“Wicked” opens Wednesday and runs through Jan. 10 at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. Tickets start at $53.

Who would have thought that in its sixth season on Broadway, “Wicked” would enjoy the biggest weekly box office gross in Broadway history? But that happened a couple of weeks ago — just over $2 million for eight performances. No one had ever broken the $2 million mark for a week before.

“In the film business,” said “Wicked” producer Marc Platt, “it’s what we call an Eight-to-Eighty. It’s a show that appeals to the broadest possible demographic.”

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Wicked” might not be a great musical, but it is a great night of theater.

The national touring company of “Wicked” is at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady for a month-long run and the extravagant production shows why the musical that opened on Broadway in 2003 to less-than-enthusiastic critical views has turned into one of the most popular shows in Broadway history.

“Wicked” is entertaining, provocative and romantic. And, as if it needs more, it has an intriguing premise that forces you think differently about a cultural icon. It uses a beloved story — “The Wizard of Oz” — and turns it on its ear without being offensive to even the staunchest supporters of the original film. At the same time it mutes the darkness of Gregory McGuire’s novel, upon which this show is based, without causing its fans to rebel.

The genius of the show is that all this political intrigue and rebellion is counterbalanced by a couple of love stories. One causes conflict between Glinda, Elphaba and the handsome Fiyero. A case of unrequited love between the crippled Nessarose and the Munchkin Boq causes pain for both. Hard choices must be made and no one seems destined for happy-ever-after.

A lot of fun in the second act comes from seeing how beloved characters, like the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the flying monkeys, evolve through Elphaba’s magical powers. Also clever is discovering the reason for the Kansas tornado that brings Dorothy to Oz and why the magical shoes get their power.

The performances at the Thursday night press opening were impressive. Indeed, Elphaba was performed by Carrie Manolakos, the lead’s standby. If she’s an understudy, I can only imagine the skills of the normal lead, Marcie Dodd. Making the role her own, Manolakos plays Elphaba more vulnerable than dynamic. The approach costs some of her numbers their angry power, but it does make the character more sensitive and brings a tenderness to the romantic songs.

Helene Yorke is a delight as Glinda. It’s actually a more complex role than Elphaba as Glinda is both vain and vindictive as well as caring and brave. Yorke exploits the comical shallowness of the woman without negating her more valuable assets. And she sings enchantingly.

The tech is impressive, with most of the mood set by intense dramatic lighting. There are times where the lyrics of some songs are difficult to understand, but with some of the throwaway songs that’s no loss.

Maybe “Wicked” is a great show as well as great theater.

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Broadway megahit Wicked joined the top 20 longest running shows in Broadway history on December 15, playing its 2,535th performance at the Gershwin Theatre. The popular Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman collaboration, based on the book by Gergory Maguire and directed by Joe Mantello, replaces Avenue Q as the 20th longest-running show on Broadway.

Wicked currently stars Dee Roscioli as Elphaba, Erin Mackey as Glinda, Rondi Reed as Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Kevin Kern as Fiyero, Alex Brightman as Boq, original cast member Michelle Federer as Nessarose and Timothy Britten Parker as Dr. Dillamond.

Winner of 26 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz. 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. The show tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

Wicked opened on Broadway on October 30, 2003, starring Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda, Carole Shelley as Madame Morrible, Joel Grey as The Wizard, Norbert Leo Butz as Fiyero, Christopher Fitzgerald as Boq, Federer as Nessarose and William Youmans as Doctor Dillamond. The show picked up Tony wins for Menzel, scenic designer Eugene Lee and costume designer Susan Hilferty.

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