Long before Dorothy dropped
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. How these two unlikely friends
end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes
for the most spellbinding new musical in years.
The original Broadway show was powered by the amazing performances of
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. WICKED has since gone on to
become the
highest-grossing musical in history.
WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, features 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"), and is based on the best-selling novel by Gregory
Maguire. With musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (
Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...),
WICKED is directed
by 2003 and 2004 Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (
Assassins, Take Me Out, Frankie &
Johnny in the Clair de Lune).