Wicked
"Remember the last time an original Broadway musical made you laugh,
cry and think in the right places and for the right reasons? WICKED is
the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long
time.". -USA Today
San Francisco audiences and critics alike feel a special connection
with the smash hit musical WICKED and its history in the city by the
bay. WICKED had its world premiere at San Francisco's Curran Theatre on
May 28, 2003. This opening followed a long development process during
which the entire creative team and cast immersed themselves in the
brand new material at the Curran theatre to launch a spectacular
phenomenon that has since redefined theatrical pop culture. WICKED
returned to San Francisco in the summer of 2005, where it played an
unprecedented 6-week limited run selling out every seat for every
single performance.
Since having its official Broadway opening at the Gershwin Theatre
on October 30, 2003, WICKED has been sold out at virtually every
performance, breaking house records with box office receipts of over
$1.4 million per week. It has been called "Broadway's biggest
blockbuster" by the New York Times and "a cultural phenomenon" by
Variety.. The Washington Post said WICKED is, "a breathtaking success
story, of a magnitude the theater has not witnessed since the peak
years of The Phantom of the Opera."
WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. 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.