Prepare yourself – Albany native and author of the award winning novel “Wicked” – Gregory McGuire – will be presenting a free program on December 9th at the Schenectady library. The McChesney Room at Schenectady Country Public Library (99 Clinton Street) will host the famed author, who wrote among many other things the “Wicked” series, the first of which was brought to Broadway at 3:30pm next week. The story follows the Wicked Witch of the West and her boarding school roommate, Glinda the Good Witch as they grow up to become the well known women captured in the film “Wizard of Oz.” That same day Proctors will open it’s doors to the story turned to life when the theater hosts the national tour of “Wicked.”

Along with a special basket that includes two tickets to the play among other things that will be given away, Janet Hutchinson of the Open Door Bookstore will be handling the pre-sale of several Gregory Maguire titles; available to all SCPL libraries, the Open Door, the Whitney Book Corner and online (www.scpl.org), the first 25 people to order will get a free Maguire book, in addition to being entered into the chance to have Maguire himself sign the book.

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Six Years Later And Wicked Is Still Going Strong

Who would have thought that a show that didn’t get very good reviews would not only still be running but turn out to be one of the most successful shows in Broadway history? I am of course talking about Wicked. The show which celebrated it’s sixth year on Broadway just last week continues to sell out nightly at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway. Not only that but it continues to break box office records at theatres all around the world.

I saw the show during it’s preview period in 2003 and while I enjoyed it I never expected it to become the phenomenon that is has become. I don’t think anybody did. Every year there are rumblings about them turning the show into a movie but I think it would be wise to wait a few more years. A movie is not going to make them sell any more tickets than they already have. Regardless Wicked is here to stay. It is Broadway’s most “Popular” show after all. Get your tickets to see Wicked at a theatre near you.

Wicked is returning to Cleveland’s Playhouse Square November 18 through December 13, 2009, reports Broadway World. The show will feature the famous lyrics and music by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. The story follows the Frank L. Baum book and film “The Wizard of Oz” as a prequel to Dorothy and her travels to find the Wizard. The show is currently directed by two time Tony winner Joe Mantello with musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento. The show will perform Tuesday- Friday evenings at 8pm, Saturdays at 2 and 8pm and Sundays at 1 and 6:30pm.
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Donna Vivino gets ready to fly as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the national tour of “Wicked.”

“Wicked,” which comes to PlayhouseSquare’s State Theatre for the third time in four years, has sold more tickets in the past 11 weeks — 10 percent more — than at the same point the last time the show was here, PlayhouseSquare’s Gina Vernaci said.

Making that figure even more significant is the fact that this year’s four-week, 32-performance run is 20 percent shorter than the last one — 40 shows over five weeks — which came in February 2008, before the financial crisis hit.

“At this rate, we will be over $6 million [in ticket sales] by the first performance,” said Vernaci, the downtown Cleveland theater district’s theatrical vice president.

“Which is 83 percent of the total gross potential of the entire engagement. We are currently into selling standing-room-only tickets for some of the performances.”

Cleveland was selected as only the second market in the country (after Denver) to get a re-return visit from “Wicked,” the Stephen Schwartz musical about the friendship behind the scenes of “The Wizard of Oz” between Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

But while Cleveland has been a very good market for “Wicked,” producer David Stone said the musical, which first opened in one of Broadway’s biggest theaters in 2003, does strong business in every market it has entered.

Wicked will be performing till December 13, 2009. Hurry up and book discount tickets for Wicked Tickets in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Wicked tour will come to the following cities in 2009, 2010:

Wicked in Kansas City, Missouri / November 11 – December 6, 2009
Wicked in Cleveland, Ohio / November 18 – December 13, 2009
Wicked in Schenectady, NY / December 9 to January 03, 2010
Wicked in Providence, RI / December 16 to January 10, 2010
Wicked in Philadelphia, PA / January 6 to January 24, 2010
Wicked in Syracuse, NY / January 13 to January 31, 2010
Wicked in Greenville, SC / January 27 to February 14, 2010
Wicked in Tampa, FL / February 03 to February 28, 2010
Wicked in Dayton, Ohio / February 17 to March 07, 2010
Wicked in Miami, FL / March 03 to March 21, 2010
Wicked in Richmond, VA / March 10 to 28, 2010
Wicked in New Orleans, LA / March 28 to April 11, 2010
Wicked in Toledo, OH / March 31 to April 18, 2010
Wicked in Rochester, NY / April 13 to May 02, 2010
Wicked in Durham, NC / April 21 to May 16, 2010
Wicked in Louisville, KY / May 05 to May 23, 2010
Wicked in Charlotte, NC / May 19 to June 13, 2010
Wicked in Saint Louis, MO / June 16 to July 11, 2010
Wicked in Houston, TX / June 30 to July 25, 2010
Wicked in Milwaukee, WI / July 14 to August 08, 2010
Wicked in Columbus, OH / July 28 to August 29, 2010

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Wicked – tickets on sale now at the Orpheum Theatre – is not your grandfather’s Broadway-style musical. (Actually, your grandfather’s Broadway-style musical is called South Pacific and it features dorsal male nudity, singing sailors, and cross-dressing.) Wicked is thoroughly enjoyable even if you’re not into sisterhood, empowerment ‘n stuff.

Teal Wicks as Elphaba and Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda. They both do a great job:

See It Before It Leaves Us, Again!! Enjoy Wicked.