Richard H. Blake will assume the role of Fiyero in the Broadway company of Wicked, performing at the Gershwin Theatre, beginning Tuesday, March 29. He will replace Kyle Dean Massey, who plays his final performance on Sunday, March 27.

Richard H. Blake

Based on Gregory Maguire’s novel of the same name, Wicked tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, and how they grew to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. The musical features a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento.

The current cast also includes Teal Wicks as Elphaba, Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda, Kathy Fitzgerald as Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Etai BenShlomo as Boq, Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, and Tom Flynn as Dr. Dillamond.

Blake previously played his role on the national tour of Wicked. His many Broadway credits include Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer, Hairspray, Aida, Saturday Night Fever, and Rent.

Wicked is the Standing Productions in New York Broadway – Gershwin Theatre. Buy Wicked Gershwin Theatre Tickets Online.

Wicked will play at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta Canada from June 29, 2011 to July 17, 2011. Ticket are Sale Online. Ticket buyers are invited to special box office opening festivities on Saturday, April 2 at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, from 7:00AM and 10:00AM. If you could not make it, Try getting the Wicked Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Tickets Online.

Wicked at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Performance Schedule:

Week 1 performances:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm
Sunday evening at 7:30pm
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 2pm matinees

Weeks 2 and 3 performances:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm
Sunday evening at 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday 2pm matinees.

Wicked, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Disney’s Enchanted, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), is based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire. WICKED is set to make its Calgary premiere starting June 29.

It is likely that the Calgary engagement of Wicked will sell out in record time. Patrons are urged to purchase their Wicked Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Tickets early.

Wicked is Touring Western Canada starting June 1st, 2011 in Vancouver and moving to Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg.

Wicked be will performing at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Alberta Canada for a limited 3 weeks, from June 29 to July 17, 2011. Buy Wicked Calgary, Alberta Canada Tickets – Use Code AFF$10 to Get $10 OFF on Wicked Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Ticket Orders over $350!

Box offices returns improved once again this past week with ticket sales reporting $22,207,681. Ticket sales of the previous reporting period ending March 13 were $18,553,510, a difference of 3,654,171, Ticket sales are 2.7 percent ahead.

Five of the 31 current productions reported box office receipts in excess of $1 million including Wicked at the Gershwin, leading again at $1,670,779.

The other Broadway shows in the Million club are :
The Lion King at the Minskoff, $1,612,549,
Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark at the Foxwoods, at $1,405,868,
Jersey Boys at the August Wilson, $1,064,222
“Mary Poppins” at the New Amsterdam, $1,057,164

Attendance reported for the week overall was 88.27 percent, with 14 shows reporting 95 percent or better. The leading four were the musical “The Book of Mormon” at 101.76 percent, “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” at 100.42 percent, “The Lion King” at 100.04 percent and “Wicked” reporting 100 percent. “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Nederlander reported the lowest percentage of capacity at 55.51 percent.

The greatest musical Wicked ranked highest in achieving its Gross Gross Potential at 106.66 percent this week.

{Via TicketNews.com}

Broadway’s Biggest Blockbuster Wicked to Return to Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale FL on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in 2008 Wicked will return to Ft. Lauderdale this Spring for a limited 4-week engagement. Wicked will be performing through Sunday, April 24 2011. Wicked Broward Center for the Performing Arts Tickets are now on sale online!

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony® Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…).

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, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

“Broward Center for the Performing Arts was home to the South Florida debut of the acclaimed Broadway musical, Wicked, and we are thrilled to see it return to the Au Rene stage in our 20th anniversary celebration season,” said Kelley Shanley, President/CEO, Broward Center for the Performing Arts. “This show has certainly had a significant impact on theater audiences worldwide, and South Florida has been no exception. Its broad appeal to audiences of all ages and the universal theme of self-discovery make it a memorable musical experience for all who attend. We know many theater-goers return to Wicked time and time again, and we look forward to welcoming them here in Spring 2011.”

Wicked will performing at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL for a limited 4 weeks, from March 30 to April 24, 2011. Buy Wicked Fort Lauderdale FL Tickets – Use Code AFF$10 to Get $10 OFF on Wicked Broward Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Orders over $350!

Wicked is currently performing at Orange County Performing Arts Center Segerstrom Hall, Costa Mesa CA till Sunday, April 3. Costa Mesa is going green this month.

After seven years, the “Wicked” juggernaut shows no signs of abating. The Broadway production passed the 3,000-performance mark earlier this year. In January, the New York, London, and two U.S. national touring productions all broke box office records for weekly gross revenues.

So many adore Wicked because it delivers everything people expect of a musical-theater experience: spectacle, songs you can sing in the shower, an emotionally compelling story with high stakes and underdog heroes. “Wicked” also makes the most of a theme that audiences of all ages can relate to: the unbreakable bond of friendship. “Wicked’s” greatest strength is the Glinda-Elphaba relationship. This story is ultimately about the unpredictability, resilience and importance of friendship, and how opposites often form the tightest bonds.

