The wizard and witches of the magical land of Oz, Wicked West End production will continue to enchant London’s theatregoers as it has extended the booking period to 26 April 2014.

Wicked is a Standing Production in London GL at Apollo Victoria.

The Olivier Award-winning production, which is now in its seventh spectacular year at the Apollo Victoria, has already been seen by almost five million theatregoers since it opened in London in 2006 and is already the 16th longest running West End musical of all time. Starring leading musical theatre star Louise Dearman as green-skinned witch Elphaba, the musical phenomenon tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, introducing two girls who meet as sorcery students and following them as they grow into the misunderstood Wicked Witch of the West and the ever-popular Glinda The Good.

Wicked West End Cast Update: Dearman, who is the first actress to play both Glinda and Elphaba, is joined in the current cast by Gina Beck as Glinda, Ben Freeman as Fiyero and Louise Plowright as Madame Morrible. Melissa Jacques has replaced Tania Mathurin as the Midwife and understudy for Madame Morrible. Michelle Francis has replaced Florence Andrews in the ensemble and as an understudy for Glinda and Nessarose.

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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.

There are gossips that the producers of Wicked Musical are planning to take the hit musical on a first UK tour in 2013.

Wicked is a standing production at Apollo Victoria Theatre. First opened on Broadway in October 2003, Wicked – which tells the “untold story” of the Witches of Oz – received its West End premiere in 2006 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it has been seen by over 4.5 million people to date.

If confirmed, it would mark the show’s first UK tour and would likely run along with the West End production. The Lion King and War Horse are also planning for their inaugural UK tours in 2013.

West End musical Wicked has picked up three prizes at the inaugural Mousetraps, a new set of awards voted for by young people.
A scene from Wicked, which has won three prizes at the new Mousetrap awards

Wicked Musical show won for best ensemble and show I would most recommend to a friend, while its home the Apollo Victoria also won the most welcoming venue award.

The awards were organised by Mousetrap Theatre Projects, a charity that helps disadvantaged young people attend theatre in the West End. More than 350 young people aged between 15 and 23 voted for the winners.

The winners details:

Most welcoming venue – Apollo Victoria

Show I would most recommend to a friend – Wicked

Best score – Les Miserables

Outstanding performance – Sheridan Smith for Legally Blonde

Sexiest Cast – Chicago

Best play – War Horse

Show that shouldn’t have closed – Spring Awakening

Best stage design – The Lion King

Best Ensemble – Wicked

Best Musical – Les Miserables

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Wicked, the smash hit musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, just celebrated its landmark 5th birthday last week at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre. Check out photos from the celebration, as posted on the show’s Faceook page, below!

Wicked Musical West End's 5th Birthday

Wicked West End's 5th Birthday

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Wicked celebrates its landmark 5th birthday to night (Tuesday 27 September 2011) at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre. Wicked grossed £145 million at the box office.

Wicked premiered on 27 September 2006 (with previews from 7 September) in one of the busiest ever years for West End musical openings. Avenue Q; Cabaret; Caroline, or Change; Daddy Cool; Dirty Dancing; Evita; Porgy and Bess; Monty Python’s Spamalot; The Sound of Music and Sunday in The Park with George also all opened that year. With the 9 July 2011 closure of Dirty Dancing, Wicked has outlasted all of these shows and its popularity is greater than ever.

Wicked musical show is the ninth longest running musical currently playing in the West End alongwith Les Miserables (1), The Phantom of the Opera (2), Blood Brothers (3), Chicago* (4), Mamma Mia! (5), Disney’s The Lion King (6), We Will Rock You (7) and Billy Elliot (8) and the 18th longest running West End musical of all time alongwith Les Miserables (1), The Phantom of the Opera (2), Blood Brothers (3), Cats (4), Starlight Express (5), Chicago* (6), Buddy (7), Mamma Mia! (8), Disney’s The Lion King (9), The Black & White Minstrel Show (10), Miss Saigon (11), Jesus Christ Superstar (original production) (12), Me & My Girl (revival) (13), We Will Rock You (14), Evita (original production) (15), Oliver! (original production) (16) and Billy Elliot (17).

In December 2010, it became the first West End show to gross more than £1 million at the box office in a single week. Michael McCabe, executive producer for Wicked in the UK, commented: “This is an incredible landmark for all of us involved in Wicked and we couldn’t be more delighted to have become such a popular, long-running hit. We are also proud that our continued success has enabled us to support so many charitable projects though our on-going ‘For Good’ programme. Our heartfelt thanks go to every single person who is part of this extraordinary production and to the millions of theatregoers who have been so supportive of the show since our very first performance five years ago.”

Wicked London production is now booking through 27 October 2012 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Buy Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Tickets Online. Use Code TNFALLSAVE5 to Get 5% OFF on Orders over $75.00!