Wicked Broadway Musical Lead the list with grosses $2,947,172 and had an attendance rate of 100.0%, about 7.2% more than that of the previous week. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $37,441,497, improving around 30.96% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 13 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 30, 2012.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,947,172
2. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $2,716,990
3. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,666,616
4. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $2,158,595
5. Annie – (PALACE) $2,054,848
6. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $1,751,458
7. A Christmas Story – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,558,922
8. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,548,991
9. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,487,252
10. Once – (JACOBS) $1,446,088
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $1,439,211
12. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $1,396,734
13. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $1,367,678

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Wicked West End Company – Current Cast:

Elphaba: Louise Dearman

Glinda: Gina Beck

Fiyero: Ben Freeman

The Wizard: Keith Bartlett

Madame Morrible: Louise Plowright

Nessarose: Katie Rowley Jones

Boq: Sam Lupton

Dr. Dillamond: Christopher Howell

Chistery: Paulo Teixeira

Witch’s Father/Ozian Official: Stuart Ramsay

Witch’s Mother: Lindsay Taylor

Midwife: Tania Mathurin

Standby Elphaba: Hayley Gallivan

Standby Glinda: Lucy van Gasse

Ensemble: Florence Andrews, Gemma Atkins, William Bozier, Philip Catchpole, Aisling Duffy, Emma Green, Chlöe Hart, Robert Jones, Tania Mathurin, Marc McBride, Stacey McGuire, Tom Muggeridge, Michelle Pentecost, Stuart Ramsay, Lindsay Taylor, Paulo Teixeira, Oliver Watton, Jason Winter

Elphaba Understudy: Michelle Pentecost, Katie Rowley Jones

Glinda Understudy: Sophie Linder-Lee, Florence Andrews

Fiyero Understudy: Oliver Watton, Jason Winter

The Wizard Understudy: Christopher Howell, Stuart Ramsay

Madame Morrible Understudy: Tania Mathurin, Jacqueline Hughes

Nessarose Understudy: Gemma Atkins, Florence Andrews

Boq Understudy: Marc McBride, Paulo Teixeira

Dr. Dillamond Understudy: Stuart Ramsay, Oliver Brenin, Sean Parkins

Chistery Understudy: Sean Parkins, Matt Turner

Witch’s Father/Ozian Official Understudy: Oliver Brenin, Justin Thomas

Witch’s Mother Understudy: Hannah Toy, Emma Green, Lauren Brooke

Midwife Understudy: Jacqueline Hughes, Sophie Linder-Lee

Swings: Oliver Brenin, Lauren Brooke, Jacqueline Hughes, Sophie Linder-Lee, Justin Thomas, Matt Turner

Dance Captains: Sean Parkins, Hannah Toy

{Source: Innuendo & Outuendo}

Wicked Musical at Apollo Victoria Theatre is a Standing Production. Buy Wicked London United Kingdom Tickets Online.

Wicked Broadway Company – Current Cast:

Elphaba: Jackie Burns

Glinda: Alli Mauzey

Fiyero: Kyle Dean Massey

The Wizard: Adam Grupper

Madame Morrible: Randy Danson

Nessarose: Catherine Charlebois

Boq: F. Michael Haynie

Dr. Dillamond: Tom Flynn

Chistery: Mark Shunky

Witch’s Father/Ozian Official: Michael DeVries

Witch’s Mother: Kristen Gorski-Wergeles

Midwife: Kathy Santen

Standby Elphaba: Donna Vivino

Standby Glinda: Tiffany Haas

Ensemble: Nova Bergeron, Jerad Bortz, Kristina Fernandez, Kristen Gorski-Wergeles, David Hull, Jesse J.P. Johnson, Brandon Leffler, Colby Q. Lindeman, Jonathan McGill, Vicki Noon, Lindsay K. Northen, Rhea Patterson, Eddie Pendergraft, Alexander Quiroga, Kathy Santen, Adam Sanford, Michael DeVries, Mark Shunkey, Heather Spore, Brian Wanee, Betsy Werbel, Robin Wilner

Elphaba Understudy: Vicki Noon

Glinda Understudy: Lindsay K. Northen, Heather Spore

Fiyero Understudy: Jerad Bortz

The Wizard Understudy: Brian Munn, Michael DeVries

Madame Morrible Understudy: Kathy Santen, Betsy Werbel

Nessarose Understudy: Alicia Albright, Jenny Florkowski

Boq Understudy: Eddie Pendergraft, Jesse J.P. Johnson

Dr. Dillamond Understudy: Brian Munn, Michael DeVries

Chistery Understudy: Jonathan Warren, Brian Wanee, Kevin Jordan, Todd Anderson, Nicky Venditti

