", "Spinning the Grosses... and Spinning the Gossip", "Harriet Thorpe in Morrible in West End Wicked April 14", "Wicked Sets New Box Office Record For London Theatres", "WICKED SETS NEW BOX OFFICE RECORD WITH A SINGLE WEEK GROSS OF OVER £1 MILLION, CROWNING A RECORD-BREAKING 2010", "WICKED - The Broadway Musical - Australia", "Wicked Flies to 1,000th Broadway Performance, March 23", "Wicked Tour Celebrates 1,000th Performance Aug. 15", "WICKED CELEBRATES 1000th PERFORMANCE 14 FEBRUARY", "WICKED – The Broadway Musical – Australia", "Behind the Emerald Curtain official website", "Exclusive footage of Elphaba's make-up process in Wicked", Mika samples Wicked’s "Popular" in song about bullying and homophobia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1NT2j8Ybc, Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde, The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True, Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz, The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wicked_(musical)&oldid=983542818, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Articles with German-language sources (de), Articles needing additional references from April 2019, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "No One Mourns the Wicked" - Glinda, Witch's Father, Witch's Mother, Midwife, Ensemble, "One Short Day" - Elphaba, Glinda, Emerald City Citizens, "No One Mourns the Wicked (reprise)" - Ensemble, "Thank Goodness" - Glinda, Madam Morrible, Ensemble, "The Wicked Witch of the East" - Elphaba, Nessarose, Boq, "As Long As You're Mine" - Elphaba, Fiyero, "March of the Witch Hunters" - Boq, Ensemble, "Finale: For Good (reprise)" - Elphaba, Glinda, Company, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 20:41. The two women forgive each other, acknowledging they have both made mistakes. [43], As of March 12, 2020, the show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly into the run, Harrison was forced to leave the role of Elphaba due to an illness, so current standby Jemma Rix and Australian theatre veteran Pippa Grandison began to share the role, each appearing in four shows per week. Subsequent productions have received awards and nominations as well. Most of the cast’s first time, including Gina Beck as Glinda Rating: B / Format: VOB Wicked is a Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. Meanwhile, Glinda has realized Madam Morrible, who can control the weather, is responsible for Nessa's death. It regularly grosses in excess of $1.6 million each week, making it one of the most lucrative productions on Broadway.

[30] While many musical scores employ new motifs and melodies for each song with little overlap, Schwartz integrated a handful of leitmotifs throughout the production. [23] The production closed on January 25, 2009. - Movie News - Empire", "Wicked Ready To Bewitch Directors? And with new lyrics and an altered bridge, the theme forms the core of the song "No One Mourns the Wicked" and its reprises. "[179], The Oscar-winning song "Let It Go" from the successful 2013 Disney film Frozen, that also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, had been compared to "Defying Gravity" due to its similar theme and similar singing style,[180] and was sung by the original Elphaba Idina Menzel. The majority of critics have appreciated the spectacle of the lavish production, and the "powerhouse" performances of actors in the roles of the two witches. [45], Following a limited engagement of the first national tour from April 29 to June 12, 2005, a sit-down production opened at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago immediately following the tour. He promises Elphaba that he will grant her request if she proves herself. Elphaba arrives wearing the witch's hat, only to find the other students laughing and staring while she awkwardly dances alone. Glinda has become the positive public front of the Wizard's regime, given the title ‘Glinda the Good’ and positioned by The Wizard as the nation's defender against Elphaba. "[122][124], International productions have opened to similarly ambivalent critical reception.

A Dutch-language production began previews at the Circustheater in The Hague, The Netherlands on October 26, 2011 and was produced by Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties/Stage Entertainment. [72][73][74], After the Singapore engagement of the tour closed April 22, 2012,[75] performances began in Seoul, Korea from May 31 through October 6, 2012. Most of the original production team and cast members remained with the show. Wicked | London | 18th October 2007 | VOB Kerry Ellis (Elphaba), Dianne Pilkington (Glinda), Oliver Thompsett (Fiyero), Susie Blake (Morrible), Nigel … Its original stars included Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Galinda, and Joel Grey as the Wizard.

