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The Award-Winning U.S. and Canada Tour of Wicked the Musical

The musical WICKED is currently playing on tour in Madison, Wisconsin at the Overture Center; and in Columbus Ohio, at the Ohio Theatre.

Wicked is also currently playing in standing productions of the play in New York City on Broadway; in London UK, Holland, Japan, and Asia.

Wicked Tickets in COLUMBUS, Ohio / June 5, 2013 – June 23, 2013

Location: Ohio Theatre
39 East State Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Regular tickets information: Wicked in Columbus, OH (Link opens to Ticketmaster)

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked, Ohio Theatre in Columbus

Wicked Tickets for MILWALUKEE, Wisconsin / June 12, 2013 – July 7, 2013

Location: Ulein Hall

Regular tickets information: Wicked at Ulein Hall in Milwaukee, WI (opens in new browser window)

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Milwaulkee Wicked in Milwaukee, WI

Wicked Tickets in PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania / June 26, 2013 – August 4, 2013

Location: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Regular tickets information: Wicked in 2013 at the Kimmel Center

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Philadephia: Wicked in Philadelphia's Kimmel Center

Wicked Tickets in HOUSTON, Texas / July 10, 2013 – August 11, 2013

Location: Hobby Center

Regular tickets information: Wicked in 2013 at the Houston Hobby Center (opens in new browser window)

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Houston: Wicked tickets in Houston

Wicked Tickets in BOSTON, Massachusetts / August 7, 2013 – September 15, 2013

Location: Boston Opera House

Regular tickets information: Boston Opera House official site

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Boston: Tickets for Wicked at the Boston Opera House

Wicked Tickets in TOLEDO, Ohio / August 14, 2013 – September 1, 2013

Location: Stranahan Theatre

Regular tickets information: Stranahan Theatre in Toledo

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Toledo: Stranahan Wicked Tickets

Wicked Tickets in OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma/ September 4, 2013 – September 22, 2013

Location: Civic Center Music Hall

Regular tickets information: Celebrity Attractions, Oklahoma City

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Oklahoma City: Civic Center Musical Hall Tickets for Wicked

Wicked Tickets in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota / September 18, 2013 – October 27, 2013

Location: Orpheum Theatre

Regular tickets information: Hennepin Theatre Trust, Wicked at the Orpheum

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Minneapolis: Wicked at the Orpheum

Wicked Tickets in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas / September 25, 2013 – October 6, 2013

Location: Robinson Center Music Hall

Regular tickets information: Celebrity Attractions, Little Rock

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Little Rock: The Musical Wicked in Little Rock

Wicked Tickets in KANSAS CITY, Missouri / October 9, 2013 – October 27, 2013

Location: Music Hall

Regular tickets information: Theater League, Kansas City

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Boston: Wicked at the Musical Hall in Kansas City

Wicked Tickets in CHICAGO, Illinois / October 30, 2013 – December 21, 2013

Location: Oriental Theatre

Regular tickets information: Visit our Wicked in Chicago page

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Chicago:Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Wicked at the Oriental (YourTicketChoices.com)

Wicked Tickets in DES MOINES, Iowa / October 30, 2013 – November 10, 2013

Location: Civic Center

Regular tickets information: Des Moines Performing Arts

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Des Moines: Wicked in Des Moines

Wicked Tickets in INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana / November 13, 2013 – December 1, 2013

Location: Murat Theatre

Regular tickets information: Broadway Indianapolis

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Indianapolis: Murat Theatre, Wicked the Musical

Wicked Tickets in CLEVELAND, Ohio / December 4, 2013 – January 5, 2014

Location: State Theatre

Regular tickets information: Playhouse Square at the State Theatre

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Cleveland: Cleveland Wicked performances at the State Theatre

Wicked Tickets in PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island / December 26, 2013 – January 12, 2014

Location: Providence Performing Arts Center

Regular tickets information: Providence Performing Arts Center

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Prividence: Tickets for Wicked in Providence

Wicked Tickets in BUFFALO, New York / January 8, 2014 – January 26, 2014

Location: Shea's Performing Arts Center

Regular tickets information: Shea's Performing Arts Center

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Buffalo: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania / January 15, 2014 – February 9, 2014

Location: Benedum Center

Regular tickets information: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Pittsburgh: Benedum Tickets for Wicked

Wicked Tickets in MEMPHIS, Tennessee / January 29, 2014 – February 16, 2014

Location: Orpheum Theatre

Regular tickets information: Orpheum in Memphis

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Memphis: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in APPLETON, Wisconsin / February 12, 2014 – March 2, 2014

Location: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

Regular tickets information: Wicked in Wisconsin - Appleton

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Appleton: Appleton tickets for Wicked at Fox Cities

Wicked Tickets in AUSTIN, Texas / February 19, 2014 – March 9, 2014

Location: Bass Hall

Regular tickets information: Broadway in Austin

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Austin: Wicked in Austin

Wicked Tickets in CINCINNATI, Ohio / March 5, 2014 – March 23, 2014

Location: Aronoff Center for the Arts

Regular tickets information: Broadway Cincinnati

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Cincinnati: Wicked Cincinnati Proctor & Gamble Hall at the Arnoff Center