Witch’s Father/Ozian Offical Understudy: Brian Munn, Alexander Quiroga

Witch’s Mother Understudy: Robin Wilner, Alicia L. Albright, Kelly Lafarga

Midwife Understudy: Robin Wilner, Alicia L. Albright, Jenny Florkowski, Tess Ferrell, Kelly Lafarga

Swings: Brian Munn, Jenny Florkowski

Dance Captains: Alicia L. Albright, Jonathan Warren

{Source: Innuendo & Outuendo}

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Wicked Musical currently Stops in Honolulu HI for almost 7-week run. Wicked will be performing at Neal S. Blaisdell Center Concert Hall through January 12, 2013. Wicked musical play at Neal S. Blaisdell Center – Concert Hall reviewed by RUTH BINGHAM as ““Wicked” works magic”. Here is the review:

“Wicked” the musical is a better, tighter story than Gregory Maguire’s novel, which composer Stephen Schwartz and author Winnie Holzman rewrote so that it works on multiple levels.

In the novel, the story is launched by a hurdy-gurdy man’s mechanical “razzle-dazzle spectacle” that comes to town to lead good citizens astray: “Wicked” the musical is that spectacle. We, the good citizens of Honolulu, assemble to see the novelty, a trained money cranks open the curtain, the mechanical Clock of the Time Dragon roars, and the fantasy begins.

The musical takes place wholly within the book’s Clock of the Time Dragon; it begins as a “once-upon-a-time” flashback from a point we thought we knew, but ends by sending us back into our world without returning to the starting point so that we carry the story with us as we leave.

On reflection, “Wicked” is a dark tale, on one level a morality play about good and evil, but it is told with humor and a happy Hollywood ending, making it suitable and enchanting for audiences of all ages. Part of its magic is that people experience the tale differently and walk away with different lessons, so no spoilers here — you have to experience it for yourself.

That said, “Wicked” will be the shortest three hours you’ve ever spent in a theater — it covers a lot of ground during that time. Like its structural forefather, Baz Luhrman’s “Moulin Rouge,” almost every line is a reference, and every twist and turn of its very dense plot is delivered in only a phrase or two, making every word essential.

“Wicked’s” pit orchestra — 15 musicians, nine hired locally — provide an almost subconscious flow, carrying the drama along. The production is at such a high level overall that when minor issues with balancing sound intruded during a performance last weekend, they fortunately passed quickly.

Read the complete review {Via HonoluluPulse.com}

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Wicked Broadway Musical grossed $2,100,170 and had an attendance rate of 92.8%, about 0.2% less than that of the previous week. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $25,850,278, improving around 10.18% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 16 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 23, 2012.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,129,609
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,100,170
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,684,372
4. A Christmas Story – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,491,488
5. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,471,237
6. ELF – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,233,926
7. Glengarry Glen Ross – (SCHOENFELD) $1,194,666
8. Annie – (PALACE) $1,156,962
9. Once – (JACOBS) $1,070,355
10. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $978,948
11. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $952,451
12. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $950,424
13. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $888,346
14. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – (RICHARD RODGERS) $910,619
15. Evita – (MARQUIS) $774,870
16. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $761,891

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Wicked Musical officially welcomed its brand new London cast on Thursday at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. To celebrate the new cast Wicked put on some extra performances through the Christmas holidays.

Louise Dearman returns to play Elphaba

Former Glinda Louise Dearman returns to play Elphaba, making history as the first leading lady to have starred in both roles, and Gina Beck continues to star as Glinda.

Also joining the cast are Ben Freeman (Fiyero), Louise Plowright (Madame Morrible), Sam Lupton (Boq) and original cast member Katie Rowley Jones, who returns to the role of Nessarose. Keith Bartlett (The Wizard) and Christopher Howell (Doctor Dillamond) continue in their respective roles. Hayley Gallivan (Standby Elphaba) and Lucy van Gasse (Standby Glinda) have also joined the cast.

There are daily 2.30pm & 7.30pm Wicked shows this Christmas: 26, 27, 28, 29 December 2012

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Wicked Musical is currently performing at The Fabulous Fox Theatre – St. Louis, MO. Based on the novel by Gregory Macguire, “Wicked” is the back story of “The Wizard of Oz.” Wicked musical play at The Fabulous Fox Theatre reviewed by Andrea Braun. Here is the review:

The story begins with the birth of a bright green infant named Elphaba conceived in a one-night stand in which her apparently slutty mom slept with a man addicted to a colored substance he shared with her. So, okay, we don’t start out with a woman being anything but a stereotype. As it happens, said woman is married to the Governor of Munchkinland (only he’s not short) whom she does not love. Still, they conceive another daughter, Nessarose, who is born early and damaged from the plant her husband forces upon the mom to ensure the child is not green. Well, she’s not, but she’s premature and has underdeveloped legs, and her mother dies, leaving Elphaba with only a green bottle to remember her by.

