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Is a ‘Wicked’ Movie in the Works?
It’s kind of a surprise that this hasn’t happened until now. Variety has reported that a movie based on Wicked, the Broadway musical, is finally being made. For those who haven’t seen Wicked, it turns The Wizard of Oz story on its head. Wicked tells the familiar classic story from the Wicked Witch’s perspective. It…
Wicked Tour Signs on New Wizard and Bog
The company for Wicked’s second tour of North America is welcoming Zach Hanna playing Boq and Don Amendolia playing the Wizard in Schenectady, NY on December 9. The Broadway credits of Amendolia include My One and Only and Stepping Out. He also appeared in The Firebugs, Cloud Nine (as part of the original cast), Dedication…
Archive for April, 2010
Wicked to Close Its Curtains in San Francisco Posted by Julie Harmon On April – 26 – 2010 The record breaking run of “Wicked” in San Francisco is coming to a close. The return engagement for the incredibly popular prequel to the “Wizard of Oz” will be closing on September 5, following 660 performances in…
Idina Menzel – Wicked’s Original Elphaba
Idina Menzel, Tony Award-winning actress, songwriter and singer and best known for her original roles as Elphaba, Wicked Witch of the West, in Wicked and as Maureen in Rent, was born May 30, 1971 as Idina Kim Mentzel. She was born on Long Island, New York into a Jewish family. Stuart Mentzel, her father, was…
‘Wicked’ Topples ‘Spiderman’ to Regain Top Spot at Broadway Box Office
The winter doldrums, as is usual for this point in the year, have arrived at a majority of the box offices on Broadway. Last week, many plays and musicals had rows of empty seats. Nineteen out of the 40 houses on Broadway were dark due to shows being on hiatus or closing. Last week Broadway…
Wicked Tour | 2020 Wicked National Tour Dates – Part 11
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, as the workers fight to be heard over the nearly continuous hammering. A technician yells up as…