Wicked Tickets in SAN ANTONIO, Texas / March 12, 2014 – March 30, 2014

Location: Majestic Theatre

Regular tickets information: Wicked at the Majestic

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in San Antonio: Wicked performances at the Majestic

Wicked Tickets in NASHVILLE, Tennessee / March 26, 2014 – April 20, 2014

Location: Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Regular tickets information: Wicked at TPAC in Nashville

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Nashville: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in FRESNO, California / April 2, 2014 – April 13, 2014

Location: Saroyan Theatre

Regular tickets information: Broadway in Fresno

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Fresno: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in BOISE, Idaho / April 15, 2014 – May 4, 2014

Location: Morrison Center

Regular tickets information: Wicked at the Morrison Center

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Boise, Idaho: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in RICHMOND, Virginia / April 23, 2014 – May 4, 2014

Location: Landmark Theater

Regular tickets information: Broadway in Richmond

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Richmond: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in Omaha, Nebraska / May 7, 2014 – May 25, 2014

Location: Orpheum Theater

Regular tickets information: Omaha Performing Arts

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Omaha: Orpheum Wicked tickets

Wicked Tickets in SPOKANE, Wahsington / May 7, 2014 – May 25, 2014

Location: INB Performing Arts Center

Regular tickets information: Best of Broadway Spokane

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Spokane: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in SACRAMENTO, California / May 28, 2014 – June 15, 2014

Location: Community Center Theatre

Regular tickets information: California Musical Theatre

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Sacramento: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in TULSA, Oklahoma / June 18, 2014 – July 6, 2014

Location: Chapman Music Hall

Regular tickets information: Wicked at Chapman Music Hall

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Tulsa: Chapman Musical Hall Wicked tickets, Tulsa, OK

Wicked Tickets in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah / July 6, 2014 – August 24, 2014

Location: Capitol Theatre

Regular tickets information: Wicked in Salt Lake (Broadway.com)

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked at the Captitol Theatre in Salt Lake City: Capitol Theatre Tickets (YourTicketChoices.com)

Wicked Tickets in SAN JOSE, California / August 27, 2014 – September 14, 2014

Location: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

Regular tickets information: Broadway San Jose

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in San Jose: Check back later.

Wicked Tickets in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico / September 17, 2014 – October 5, 2014

Location: Popejoy Hall

Regular tickets information: Popejoy Presents

For alternate seating, dates, or sold out performances when regular tickets are not available for Wicked in Albuquerque: Popejoy Wicked Tickets, Albuquerque.


Gregory Maguire's NOVEL: Wicked Musical Tie-in Edition : The Life... [new browser window] This tie-in edition of Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which served as a foundation for the musical, features 16 pages of photos from the musical.

Wicked Tour Show Reviews and Articles

Defying Gravity stephen schwartz bio bookWe also invite you to read about Defying Gravity--a book with 150 pages on Wicked's development. Autographed copies signed by composer Stephen Schwartz and author Carol de Giere are available. www.defyinggravitythebook.com/

REVIEWS AND ARTICLES for Wicked play on Tour

March 14, 2011 Wicked in Orange County

Brummel as Elphaba, the "wicked" witch, and Natalie Daradich as Glinda, the "good" witch - carry the show....Brummel may be the stronger singer, but Daradich shows impeccable comedic delivery and timing, particularly in the first act when she steals scenes.....Particularly strong in a supporting role is Marilyn Caskey as the opportunistic Madame Morrible. And Tom McGowan makes for a devilish Wizard.

January 23, 2011 At the heart of 'Wicked' is a friendship against all odds

"We began to realize the story really was about these two young women and how they were going to affect each other's lives and change each other's lives," said Holzman about the creative teamwork that also involved composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz.... At the heart of Wicked....

Nov 7, 2010 - Arkansas - Wicked lives up to it's billing

....This "Wicked," bolstered by lead performances of Vicki Noon as Elphaba and Natalie Daradich as Glinda, is everything a huge musical should be — tuneful, funny, compelling, fantastical, glittery and odd. Musicals strain at credulity to begin with and the story in "Wicked" is one that makes your head hurt if you think about it too much. But the bottom line is the bottom line for any dramatic medium — if you are made to care about what comes next then everything else will take care if itself.

And you do care about the fate of the two girls who will eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West (Noon) and Glinda the Good Witch (Daradich).... Arkansas times -

October 21, 2010 - Toronto Star - Good Outweighs the Bad

Richard Ouzounian says "....Though this Wicked isn't perfect, it's a wonderful piece of writing and production, and you don't have to be a teenage girl to like it. Even with a few warts, it's well worth a visit." The Star - Wicked review

September 6, 2010 Cape Cod Times - for the Boston Wicked tour

Review includes cast comments. "The Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba, sings "Defying Gravity" so power­fully at The Boston Opera House that it feels like the audience may levitate from their seats and join her in the intricately painted rafters.... A 'Wicked' good time at Boston Opera House

July 31, 2010 - Columbus Ohio

...Buoyed by a clever portrait of Oz before Dorothy drops in, as well as a poignant friendship between girls destined to become Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked flies high on the firm foundation of an engrossing story and characters to care about. Columbus Dispatch review

June 1, 2010 - Dallas - The Broadway Mega-Hit Wicked Packs a Good Story in a Wonderfully Designed Punch

....Eugene Lee's clockwork set does tricks and tocks. It is flexible and transporting. But it is Susan Hilferty's costume design that declares design dominance. No seam is left unembellished in the ensemble. It is as if to make up for having to design inside a recognizable image of Witches East and West, her creativity exploded onto everyone else. Add to this projections by Elaine J. McCarthy and special effects, and you've got a magical masterpiece indeed.....

