The sad news for the week is that The hilarious Book of Mormon Musical will be ending its run at the Bank of America Theatre. Book of Mormon scheduled to leave Sunday, Oct. 6, after 43 weeks and 344 performances. Producers already annonced that Book of Mormon will be returning to Chicago, likely during the fall or winter of 2014. The dates and the length of the return engagement have not yet been announced.

Buy Wicked Chicago IL Tickets NOW!

But the entertainment is On in Chicago as the Wicked musical on national tour will be returning to Chicago. Backed by popular demand and to celebrate its tenth anniversary on Broadway, Wicked musical will return to the Chicago Illinois on October 30 and will perform through December 21, 2013. If you would like to see the Broadway Blockbuster musical again or if you missed out on its original run, Hurry up to Get Wicked Oriental Theatre tickets here.

Wicked national tour will be in Chicago IL for only 8-weeks from October 30 to December 21, 2013. Wicked Oriental Theatre Tickets are Selling fast online, Buy before they sell out completely.

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.

Buy Wicked Civic Center Music Hall Tickets Online!

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.”

Watch the video below:

News9.com – Oklahoma City, OK – News, Weather, Video and Sports |

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.

Weekend Tickets are Selling Fast for Wicked at Civic Center Music Hall. Don’t miss it! Click here to Buy Wicked Oklahoma City OK Tickets before they go on sale completely.

Wicked musical on national tour will return to Chicago this fall. Wicked will perform at Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601) from October 30 to December 21, 2013.

Buy Wicked Oriental Theatre Tickets NOW!

Wicked musical ran for more than three-and-a-half years in a dedicated Chicago production from 2005 to 2009. But this time it’s the national touring company coming to Chicago to play at Oriental Theatre for only eight-week engagement this October 2013.

Back by “Popular” demand in celebration of its 10th anniversary on Broadway. Variety calls Wicked “a cultural phenomenon.” Winner of 50 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, Wicked is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times).

Wicked Oriental Theatre Schedule:
Tuesdays – 7:30 PM
Wednesdays – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Thursdays – 7:30 PM
Fridays – 7:30 PM
Saturdays – 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Sundays – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

The visit is being billed as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the money-spinning musical, based on the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire and the story of “The Wizard of Oz.”

Wicked national tour will be in Chicago IL for 8-weeks from October 30 to December 21, 2013. Buy Wicked Oriental Theatre Tickets Online.

Wicked musical will be returning to Toledo in August 2013. Wicked return engagement at Stranahan Theater will play from August 13 to September 01, 2013.

Don’t miss your chance to see Wicked when it plays at Stranahan Theatre in Toledo, OH till September 01, 2013. This Broadway smash hit is based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked musical is the story of the Wicked Witch of the West and her path from school girl to revolting witch.

Buy Wicked Toledo OH Tickets now!

Venue: Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd, Toledo, OH 43614

Wicked broke box office records and sold out quickly when it arrived Toledo in 2010. This is your chance again to see one of Broadway’s hottest shows in your own town. Pick up your Wicked Stranahan Theater Tickets NOW.

Wicked national tour currently stops at Kalamazoo MI for only 2-weeks from April 24 through May 5.

SAVE $10 when you spend $350 or more, Use code TICK13
Buy Wicked Miller Auditorium Tickets Online

Jennifer DiNoia plays Elphaba in Wicked

Wicked main cast Jennifer DiNoia, who plays Elphaba, talks about green makeup, vocal rest and being awkward – Here is the interview:

Jennifer DiNoia remembers the first time she heard “Defying Gravity.”

“I always thought of myself as a dancer who could sing. At that moment, I heard ‘Defying Gravity’ and I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, this is amazing. This role is the biggest, the best female role you could play,’” she said.

A decade later, DiNoia is portraying Elphaba all over the world, including when the tour stops at Kalamazoo’s Miller Auditorium from April 24 through May 5.

DiNoia is the one of several Elphabas to follow 2004 Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel’s portrayal. DiNoia said it’s a challenge to live up to Menzel.

“It gets a little difficult when people start writing things about you online, but I try to stay away from much of it as I can, because I don’t want to get into my head what people think. I want to stay true to who I am. Obviously, I’ve learned from other Elphabas, but I like to make it my own at the same time. I’m proud of that,” she said.

DiNoia has been with the production for seven years, she said. She’s played Elphaba in Broadway, Chicago, Australia and South Korea companies. This is her first turn playing Elphaba as the lead. This tour finds DiNoia paying especially close attention to her health, she said.

“I’m definitely super cautious about everything I do with my voice and everything. I’m drinking more tea and definitely trying to stay quiet when I’m not at the show, the vocal rest kind of thing. I’m trying to stay healthy and take my multi-vitamins,” she said.

Read the complete interview {via mLIVE.com}

Wicked will be in Kalamazoo, MI through May 5, 2013. Buy Wicked Miller Auditorium Tickets Online – Buy NOW and SAVE $10 on ALL ORDERS of $350+, Use code: TICK13

Wicked Second North American tour to welcome new cast beginning April 3 in Rochester, NY. Cast to be added – Jennifer DiNoia as Elphaba, Hayley Podschun as Glinda and David Nathan Perlow as Fiyero. DiNoia, Podschun and Perlow will join a cast that includes Gina Ferrall as Madame Morrible and Walker Jones as The Wizard.

Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda (the Good Witch of the North), who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard’s corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba’s public fall from grace.

Jennifer DiNoia as Elphaba:

Jennifer DiNoia as Elphaba

Jennifer DiNoia has played Elphaba in the Broadway, Chicago, Australia and South Korea companies of Wicked. She was also seen in the original Las Vegas cast of We Will Rock You.

Hayley Podschun as Glinda:

Hayley Podschun as Glinda

Hayley Podschun was recently seen on Broadway in Chaplin where she played Charlie’s first wife, Mildred Harris. Previous Broadway credits include Anything Goes, Pal Joey, Sunday in the Park with George, Hairspray (as well as the first national tour) and The Sound of Music.

David Nathan Perlow as Fiyero:

David Nathan Perlow as Fiyero

David Nathan Perlow returns to the second national tour of Wicked, where he previously played the role of Fiyero. Perlow has also been seen on Broadway in La Cage Aux Folles.

The company also features Zarah Mahler (Nessarose), Jay Russell (Dr. Dillamond), Michael Wartella (Boq) and Alyssa Fox (standby for Elphaba) with Kerry Blanchard, Jane Brockman, Bridie Carroll, Lilli Cooper, Haley Ann Dorling, Michael Drolet, Peter C. Ermides, Ryan Patrick Farrell, Natalie Fotopoulos, Dominic Giudici, Lauren Haughton, Zach Hensler, Joel Ingram, Ryan Jackson, Jillian Kates, Becca Kloha, Sam Lips, Sterling Masters, Marissa Miller, Dashi’ Mitchell, Amy Quanbeck, Jay Reynolds Jr., Wayne Schroder and Justin Wirick.

Wicked Second North American tour is currently playing at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte NC, through March 31. Wicked Charlotte NC Tickets are available at discounted price online. Buy Wicked Ovens Auditorium Tickets Online, SAVE $10 on ALL ORDERS of $350+, Use code: TICK13 at Checkout! Expires March 31, 2013.

Wicked Second North American tour will play Apirl 03 to Apirl 21, 2013 at the Rochester Auditorium Theatre.

Wicked is included as a season special in Broadway in Indianapolis Season 2013-14.

Wicked will play November 13 to December 1, 2013 at Murat Theatre at Old National Centre. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two 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. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for “the most complete – and completely satisfying – new musical in a long time” (USA Today). The Grammy-winning score by Stephen Schwartz features the songs “The Wizard and I,” “Popular” and “Defying Gravity.”

Wicked Murat Theatre at Old National Centre Schedule:
Tuesdays ( Nov 19, 26 ) – 7:30 PM
Wednesday ( Nov 13, 20, 27 ) – 7:30 PM
Thursday ( Nov 14, 21, 28 ) – 7:30 PM
Friday ( Nov 15, 22, 29 ) – 8:00 PM
Saturday ( Nov 16, 23, 30 ) – 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Sunday ( Nov 17, 24, Dec 01) – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM

Wicked will perform through December 01, 2013 at Murat Theatre at Old National Centre. Buy Wicked Indianapolis IN Tickets Online at discounted prices, SAVE $10 on ALL ORDERS of $350+, Use code: TICK13 at Checkout!

Wicked musical Touring Production Return to Little Rock Arkansas in the month of September 2013. Wicked broke box office records and sold out in record time when it first played in Little Rock in 2010.

Wicked Tour in Little Rock is a part of the 2013-2014 Broadway Season at the Robinson Center Music Hall was announced by Celebrity Attractions.

Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon and was just named “the defining musical of the decade” by The New York Times. Back by “Popular” demand! Entertainment Weekly calls WICKED “the best musical of the decade”.

Wicked will perform through October 06, 2013 at Robinson Center Music Hall. Buy Wicked Little Rock AR Tickets Online at discounted prices.

Wicked 1st National Touring company welcomes new Glinda and Fiyero. Broadway veterans Jenn Gambatese and Curt Hansen will star as Glinda and Fiyero, respectively.

Gambatese will join the production on February 26 in Costa Mesa, CA and Hansen will be added to the cast on March 20 in Tucson, AZ. Gambatese and Hansen will join a cast that includes Dee Roscioli as Elphaba, Kim Zimmer as Madame Morrible and Tom McGowan as The Wizard.

Jenn Gambatese to Play Glinda in Wicked

Gambatese starred on Broadway as Jane in Tarzan and Natalie in All Shook Up.

Curt Hansen to Play Fiyero in Wicked

Hansen has been seen on Broadway in Next To Normal (as well as the First National Tour) and Hairspray.

Wicked is currently playing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA through March 17. Wicked will play The Tucson Music Hall, March 20 to April 7, 2013. Wicked Costa Mesa CA Tickets are selling fast online and are already hard to find. Hurry to Book your Wicked Tucson AZ Tickets Online and Avail $10 discount on ALL orders above $350, by using the code AFF$10 at checkout!

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.