Wicked is performing at Orpheum Theater San Francisco in San Francisco, CA. Patty Duke has taken over the role of Madame Morrible after Carol Kane. Anna Marie “Patty” Duke is an Academy Award-, three-time Emmy Award- and two-time Golden Globe Award-winning American actress of stage and film. Duke is well known for her performance as Helen Keller (1959-1961) in the Broadway play, “The Miracle Worker” – a role for which she later won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1962) and an Emmy for the TV movie version (1979).
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Elphaba: Teal Wicks (former Elphaba for Los Angeles production); Glinda: Kendra Kassebaum (former Glinda on Broadway and tour), OTHERS: Madame Morrible and the Wizard: Carol Kane and David Garrison. The company will also feature Nicolas Dromard as Fiyero, Tom Flynn as Dr. Dillamond, Deedee Magno Hall as Nessarose and Eddy Rioseco as Boq with Natalie Daradich as the standby for Glinda and understudy for Nessarose and Vicki Noon as the standby for Elphaba.
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The musical Wicked has come back to San Francisco for an extended stay. The blockbuster musical had its pre-Broadway world premiere at the Curran Theatre in 2003, is now playing in the city where it was born. Buy your Wicked San Francisco CA Tickets now!
Archive for September, 2009
Former “Wicked” star Shoshana Bean may be in Vegas performing with the Peepshow cast, but she’s still got a lot of “Wicked” in her, as this week she performed with friend and composer Scott Alan, who recently released the album “Keys,” which Bean helped to promote. “I’ve defintely gotten lucky in my own career, but I remain a huge fan of all the great people I now get to work with. A few years ago I worked with someone I really admired and it was a terrible, miserable expereicne. So I made a pact with yself to only work with good people whom I admire and who treat me well in return.” The star is talking about working with people like Kerry Ellis, sutton Foster of Shrek and Megan Hilton of 9 to 5. The new star traveled to San Francisco for the first time to work at The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko where he’ll meet resident casts of Wicked. The singer has always been close to Wicked stars, like when he was suppossed to work with Eden Espinsoa, a Wicked member who should have been been on his last album; though she pulled out at last minute, it all worked out for the best.
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The Wicked Witch of the West: An instant outcast for her green skin, Elphaba slowly acquires the trappings of witchdom throughout the first act – the magic, the hat, the broom, even the flying monkeys. But as for the wicked part, well, that’s pure propaganda, because she’s willing to fight the power (”Defying Gravity” is her big showstopper). The role was originated on Broadway by Idina Menzel, who also starred in the original production of “Rent.”
Glinda: A mispronunciation of Galinda, the perky blonde at Shiz U who’s still good, but a little bit witchier than we remember her from the classic movie. She takes a dislike to Elphaba but has a change of heart, giving her a makeover during her signature tune, “Popular.” The original Glinda was Kristen Chenoweth, who moved on to Hollywood with roles in “The West Wing” and the recent film comedy “Four Christmases.”
The Wizard: Oz’s scheming tyrant, who’s responsible for the oppression of the kingdom’s talking animals. The legendary Joel Grey originated the role on Broadway.
The Cowardly Lion: We meet him as a cub in a cage. Elphaba breaks him out because she learns that cages keep magical animals from learning how to talk. “Wicked” also serves up creative origin stories for the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, but revealing those would spoil things.
Dorothy: As for little Miss “Over the Rainbow,” her house still kills the Wicked Witch of the East – Elphaba’s sister – but she doesn’t even get onstage. Instead, she’s just a faceless pawn manipulated by forces she can’t possibly understand. And is that how the current generation views its parents? Sorry, Judy!
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Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
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Show Dates:
Performances from 09 Dec 2009
Closing 03 Jan 2010
Theatre Information:
Proctor’s Theatre
Schenectady, NY 12305, US
Other Credits:
Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Music by: Stephen Schwartz
Book by: Winnie Holzman
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Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
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Show Dates:
Performances from 16 Dec 2009
Closing 10 Jan 2010
Theatre Information:
Providence Performing Arts Center
220 Weybosset Street
Providence, RI 02903, US
Other Credits:
Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Music by: Stephen Schwartz
Book by: Winnie Holzman
Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
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Show Dates:
Performances from 18 Nov 2009
Closing 13 Dec 2009
About Wicked:
Wicked takes a revisionist look at an American icon of evil and discovers how the young Elphaba, a passionate, committed young woman from Oz, becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. Her character is contrasted with that of her school roommate Glinda, who grows up to be the Good Witch.
Other Credits:
Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Music by: Stephen Schwartz
Book by: Winnie Holzman
Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
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Show Dates:
Performances from 11 Nov 2009
Closing 06 Dec 2009
Theatre Information:
Kansas City Music Hall
301 W 13th St
Kansas City, MO 64105, US
Other Credits:
Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Music by: Stephen Schwartz
Book by: Winnie Holzman
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Come see this smash hit musical on its Second National Tour, starring Marcie Dodd and Helene Yorke!
Show Dates:
Performances from 21 Oct 2009
Closing 08 Nov 2009
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Theatre Information:
Century II Theatre
225 W. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67202-3100, US
Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
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Show Dates:
Performances from 07 Oct 2009
Closing 15 Nov 2009
Theatre Information:
Buell Auditorium
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
950 13th St
Denver, CO 80204, US
Other Credits:
Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Music by: Stephen Schwartz
Book by: Winnie Holzman
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Wicked is currently performing at TPAC, as it continues to prepare for the big arrival of Wicked for its three week run. The show has managed to keep enforcing strict guidelines on media privileges as the theatre announced a day of performance of lottery Wicked tickets for a limited number of orchestra seats, available for cash only at $25 for winners. The shows began Sep 2nd and will continue through September 20th.
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TPAC (Tennessee Performing Arts Center) is located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center at 505 Deaderick Street in Nashville; an entire city block between 5th and 6th Avenues and Deaderick and Union Streets, the building houses the Tennessee State Museum and the 18 story James K. Polk Office Tower. The venues include Andrew Jackson Hall, seating 2,472, James K. Polk Theater, with 1,075, Andrew Johnson Theater, with 256, and War Memorial Auditorium at 1,1661. The theatre shows serious Broadway shows and special engagements. TPAC’s Mission Statement:
The mission of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center is to provide facilities, services and programs of the highest quality for the greatest benefit of the people, institutions and communities of the state, and to take a leadership role in fostering the performing arts, arts education, resident arts groups and other arts organizations.
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