Wicked

WICKED is a new musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire. WICKED is set to make its return to the ASU Gammage stage, July 1-26, 2009.

The musical is directed by 2003 and 2004 Tony Award® winner Joe Mantello and features musical staging by Tony Award® winner Wayne Cilento. WICKED, winner of 15 major awards, including a Grammy® Award and three Tony Awards®, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.

Long before Dorothy drops in, two other 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. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

WICKED features set design by Tony® Award winning Eugene Lee, costume design by Tony® winner Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Tony® nominee Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony Meola. Stephen Oremus is the show’s music director. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.

WICKED, “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times), began performances in New York on October 8, 2003 at The Gershwin Theatre and continues to be the top-grossing show on Broadway. WICKED is “good enough to run for a decade or two,” proclaims The Wall Street Journal. It’s “a cultural phenomenon,” exclaims Variety. “If every musical had the brain, the heart and the courage of WICKED, Broadway really would be a magical place,” states Time Magazine.

Running Time: 2 hrs. 45 mins., including intermission

Great seats still available for the July 2 matinee and July 4 eve performance!