WICKED
Audiences are cheering for this musical hit inspired by the beloved story of The Wizard of Oz!
Get tickets here to see the spectacular London production of the international smash hit musical, Wicked. This spellbinding show tells the untold story of the legendary witches from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Set in the days before Dorothy came to Oz and famously triumphed over Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of The West, Wicked sets the record straight about that poor, misunderstood witch. How exactly did a shy, green-skinned girl become so very wicked? And how did she become friends with Glinda the Good Witch? You'll find out too the hitherto untold origins of the Tin Man, The Lion and The Scarecrow, and the secret of Dorothy's ruby slippers. Above all, you'll delight to the story of an unlikely friendship between two girls and how their friendship endured in the Land of Oz.
Based on Gregory Maguire's best-selling novel, Wicked transports audiences to a fantasy land of wizardry and witchcraft, with Grammy Award-winning music, Tony Award-winning sets and costumes and stunning special effects. If you've yet to experience this magical musical adventure, you've yet to be told the whole story about the Land of Oz.
THE BASICS
Started: 07/09/2006
Opened: 27/09/2006
Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins
with 1 interval
Performance Schedule:
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Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
No
Show |
7:30pm
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7:30pm
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2:30pm
7:30pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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2:30pm
7:30pm
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Individual tickets booking through:
03/04/2010
Group tickets on sale through:
03/04/2010
Group Minimum:
12 tickets
STARRING
Kerry Ellis as Elphaba
Prior to joining the original London cast of Wicked, Ellis played Fantine in the West End's Les Miserables and Ellen on the national tour of Miss Saigon. She also created the role of Meat in We Will Rock You and understudied the role of Eliza Dolittle in Trevor Nunn's My Fair Lady.
Dianne Pilkington as Glinda
Pilkington has just completed a year long U.K. tour as Grizabella in Cats. Her other credits include The Far Pavilions at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Tonight’s the Night at the Victoria Palace, the U.K. tour of Beauty and the Beast, Taboo at the Venue and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Victoria Palace.
Oliver Tompsett as Fiyero
Tompsett's stage credits include The Royal Hunt of the Sun at the National Theatre, Cinderella at the Palace Theatre Watford, Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales, Notes From New York at Trafalgar Studios, Over My Shoulder at Wyndham's Theatre, Kismet at the Arcola and Our House at the Cambridge Theatre.
Also Starring:
Andy Mace as Dr. Dillamond
Desmond Barrit as The Wizard
Harriet Thorpe as Madame Morrible
Caroline Keiff as Nessarose
Jeremy Legat as Boq
CREATORS
Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Winnie Holzman
Directed by Joe Mantello
Set design by Eugene Lee
Lighting design by Kenneth Posner
Costume design by Susan Hilferty
Sound design by Tony Meola
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