Wicked Musical currently Stops in San Francisco CA for almost 4-week run. Wicked will be performing at Orpheum Theater SF through February 17, 2013. Wicked musical play at Orpheum Theater reviewed by Robert Hurwitt – Here is the review:

Elphaba, the green girl, flies high and sings with beautifully modulated power as she becomes the Wicked Witch of the West in the touring production of “Wicked” that opened Thursday at the Orpheum Theatre. Glinda the Good matches her vocally and dazzles the audience with charm. And that may be the bigger story.

Understudy Cassie Okenka rose from the ensemble to don Glinda’s blond locks, pink frocks and sunnily self-absorbed personality when co-star Patti Murin was sidelined with the flu Thursday. From her glittering first notes through every step of an assured performance, Okenka more than gave the audience its money’s worth at the latest show in SHN’s season.

It was another nice turn in San Francisco’s long relationship with composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz and librettist Winnie Holzman’s adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s dystopian “Oz” prequel. The show had its world premier here in 2003, before going on to become one of Broadway’s hottest tickets, and returned for a prolonged run in ’09.

It’s very much the same, well-oiled production as last time, staged with quick-paced clarity by Joe Mantello and inventively boisterous dance by Wayne Cilento. The great smoke-breathing mechanical dragon looms above the massive gears and clockworks of Eugene Lee’s Victorian steam-punk set. The cast creates sharp individual portraits in Susan Hilferty’s scruffy peasant, odd animal and glittering Emerald City costumes.

The heart of “Wicked” is the story of Elphaba and Glinda, accidental roommates and rivals in wizardry and romance at Shiz University. Dee Roscioli shines as the shy but assertive, sharp-tongued green girl, the eternal outsider blessed – and cursed – with magical powers she’s only learning to use.

Though she’s played Elphaba more often than anyone else, Roscioli keeps the role fresh and immediate, whether navigating her uneasy growing closeness with Glinda or confronting the villainies of Kim Zimmer’s outrageously formidable Madame Morrible and the vaudevillian con-man Wizard of Kevin McMahon (also filling in for an ailing regular).

Read the complete review {Via SFGate.com}

Wicked musical will play through February 17, 2013 at Orpheum Theater, 1192 Market St., S.F. Buy Wicked San Francisco CA Tickets Online – SAVE $10 when you spend $350 or more, Use code AFF$10.

Wicked will be part of upcoming Celebrity Attractions season – will return to Tulsa as a special addition to Celebrity Attractions’ 2013-14 season.

Celebrity Attractions President Larry Payton announced the season Tuesday at a press conference in the Tulsa PAC lobby.

“Wicked” will return to Tulsa June 18-22, 2014. Named the “best musical of decade” by Entertainment Weekly, the show set box-office records when it first played Tulsa in 2009, selling out its four-week, 32-show run.

Wicked musical is the story of how a young girl named Elphaba becomes known as the Wicked Witch of the West is at once a revision of L. Frank Baum’s imaginary world of Oz and a parable about love and tolerance. Based on a novel by Gregory Maguire, “Wicked” is the musical adaptation of the untold story of the witches of Oz. The play follows the young Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda in the Land of Oz…long before Dorothy drops in.

Season tickets for the 2013-14 season are now on sale.

Wicked Broadway Musical Lead the list with grosses $1,700,024 and had an attendance rate of 95.1%, about 1.2% more than that of the previous week. The 25 shows on the boards grossed $19,579,647, improving around 9.08% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 20, 2013.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,700,024
2. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,655,074
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,547,560
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,266,814
5. Glengarry Glen Ross – (SCHOENFELD) $1,070,538
6. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,018,693
7. Once – (JACOBS) $951,399
8. Annie – (PALACE) $902,883
9. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – (RICHARD RODGERS) $891,457
10. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $823,113

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Wicked Musical on Broadway grossed $1,519,043 and had an attendance rate of 93.9%, about 5.7% less than that of the previous week. The 24 shows on the boards grossed $17,802,128, dropping around 21.75% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 15 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 13, 2013.

1. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,630,961
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,620,752
3. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,519,043
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,129,755
5. Once – (JACOBS) $976,903
6. Glengarry Glen Ross – (SCHOENFELD) $944,347
7. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $892,531
8. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – (RICHARD RODGERS) $839,273
9. Evita – (MARQUIS) $834,914
10. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $822,822
11. Annie – (PALACE) $822,129
12. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $762,638
13. Nice Work If You Can Get It – (IMPERIAL) $679,850
14. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $601,136
15. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $546,571

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Wicked, The hit musical is based on Gregory McGuire’s popular novel of the same name returns to Tampa, Florida January 09, 2013.

