 8. Wicked is booked currently through August 29, 2010. Well…
Archive for the ‘2011’ Category
Wicked 2011 Tour Dates Posted by Julie Harmon On January – 2 – 2011 » Wicked Detroit | The Opera House | Detroit, Michigan | December 7 – 31 » Wicked Los Angeles | Pantages Theatre | Los Angeles, California | November 30 – January 29 Ongoing Performances » Wicked New York | Gershwin Theatre…