Alli Mauzey will be returning to the role of Glinda in the Broadway production of Wicked beginning September 24, 2013 at the Gershwin Theatre. Mauzey previously played both lead roles on Broadway and in the national tour of Wicked as well.
Katie Rose Clark will play her final performance as Glinda on September 22 and beginning 24th Alli Mauzey will perform.
Alli Mauzey will join a cast that currently includes Lindsay Mendez as Elphaba, Derek Klena as Fiyero, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, Tom McGowan as The Wizard, Catherine Charlebois as Nessarose, John Schiappa as Dr. Dillamond and Michael Wartella as Boq.
Wicked on Broadway will be celebrating its 10th Broadway anniversary on October 30, 2013. Wicked won Tony Awards for Costume Design, Scenic Design and Best Actress in a Musical (Idina Menzel). It was nominated as Best Musical.
Wicked musical breaks box office records every time it plays in Minneapolis Minnesota. Back by popular demand, Wicked the Broadway musical again returns to the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis (910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN, 55403 ) Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Wicked will be here for 6 weeks till October 27, 2013.
Wicked touring production will be making it’s second visit to Little Rock Arkansas. Wicked musical will be at Robinson Center Music Hall for a 2-week run from September 25 to October 06, 2013.
Wicked Robinson Center Music Hall Schedule:
Wednesday Sep 25, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday Sep 26, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Friday Sep 27, 2013 – 8:00 PM
Saturday Sep 28, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Sunday Sep 29, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Tuesday Oct 01, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Wednesday Oct 02, 2013 – 7:30 PM
Thursday Oct 03, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Friday Oct 04, 2013 – 8:00 PM
Saturday Oct 05, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Sunday Oct 06, 2013 – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Wicked musical 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. “We are thrilled to welcome the return of Wicked to Robinson Center Music Hall this fall. What a great way to start off our 30th Anniversary Broadway Season!” said Celebrity Attractions Chief Executive Officer, Ed. L. Payton. “To say Wicked is returning to Arkansas by ‘popular’ demand is an understatement – and after seeing how quickly tickets flew out of the box office for our last Little Rock engagement, I am sure the two week run this fall will be the hottest ticket in town.”
Wicked is a standing production in London, United Kingdom and Coming into it’s 8th year at the Apollo Victoria Theatre the show continues to be a fun and huge musical that pays homage to, and poke fun at, the classic Oz tale – Reviewed by RuddleMatthew at TQSMagazine.co.uk.
Wicked is boldly epic in both plot and presentation: beginning at the end with the Wicked Witch of the West’s death, we flashback to her (Elphaba) birth, school days, and first meeting with Glinda as the musical tracks her rise and fall, revealing the ‘truth’ behind her wicked ways (no prizes for guessing all is not as we’ve been lead to believe).
Louise Dearman (Elphaba) and Gina Beck (Glinda) are the musicals true MVPs and they shine brightest whenever together on stage (‘What is this Feeling?’ showing off both their talents). While Dearman’s vocals are powerful and soaring, and her Elphaba passionate and defiant, Beck’s vocals (and portrayal of Glinda) are light and fun. Dearman inhabits Elphaba so thoroughly, while Beck’s Glinda is so charmingly air-headed, that the strength of the characters carries the musical alone.
The songs in the first half are universally excellent, giving insight into characters’ personality and emotions while working to the story’s emotional beats, from fist-pumping solos to fun duets. However the songs in the second half do suffer compared to the first, never finding one as fun as ‘Popular’ or with the playful harmonies of ‘What is this Feeling?’ or as strong as ‘Defying Gravity’ (although ‘No Good Deed’ comes close).
But by this point the characters’ actions have come to a head and the plot itself catches up with the Wizard of Oz; seeing the reinterpretations and ‘behind-the-scenes’ moments is thrilling and the less memorable music doesn’t detract from the anticipation in seeing Elphaba and Glinda will resolve their differences.
Wicked Broadway Musical grossed $1,452,909 and had an attendance rate of 96.7%, about 4.5% more than that of the previous week. The 24 shows on the boards grossed $18,556,318, improving around 0.98% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 15, 2013.
TV celebrity John Davidson is on stage as the Wizard in Wicked musical. Davidson plays the Wizard in Wicked which opens a six-week run Wednesday September 18, 2013 at the Orpheum Theatre MN.
John Davidson as the Wizard in Wicked
“I’m only onstage 17 minutes out of a three-hour show, and they’re paying me quite well to do that,” he said. “I’m a very lucky man.” “I grew up singing Rodgers & Hammerstein, but ‘Wicked’ has taken the musical to a whole new level,” he said. “I’m proud to be a part of this production.”
Davidson said he is fine with the smaller part of the Wizard instead of being the leading man he was for so many years. “I’m realistic about where I am in life right now. But I love playing the con man,” he said.
He said he is happy still to be involved in his first love, live theater, although he believes all the media are related.
The role also gives Davidson a chance to see the country. He and his wife, Rhonda, are traveling around for the tour in a camper. While their mobile home does not rise to Loretta Lynn-style luxury, it does have two bathrooms and a full kitchen.
“It’s a great way to see the country and you meet a lot of great people,” he added.
Wicked musical is currently showing in Oklahoma City and continue through September 22, 2013 at the Civic Center Music Hall. It’s the show that helped make Oklahoma’s own Kristen Chenoweth a star.
News 9’s Adrianna Iwasinski and photojournalist Cody McDonell were given a behind-the-scenes tour, and were able to interview the actress Hayley Podschun, who plays Glinda, the good witch.
“I’m originally from Kansas so being back in the Midwest is like being back at home, said Hayley Podschun. “So I really have enjoyed the Oklahoma City crowd.”
Wicked musical will run through Sunday, September 22, 2013. From here the touring company moves to Little Rock, AR where it will play at Robinson Center Music Hall from September 25 to October 06, 2013.
The national touring company of Wicked Musical coming to Minneapolis Minnesota as a special addition to Hennepin Theatre Trust’s 2013/14 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season on September 18, 2013. The show opens Wednesday, September 18 with 7:30 PM show at Orpheum Theatre mn (910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN, 55403) and continue through Sunday October 27, 2013.
Wicked Orpheum Theatre Schedule:
Tuesdays to Thursdays – 7:30 PM
Fridays – 8:00 PM
Saturdays – 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Sundays – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Wicked Broadway Musical grossed $1,373,885 and had an attendance rate of 92.2%, about 1.2% more than that of the previous week. The 24 shows on the boards grossed $18,374,971, slipping around 9.45% from the previous week’s totals.
Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 08, 2013.