After a two-week delay due to the Queensland floods, performances began January 25, 2011, and ran until April 2. A San Francisco production of Wicked officially opened February 6, 2009, at SHN's Orpheum Theatre, following previews from January 27. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. "[12] Schwartz justified the deviation, saying "Primarily we were interested in the relationship between Galinda – who becomes Glinda – and Elphaba...the friendship of these two women and how their characters lead them to completely different destinies. Entertainer John Barrowman sang a version of "The Wizard and I" (retitled "The Doctor and I) on his 2008 tour of the UK, with adapted lyrics referring to his Doctor Who and Torchwood character Jack showing affection for The Doctor. font-family: SQMarket-Medium; Madame Morrible arrives to tell Galinda she can join her sorcery class, at Elphaba's obliging request, and gives her a wand. Jacqueline Hughes starred as Elphaba, with Carly Anderson as Glinda and Bradley Jaden as Fiyero. [135] In the first week of 2012, the Broadway production broke a record again, earning $2.7 million. "; character Lord Farquaad re-enacts "Defying Gravity" by proclaiming "No one's gonna bring me down" followed by the legato belt while atop his castle. Her former co-star and London Elphaba Rachel Tucker also covered "Defying Gravity" on her debut album The Reason (2013). Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of awards and nominations for the musical Wicked, "Wicked Surpasses Les Misérables as Fifth-Longest-Running Show in Broadway History", "Wicked Breaks Record for Highest-Grossing Week in Broadway History, "Wicked Becomes First Broadway Musical to Gross Over $3 Million in One Week", "John Bucchino and the Origins of Wicked", "STAGE TO SCREENS: A Chat with Wicked Nominee and TV Veteran Winnie Holzman", "Wicked Lyrics and Song Stories – "Dancing Through Life, "Wicked History--"There's No Place Like Home: Wicked Returns to San Francisco, " 'Wicked' Flies Into San Francisco’s Curran Theatre May 28", "Wicked Officially Opens in Los Angeles Feb. 21", "It's been a Wicked ride – one more day in the Emerald City", "Dromard, Flynn, Hall and Rioseco Will Join Kassebaum and Wicks in San Fran 'Wicked', "Dodd, Yorke, Caskey and McGowan to Star in Wicked's Second North American Tour", "WICKED Original Cast Recording Certified Platinum", "Anniversary Edition of Wicked CD to Feature Bonus Tracks by Rimes, Goodrem and Menzel", "Recovering Stephanie J. [158] When it transferred to Sydney, the production broke "all previous weekly box office records for a musical at the Capitol Theatre, grossing $1,473,775.70 in one week during October 2009. When Frozen came to Broadway, the song "Monster" (sung by Cassie Levy, who also played Elphaba) was compared to "No Good Deed"[181], This article is about the musical. [160] As of September 2011, Wicked's North American and international companies have cumulatively grossed nearly $2.5 billion and have been seen by nearly 30 million people worldwide. [178] Also, in the second episode of the ABC Family drama series Huge, one of the characters wears a "Shiz University" athletic Dept T-shirt, while Wicked and its "long lines" have been mentioned in the Nickelodeon series iCarly. [8] However, Maguire had released the rights to Universal Pictures, which had planned to develop a live-action feature film.

[30], A cast recording of the original Broadway production was released on December 16, 2003, by Universal Music. [152][153] On June 23, 2008, the producers reported that over 1.4 million people had seen the London production since its opening, and grosses had topped £50 million;[154] The same reports stated that the show has consistently been one of the two highest-grossing shows in the West End.

Media as diverse as the anime series Red Garden, the daytime drama Passions and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer graphic novels have all parodied Wicked's songs and characters. [30] The chord progression that he first penned in 1971 became a major theme of the show's orchestration. The original Broadway production of Wicked was nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 2004, including Best Musical; Book; Orchestrations; Original Score; Choreography; Costume Design; Lighting Design; Scenic Design while receiving two nominations for Best Actress – for Menzel and Chenoweth.

Shona White (Elphaba s/b), Helen Dallimore (Glinda), Oliver Tompsett (Fiyero u/s), Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose), James Gillan (Boq), Susie Blake (Madame Morrible), Nigel Planer (The Wizard). The original cast consisted of Nikki Davis-Jones as Elphaba, with Emily Tierney as Glinda. The first Spanish-language production opened in Mexico City, Mexico on October 17, 2013, following previews from October 10. Although Charles Spencer of The Daily Telegraph described it as "at times ... a bit of a mess," he praised Holzman's script, described Kenneth Posner's lighting design as "magical" and lauded Menzel's Elphaba and Helen Dallimore's Glinda. Performances began on February 10, 2007, with an official opening on February 21. [65] Guest unexpectedly died months into the Melbourne season, with the role being taken up by Bert Newton. Some of these motifs indicate irony – for example, when Glinda presents Elphaba with a "ghastly" hat in "Dancing through Life", the score reprises a theme from "What is this Feeling?" In the week ending January 2, 2011, the London, Broadway, and both North American touring productions simultaneously broke their respective records for the highest weekly gross. [34] The album was certified double platinum on November 8, 2010. [15] In its first year, it grossed more than $56 million.