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.

Veteran actor Richard Kline, who was in “Three’s Company,” is now performing with the Tony Award winning touring production of “Wicked.” Though up until a few months ago, Kline hadn’t even seen the play. “I hadn’t seen it, but before my final audition in front of the entire “Wicked” creative team, I went to see it in New York City and was pretty much blown away,” he said to Vindy. “I think it’s an exciting thing to be a part of. I love the show. I love the part, The Wizard, they talk about him for an hour and 15 minutes before he comes on in the first act. It’s kind of a thrill because everybody is expecting to see who The Wizard is and what’s he going to do.”

The show is storming through Cleveland December 14th at the Playhouse Square’s State Theater. “And I like the fact that the character is shaded. He’s not some sort of stock musical character, nor is he the guy from the film, for that matter. He’s a con man, he’s power hungry and he has different levels to him, and I’ve discovered that as I’m playing him. So that’s been challenging and fun for me.”

See how Kline performs in Cleveland next month, with Wicked , State Theatre ClevelandOnline.

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WICKED, the hit Broadway musical, broke record after record during its three week ( October 21-November 8 ) Wichita engagement, becoming the most successful touring Broadway musical in the history of Wichita—and the State of Kansas. More about Wicked The Musical Current Tour.
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Though Wicked came out nearly a decade ago on the Broadway stage, winning tons of accolades from fans as well as several Tony Awards, the show hasn’t stopped impressing audiences and critics alike as it goes into a new season and traveling tour. Recently the show picked up the Best Family Fun at the BT Visit London People’s Choice Awards 2009. The annual People’s Choice Awards allow the public to vote on their favorite event of the year in London. This award, according to the Show and Stay website, is about number 50 for the internationally recognized play that first opened in 2004.
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Wicked leading lady, Dee Roscioli, show off everything from her favorite costumes to tips on getting green.

If you’ve been following our Wonderful World of Wicked series, you’ve already met Madame Morrible, The Wizard, Fiyero and one bubbly Glinda. Now the time has finally come to meet The Green Girl herself. Broadway’s newest Elphaba, Dee Roscioli, may be a fresh face on The Great White Way, but the high-flying belter has been defying gravity as part of the Wicked family for years. Broadway.com dropped like a house onto a witch on the leading lady, who shared everything from her dressing room oddities to her favorite costumes to the tips that make being green extra easy for our camera. Watch the video to better know Wicked and its reigning queen, Dee Roscioli!

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