“Wicked” tells the tale of the Wicked Witch before she achieved her infamy and misfortune, and it fills in the back-story about Oz and its not-so-wonderful Wizard.

Earlier in life, the Wicked Witch was known as Elphaba. Born into a noble household, Elphaba is blamed for her younger sister’s disability. Nessarose was born prematurely (a result, Elphaba believes, of her parents’ fear of producing another child with Elphaba’s bright green skin) and is unable to walk.

Wicked is performing from March 9 to April 3 at Orange County Performing Arts Center – Segerstrom Hall, in Costa Mesa CA.

Schedule:
Through April 3. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday

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On Broadway, Wicked grossed $1,388,574 with 98.1% attendance rate for the week ending March 6, 2011. The 26 shows on the boards grossed $15,042,072, dropping nearly 18% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses for the week ending March 6, 2011.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,388,574
2. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,281,776
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,212,418
4. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $855,041
5. The Addams Family – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $811,934
6. Billy Elliot: The Musical – (IMPERIAL) $747,160
7. Memphis – (SHUBERT) $668,704
8. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $658,483
9. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (PALACE) $657,804
10. The Phantom of the Opera – (MAJESTIC) $637,364

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Broadway’s Blockbuster Wicked Returns to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and Performing through Sunday, April 03, 2011

Wicked is a style story of how good-hearted Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West. This is an epic Broadway production with a perfect mix of simple, low-key moments as well as powerful show-stopping numbers. Every piece of music serves to advance the story or evolve the characters. Every character the audience is already familiar with comes into play. This doesn’t just provide the backstory to Elphaba and Glinda, but rather, the entirety of Oz.

Bringing to life these characters is an amazing cast across-the-board, but of course, the standouts are Natalie Daradich as Glinda and Anne Brummel as Elphaba. The production wouldn’t work if these two characters weren’t believable in their roles. They have to convey multiple levels of depth to their characters, always keeping us in the moment while simultaneously never letting us forget what they are going to become. It seems an impossible task, but both performers do a brilliant job. The stage design is stunning, the music is thrilling, and the story is far more clever than one would expect. The audience was enraptured from beginning to end, soaking in every moment and reassessing the story they thought they knew so well.

Wicked is performing from March 9 to April 3 at Orange County Performing Arts Center – Segerstrom Hall, in Costa Mesa CA. Each day, 2½ hours prior to show time people who present themselves at the Segerstrom Center Box Office will have their names placed in a lottery drum and then 30 minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the Box Office, with a limit of two tickets per person.

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Tickets to Wicked went on sale at 7AM this morning at the Morrison Center box office and sales have been brisk. Early this morning, about 50 people huddled against the wind waiting to buy tickets to the Broadway musical Wicked.

This will be a record-breaking engagement for Boise. Wicked is a phenomenon that resonates around the country and Boise is without exception. This is the first national touring company of one of the most popular Broadway musicals in history. It’s the first time since “The Producers” in 2004 that a first national tour has hit Boise.

Wicked will be at the Morrison Center for the period of May 4 to May 15. Current availability leans towards the opening night, Wednesday, May 4th,Thursday, May 5th at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 8th & 15th performances. The sold out shows are 8 p.m. Friday May 6 and 13; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday May 7 and 14.

Due to the unprecedented demand for tickets to Wicked, it is likely that the Boise engagement of Wicked will sell out in record time. Have you already booked your tickes to see Wicked in Boise, Idaho? If not, Hurry, as Wicked Morrison Center Tickets are flying out the door.

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The popular musical Wicked returns to the Pantages Theatre from November 30, 2011 and performing through January 22, 2012. Wicked broke box office records and sold out in record time When it first played the Pantages. Now back by “Popular” demand, “Wicked” returns to its Los Angeles home for a limited engagement, Only for 8 Weeks.

“I’m very pleased that we have secured a return of ‘Wicked’ for Los Angeles. It has been a thrill to have so much excitement at the Pantages Theatre again,” said the theatre’s General Manager, Martin Wiviott. “In my opinion, the national tour is even better than the Broadway production, which I also loved. The producers of ‘Wicked’ should be complimented for sending out such a high-quality show.”

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (“Godspell,” “Pippin,” Academy Award-winner for “Pocahontas” and “The Prince of Egypt”) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So-Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), “Wicked,” the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (“Take Me Out,” “Love! Valour! Compassion!,” “The Vagina Monologues”) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (“Aida,” “The Who’s Tommy,” “ How To Succeed…”).

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, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

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Wicked will be visiting Boise, Idaho from Wednesday, May 04 to Sunday, May 15, 2011. Wicked Sale is in full swing Online and it is likely that the Boise engagement will sell out in record time.

Wicked at Morrison Center for the Performing Arts

May 4 – 7:30 p.m.
May 5 – 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
May 6 – 8:00 p.m.
May 7 – 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
May 8 – 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
May 10 through 12 – 7:30 p.m.
May 13 – 8:00 p.m.
May 14 – 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
May 15 – 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

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