OzWiki:Current events
Now playing: Wicked. This is it, the biggest thing to hit Oz in years: the award-winning musical based on Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The book is by Winnie Holzman, the music by Stephen Schwartz, and the show is directed by Joe Mantello. It has done so well, it has spawned the following sit-down companies:
- Gershwin Theater, Broadway, New York City, New York. Tickets may be purchased online at ticketmaster.com. For more details, go to wickedthemusical.com. For a "Behind the Emerald Curtain" tour on Saturday mornings, go to emeraldcurtain.com/NewYork.html for details.
- The Apollo Victoria Theartre, The West End, London, England, United Kingdom. For more information, including booking tickets, see wickedthemusical.co.uk or wickedwestend.co.uk. You can also follow the British Wicked on the following social network sites:
- Dentsu Shiki Theatre, Tokyo, Japan (see wicked.jp for details)
- Orpheum Theater, San Francisco, California (see shnsf.com/shows/wicked, and shnsf.com/shows/wicked/BEC for their own version of Wicked: Behind the Emerald Curtain), through September 5
- Capitol Theatre, Haymarket, Sydney, Australia (see wickedthemusical.com.au)
- Metronom Theater, Oberhausen, Germany (see www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals/wicked-oberhausen/wicked-oberhausen.html)
Wicked is also touring North America. For more information and updates about the tour, see wickedthemusical.com/#WickedCitiesOnTour or musicalschwartz.com/wicked-tour.htm. Here's the current schedule (locations and dates are subject to change):
- June 16-July 11, 2010: Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri
- June 30-July 25, 2010: The Hobby Center, Houston, Texas
- July 14-August 8, 2010: Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- July 28-August 29, 2010: Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
- August 11-September 19, 2010: Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- September 22-October 10, 2010: Overture Center, Madison, Wisconsin
- October 13-31, 2010: Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee
- October 20-November 28, 2010: Canon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- November 3-14, 2010: Robinson Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
- November 17-28, 2010: Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- December 1-12, 2010: Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, Michigan
- December 1, 2010-January 23, 2011: Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
- December 15, 2010-January 1, 2011: Murat Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
- January 5-23, 2011: UA Centennial Concert Hall, Tucson, Arizona
- January 26-February 13, 2011: Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- January 26-February 20, 2011: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, Wisconsin
- February 16-March 6, 2011: Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, Texas
- February 23-March 27, 2011: Carr Performing Arts Centre, Orlando, Florida
- March 9-April 3, 2011: Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa, California
- March 30-April 24, 2011: Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- April 6-17, 2011: Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, California
- April 20-May 1, 2011: Hult Center, Eugene, Oregon
- April 27-May 22, 2011: Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, New York
- May 4-15, 2011: Morrison Center, Boise, Idaho
- May 5-June 12, 2011: Omaha Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska
- May 18-29, 2011: INB Performing Arts Center, Spokane, Washington
- June 15-August 21, 2011: Opera House at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
And for the first time, new productions, not based on the Broadway original, have been authorized. So far announced:
- Wicked: Uusi Musikaali Lumotusta Maailmasta, Helsingen Kaupungin Teaterri, Helsinki, Finland, opens August 26, 2010 (tickets)
- Wicked: Heksene Fra Oz, http://www.detnyteater.dk/ Det Ny Teater], Copenhagen, Denmark, January 13-May 8, 2011 (tickets)
Now playing: High Drama: Against All Oz, thewb.com. The late television network is reborn as an online broadcaster. Besides many old Warner Bros. shows, they also have a reality series, a behind-the-scenes look at a high school's production of The Wizard of Oz. To see the trailer and watch episodes from the first two season, go to thewb.com/shows/high-drama.
