BROADWAY’S BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER
WICKED
RETURNS TO SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE JUNE 20 – JULY 15
Tickets On Sale Now!
BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ AND WINNIE HOLZMAN
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY GREGORY MAGUIRE
SAN DIEGO (June 11, 2012) - After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2006 and 2009, WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, will return to the San Diego Civic Theatre, from June 20 to July 15, presented by Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 13 at 10:00 a.m., but for priority access, Broadway/San Diego’s 2012-2013 Season Subscribers or Groups can secure their tickets NOW!
With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award®-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony Award® winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…).
Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® 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, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
WICKED has “cast quite a spell” (Washington Post) throughout North America, breaking box office records in every city that it has played, including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Boston to name a few.
Called “a cultural phenomenon” by Variety, WICKED continues to thrill audiences around the world. There are currently seven productions of WICKED worldwide: New York; London; Japan; Holland; Australian/Asian Tour; and two concurrent North American National Tours.
WICKED features set design by Tony® Award winner Eugene Lee (Ragtime, Show Boat, Candide, Sweeney Todd), costume design by Tony® winner Susan Hilferty (Into the Woods, Assassins), lighting design by Tony® nominee Kenneth Posner (The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray) and sound design by Tony Meola (The Lion King). Stephen Oremus is the show’s musical director. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott. Grammy Award-Winning Cast recording available on Decca Broadway.
For more information about WICKED, log on to www.wickedthemusical.com.
*Note to all calendar listing editors: The title of the show is WICKED (not WICKED: A New Musical or WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz).
WHEN: June 20 – July 15, 2012
Times: 7:00 PM Monday, July 2
7:00 PM Tuesdays and Wednesdays (Note: No Wednesday, July 4 performance)
7:30 PM Thursdays (Added: 1:00 PM Thursday, June 21 Matinee)
7:30 PM Fridays, 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM Saturdays, 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM Sundays
WHERE: San Diego Civic Theatre, 3rd and B Street, Downtown San Diego
TICKETS: Ticket Prices Start at $35; Visit TicketMaster.com/wicked
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[…] “Called “a cultural phenomenon” by Variety, WICKED continues to thrill audiences around the world. There are currently seven productions of WICKED worldwide: New York; London; Japan; Holland; Australian/Asian Tour; and two concurrent North American National Tours. ” – Suzette Valle of Mammarazzi Knows Best […]