{"id":1510,"date":"2012-03-24T23:53:52","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T06:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2012-03-24T23:53:52","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T06:53:52","slug":"wicked-flies-back-into-the-barbara-b-mann-performing-arts-hall-on-march-28-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wicked-flies-back-into-the-barbara-b-mann-performing-arts-hall-on-march-28-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Flies Back into the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on March 28, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wicked, the smash hit musical flies back into the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall<\/a> on March 28, 2012 and continues through April 15, 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wicked musical broke sales records for the Fort Myers<\/a> performing arts hall in March 2009 and sold out nearly all of its three-week run. The first week, alone, grossed about $1.2 million \u2013 a record that wouldn\u2019t be broken until \u201cJersey Boys\u201d came to town in 2010 and grossed $1.3 million.<\/p>\n

Set in Oz before the arrival of Dorothy and Toto, \u201cWicked\u201d tells the story of Glinda, the so-called \u201cgood witch,\u201d and her green-skinned friend Elphaba, who will one day grow up to become the notorious \u201cWicked Witch of the West.\u201d The show features hummable songs such as \u201cDefying Gravity\u201d and plenty of Big Broadway spectacle, including a giant wizard\u2019s head, flying monkeys and soaring witches on brooms. The story explores female friendship as well as themes such as conformity, morality and hypocrisy. Glinda \u2013 who begins “Wicked” as a fashion snob with a high opinion of herself \u2013 gradually learns how to be a better person from her nemesis-turned-best friend, Elphaba.<\/p>\n

Marilyn Caskey plays Madame Morrible, the eccentric and ambitious headmistress of Shiz University. She’s been with the tour for most of the past three years since it opened in Fort Myers in March 2009. Madame Morrible, the “Head Shizstress,” as Caskey calls her, tosses the witches together as roommates, an action that changes the course of history in Oz. She’s also a mover and shaker in the country’s power structure.<\/p>\n

Audiences love “Wicked” in part for the show’s extravagant set and gorgeous costumes. Caskey gets to wear some of these herself. She spends 45 minutes each night doing her own hair and makeup, then requires a dresser to help her into the elaborate gowns.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really been a phenomenon,\u201d says actress Anne Brummel, who plays the bullied, green-skinned witch Elphaba in the touring show. \u201cEverywhere we go, we seem to be breaking some record somewhere.\u201d Brummel laughs. \u201cI think we\u2019re doing OK. I think we\u2019re a hit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brummel says the iconic Elphaba is a blast to play. \u201cShe\u2019s a really cool girl, and I get to go on this great journey with her. It\u2019s really great to see her grow. She\u2019s bullied, but she comes out on top.<\/p>\n

Producer Marc Platt says he and the rest of the \u201cWicked\u201d team knew they had something special early on with \u201cWicked.\u201d They just didn\u2019t know how special. Platt imagined the show would last maybe five years on Broadway and then go on one national tour. Now it\u2019s nine years running and on its second national tour, and there\u2019s also a movie in the works.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody can predict a phenomenon,\u201d he says. \u201cWe thought it would do well. But I don\u2019t think any of us could have imagined the enormity of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wicked will be playing at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall<\/a> through April 15, 2012 and Tickets are now on sale online. Buy Wicked Fort Myers FL Tickets<\/a> today. Get $10 OFF on Wicked Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall Ticket<\/a> Orders of $350 or more by using code #SpringSavings at Checkout!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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