Jeanna De Waal, Born in Germany and raised in the U.K., is playing the role of Glinda.
“This is the biggest role I’ve ever played,” said Jeanna De Waal, who plays Glinda. “It was quite stressful in the beginning. I’ve grown in what I think I can take on. I’m quite proud of myself that I’m able to do this role and how I’ve done it. It’s a real personal achievement.”

“It’s a soprano role. I [had been doing] very pop and rock shows, so I was vocally challenged. [Then], the role was originated by Kristen Chenoweth. I look completely different than her. The challenge was finding Glinda myself,” De Waal said.

Christine Dwyer is playing the role of Elphaba in this touring production.
“I wanted to play the role, but I never thought I’d be able to get through a whole show. Now I’m doing one every night. It’s made me more confident and it’s grown my voice a lot more,” said Dwyer.

Dwyer added, “Another struggle is not getting too wrapped up in the fact that it is such a big role. It can be pretty daunting when you’re sick or tired from traveling. At the end of the day, it has helped having cast mates around and staying grounded. It’s definitely a challenge to mentally and physically prepare for a long-running show like this.”

Wicked last time came to the Carol Morsani Hall – The Straz Center in 2010 and now returned for 3-weeks where it will close on January 27, 2013.

Wicked at The Straz Center – Performance Schedule:
Tuesdays – 7:30 PM
Wednesdays – 7:30 PM
Thursdays – 7:30 PM
Fridays – 8:00 PM
Saturdays – 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Sundays – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM

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Wicked Broadway Musical Still Lead the list with grosses $2,106,339 and had an attendance rate of 99.6%, about 0.4% less than that of the previous week. The 29 shows on the boards grossed $24,501,266, dropping around 42.36% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending January 06, 2013.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,106,339
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,017,921
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,833,432
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,636,789
5. Annie – (PALACE) $1,252,683
6. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $1,112,848
7. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,091,836
8. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,052,613
9. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,028,946
10. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $998,814
11. Once – (JACOBS) $956,660
12. War Horse – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $948,043
13. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $869,907

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Wicked became the the first show to remain the highest-grossing production on Broadway for nine consecutive years. Wicked musical beats The Phantom of the Opera, which remained Broadway’s top show for eight non-consecutive years (1988-91, 1993-94 and 1996-97).

The show also had the highest-grossing week with 9 performances in Broadway history, taking in $2,947,172 for the week ending December 30, 2012.

As Wicked enters its 10th year on Broadway, the musical currently stars Jackie Burns as Elphaba, Alli Mauzey as Glinda, Kyle Dean Massey as Fiyero, Randy Danson as Made Morrible, Adam Grupper as the Wizard, Catherin Charlebois as Nessarose, Tom Flynne as Dr. Dillamond and F. Michael Haynie as Boq.

Based on a novel by Gregory Maguire, “Wicked” is the musical adaptation of the untold story of the witches of Oz. The play follows the young Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda in the Land of Oz…long before Dorothy drops in.

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The Fox has announced that Wicked Musical, now in its 4th visit to St. Louis, has set two significant box office records during this engagement.

One Week Gross: The show, which opened December 12th and runs through January 6th, broke its own one week gross mark at The Fox by taking in $2,755,070 for the week ending December 30th. That’s the largest amount for one week of any musical to ever play The Fabulous Fox Theatre.

Biggest Gross for one Week of Performances: It is also the biggest gross for one week of performances of any touring musical ever in North America.

Wicked closes in Saint Louis, MO on January 06, 2013 6:30PM Show. From here it will move to Tampa, FL from January 09 to January 27, 2013.

