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Erin MacKey Takes Over as Glinda on Broadway
Wicked, the musical from Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holtzman, welcomed in its latest Glinda, Erin Mackey, on August 11 at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway. Mackey has taken over for Alli Mauzey in the role that was created originally by Kristin Chenoweth, a Tony Award winner. Michelle Federer, as has been reported previously, will return…
Archive for November, 2010
Stage Setup for Wicked Transforms Miller Auditorium Posted by Julie Harmon On November – 30 – 2010 The cacophony is organized. Approximately 20 workers move around on the cluttered and deep Miller Auditorium stage, shifting parts in the massive set for “Wicked” that is being assembled. From different parts of the stage instructions are shouted,…
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…
Archive for July, 2009
Wicked Greenville | Peace Center Posted by Julie Harmon On July – 18 – 2009 Wicked will be coming to the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina from January 27 – February 14, 2009. Tickets will go onsale to the general public through Ticketmaster, but no date has currently been set. Check back for up-to-date…
Archive for January, 2013
Fun Facts about Broadway’s Wicked Posted by Julie Harmon On January – 30 – 2013 Wicked has returned to its birthplace and to celebrate its homecoming in the Bay area, here are some fun facts you ought to know about the popular Broadway hit. Wicked is a musical adaptation of a novel by Gregory Maguire,…
Archive for March, 2013
Wicked Birmingham | Jefferson Civic Center Concert Hall Posted by Julie Harmon On March – 11 – 2013 Wicked presents the untold story of The Wizard of Oz, taking a fantasy journey through the unseen part of Oz, along with The Emerald City and The Yellow Brick Road. Wicked brings back the story of the…