We next see the sisters when their father drops them off at Shiz, a tony prep school for well-to-do children of powerful Ozians (Oz is an area divided into several different lands but all are under the control of the “Wonderful Wizard” of Oz.) Elphaba is only sent to be a guardian to daddy’s darling wheelchair-bound Nessa, but she displays her extraordinary powers early (she’s like The Hulk: You really don’t want to make her angry AND she’s green). The headmistress, Madame Morrible, selects her for special training, a privilege the wealthy and spoiled Galinda assumed would be hers. Instead, the vapid blonde and the smart green girl end up roommates who move from “loathing” (“What Is This Feeling”) to BFFs fairly quickly (in musical terms, within two songs before“Popular”).

Gregory Maguire’s novel, Wicked, tells the story of the “Wicked Witch of the West” before Dorothy blew into town, but the musical is quite different from its source material. Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) have created an entirely sympathetic Elphaba, a finally admirable Glinda (after she realizes her happiness is not the entire world’s responsibility), and others who are good—Fiyero, beloved of both Elphaba and Glinda, and Boq, a virtual slave to the nasty Nessa—or bad—Morrible, the Wizard. A talented singing and dancing chorus functions as Shiz students, citizens of Oz, palace guards, and those famous flying monkeys. It is a lovely looking show, leaning toward gears and a big clock and stylized costumes. It’s essentially really elaborate Steampunk.

Read the complete review {Via PLAYBACKstl.com}

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By BROADWAY.COM

The blockbuster Broadway musical Wicked celebrated another landmark on December 17 when Tony winner Susan Hilferty’s gorgeous Elphaba costume was inducted into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Hilferty’s design joined pieces from the musicals Rent, Hello Dolly!, The King and I, Cats and The Lion King in the museum’s permanent entertainment collections. The dress, hat and broom that are featured in the current “American Stories” exhibit were originally made and worn on Broadway by actress Mandy Gonzalez. To commemorate the occasion, Broadway cast members Donna Vivino and Tiffany Haas sang selections from the show. In the photo above, Hilferty is joined by the acting director of the museum, Marc Pachter, and a sketch of the costume.

Photo provided by Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

Read the news {Via BROADWAY.COM}

Wacth Wicked Musical live on stage at the Gershwin Theatre.

Willemijn Verkaik, is currently performing the role of Elphaba in the Dutch production of Wicked, will make her Broadway debut as Elphaba at the Gershwin Theatre in 2013.

Willemijn Verkaik to Join Wicked Broadway in 2013

Willemijn Verkaik will play a 15-week engagement beginning February 12, 2013. She will succeed Jackie Burns, who plays her final performance in New York on February 10, 2013.

“Since opening in 2003, Wicked has truly become a global phenomenon and no one exemplifies the show’s international appeal more than Willemijn,” said producer David Stone in a statement. “As soon as we saw Willemijn’s astonishing debut as Elphaba in 2007, we knew we wanted to bring her to New York one day. Happily, that day has arrived. Her performance has thrilled audiences in two major international markets, and we cannot wait to introduce her to Broadway.”

Verkaik has performed the role of Elphaba in Wicked for over 1,000 performances in both Germany (Stuttgart and Oberhausen) and Holland. She was awarded the Musicalworld Award for her performance in Wicked and also received the 2009 and 2010 Readers’ Choice Best Musical Actress Award from the German magazine Musical.

Verkaik will join a cast that currently includes Alli Mauzey as Glinda, Kyle Dean Massey as Fiyero, Randy Danson as Madame Morrible, Adam Grupper as The Wizard, Catherine Charlebois as Nessarose, Tom Flynn as Dr. Dillamond and F. Michael Haynie as Boq.

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Wicked Broadway Musical Lead the list with grosses $1,866,094 and had an attendance rate of 93.0%, about 2.9% more than that of the previous week. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $23,488,098, slipping around 0.73% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 16 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending December 16, 2012.

1. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,866,094
2. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,840,393
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,677,950
4. A Christmas Story – (LUNT-FONTANNE) $1,377,131
5. Glengarry Glen Ross – (SCHOENFELD) $1,224,543
6. ELF – (AL HIRSCHFELD) $1,137,915
7. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,121,302
8. Annie – (PALACE) $1,081,871
9. Once – (JACOBS) $1,069,427
10. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $1,012,884
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It – (IMPERIAL) $910,619
12. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $895,240
13. Evita – (MARQUIS) $810,297
14. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $757,858
15. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $691,677
16. War Horse – (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) $672,506

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}