Wicked 2nd National Touring Company – Current Cast

Elphaba: Christine Dwyer

Glinda: Jeanna de Waal

Fiyero: Billy Harrigan Tighe

The Wizard: Paul Kreppel

Madame Morrible: Gina Ferrall

Nessarose: Zarah Mahler

Boq: Michael Wartella

Dr. Dillamond: Jay Russell

Chistery: Dashí Mitchell

Witch’s Father/Ozian Official: Wayne Schroder

Witch’s Mother: Kerry Blanchard

Midwife: Jane Brockman

Standby Elphaba: Alyssa Fox

Standby Glinda: N/A

Ensemble: Kerry Blanchard, Jane Brockman, Bridie Carroll, Michael Drolet, Anna Eilinsfeld, Ryan Patrick Farrell, Samantha Farrow, Natalie Fotopoulous, Zach Hensler, Joel Ingram, Jillian Kates, Sam Lips, Marissa Miller, Dashí Mitchell, Amy Quanbeck, Jay Reynolds Jr., Wayne Schroder, Justin Wirick

Elphaba Understudy: Anna Eilinsfeld

Glinda Understudy: Marissa Miller, Jillian Kates

Fiyero Understudies: Sam Lips, Joel Ingram

The Wizard Understudies: Peter C. Ermides, Wayne Schroder

Madame Morrible Understudies: Jane Brockman, Bridie Carroll

Nessarose Understudies: Lauren Haughton, Anna Eilinsfeld

Boq Understudies: Michael Drolet, Jay Reynolds Jr.

Dr. Dillamond Understudies: Peter C. Ermides, Wayne Schroder

Chistery Understudies: Ryan Partrick Farrell, Ryan Jackson, Dominic Giudici, Todd Anderson, Kevin Jordan

Witch’s Father/Ozian Official Understudies: Peter C. Ermides, Joel Ingram

Witch’s Mother Understudies: Sterling Masters, Becca Kloha, Kelly Lafarga

Midwife Understudies: Lauren Haughton, Sterling Masters, Becca Kloha, Tess Ferrell, Kelly Lafarga

Swings: Peter C. Ermides, Lauren Haughton, Ryan Jackson, Becca Kloha

Dance Captains/Swings: Dominic Giudici, Sterling Masters

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Wicked 2nd National Touring Company Currently playing in Saint Louis, MO through January 06, 2013 and moves to Tampa, FL from January 09 to January 27, 2013.

Wicked 1st National Touring Company – Current Cast

Elphaba: Dee Roscioli

Glinda: Patti Murin

Fiyero: Cliffton Hall

The Wizard: Tom McGowan

Madame Morrible: Kim Zimmer

Nessarose: Demaree Hill

Boq: Justin Brill

Dr. Dillamond: Clifton Davis

Chistery: Ben Susak

Witch’s Father/Ozian Official: Kevin McMahon

Witch’s Mother: Courtney Iventosch

Midwife: Renée Lawlass-Orsini

Standby Elphaba: Carla Stickler

Standby Glinda: N/A

Ensemble: Lauren Boyd, Antonette Cohen, Rick Desloge, Luis Augusto Figueroa, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald, Napoleon W. Gladney, Courtney Iventosch, Trevor Ryan Krahl, Renée Lawless-Orsini, Michael Mahany, Kevin McMahon, Ashley Dawn Mortensen, Cassie Okenka, Christopher Russo, Adea Michelle Sessoms, Sarah Schenkkan, Pamela Shandrow, Ben Susak, Mikey Winslow

Elphaba Understudy: Ashley Dawn Mortensen

Glinda Understudies: Sarah Schenkkan, Cassie Okenka

Fiyero Understudies: Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald, Michael Mahany

The Wizard Understudies: Christopher Russo, Kevin McMahon

Madame Morrible Understudies: Renée Lawless-Orsini, Pamela Shandrow

Nessarose Understudies: Carla Stickler, Brenda Hamilton

Boq Understudies: Rick Desloge, Mikey Winslow

Dr. Dillamond Understudies: Christopher Russo, Kevin McMahon

Chistery Understudies: Spencer Jones, Phillip Dean Lightstone, Todd Anderson, Nicky Venditti

Witch’s Father/Ozian Official Understudies: Christopher Russo, Phillip Dean Lightstone

Witch’s Mother Understudies: Marissa Lupp, Shanna VanDerwerker, Kelly Lafarga

Midwife Understudies: Brenda Hamilton, Marissa Lupp, Shanna VanDerwerker, Tess Ferrell, Kelly Lafarga

Swings: Brenda Hamilton, Spencer Jones, Marissa Lupp

Dance Captains: Phillip Dean Lightstone, Shanna VanDerwerker

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Wicked First National Touring Company Currently playing in Honolulu, HI through January 12, 2013 and moves to San Francisco, CA from January 23 to February 17, 2013.