January 2010 - Philadelphia ... "Whether your resolution is to be popular, defy gravity, accept who you are, or rally against social injustice, Wicked is sure to inspire you in all of your 2010 endeavors." Wicked review - Phillyist

November 23, 2009: Musical is a 'Wicked'ly good time

"Wicked" is wonderful. For anyone who thought that composer Stephen Schwartz peaked with his scores for "Godspell" and "Pippin" back in the '70s, "Wicked" offers incontrovertible proof that there are indeed second acts in American life — or at least the American musical theater. [From a Cleveland review in 2009]

September 9, 2009 - Wicked A Surefire Hit with eye-catching flair

Elizabeth Ayres of the Herald-Citizen Staff writes: ....There are many enjoyable facets to the show, one being the arc between "Wicked" and "The Wizard of Oz." Ever wondered what was so great about those spangled shoes Dorothy stole from the Wicked Witch's sister? Where exactly did the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow come from? You get your answers with "Wicked."... Ayers also praised Schwartz's score. "I suspect the largest draw to the show... is the show-stopping musical numbers, most of them being Elphaba's. Marcie Dodd, who is playing the role of 'Elphaba' in Nashville, has got some pipes and isn't afraid to use them."

Tennessee reviewer, Martin Brady, comments: "Let's get this on record: Wicked is great. There are few chinks in its armor, and on many levels it beats other brand-name road shows that have come to Nashville in recent years..."

Another creative Nashville writer, Jonathan Pinkerton, calls Wicked a "modern version of Oz's yellow brick road less traveled." Among his comments, he praises the score: "The songs, while perhaps not as instantly recognizable as some other musicals, are absolutely fantastic. Glinda's Popular is cute and fun while Elphaba's I'm Not That Girl is touching and emotional. Defying Gravity and For Good feature both leading ladies and showcase their talents as well as those of lyricist and writer Schwartz. There's not one part of the show that is a let down, save when the curtain falls and the house lights go up at the end. Go see Wicked, or you'll be green with envy towards anyone who did." Jonathan Pinkerton at Examiner.com

July 18, 2009 Tulsa World Review - Wicked Good

'Wicked' just feels so darn good! Magic rules the PAC stage before the curtain falls.

March 6, 2009 Wicked' ways
Musical smash makes magic, steals hearts

Article from the Ft. Meyers Florida News Press:

It's not easy being green. People stare, people laugh and people persecute. No wonder the Wicked Witch of the West went to the dark side. And Glinda, the so-called "good witch" in "The Wizard of Oz"? Not always such a goody two-shoes. Can you say spoiled and self-centered?... the smash Broadway musical "Wicked" peers behind the curtain....

November 8, 2008, Funnier, deeper 'Wicked' resonates with times

As Glinda the good witch in "Wicked," Katie Rose Clarke descends from the sky like a fairy goddess, her wheel-like conveyance giving off bubbles. "No one mourns the wicked," she sings in the show's splashy opening, setting up a simplistic good-versus-evil narrative. Yet the story that unfolds has never seemed more nuanced or current.... - Star Tribune.

September 6, 2008 Wicked Continues to Dazzle

Making its second appearance in Pittsburgh, the national touring company of "Wicked" is still soaring high and defying gravity. The visual spectacle continues to dazzle the eye, performances are strong and Stephen Schwartz's songbook remains a source of lyrics that are clever, articulate and smart, paired with a score that's tuneful, complex and electric.

Winnie Holzman's adaptation of Gregory Maguire's novel streamlines the story so that it's accessible without dumbing it down or eliminating his more serious messages.... Pittsburgh Tribune.

December 16, 2007 Wicked in St. Louis...

"Wicked," the Stephen Schwartz musical that enjoyed a hugely successful run at the Fox last season, is back — still dazzling to look at, still immensely entertaining, still able to turn adult theatergoers into little kids, breathlessly entranced by a story they've loved all their lives.

Sept 28, 2007 Touring Company Is 'Wicked' Good

For those who think the smash hit Broadway musical Wicked is nothing more than a tween girl sensation, take a look at the crowds that are buzzing in the lobby of the historic Opera House now that the national tour of this record-breaking phenomenon has landed in Boston once again. Families, younger couples, older couples, groups, teens, tweens, and men and women of all ages are clamoring for tickets to this musical juggernaut that in five years has become a world-wide franchise....

Sept 15, 2007 Cape Cod Times:

...Nothing about this latest version of "Wicked" that has swept into town suggests the traveling company is witch-weary. Christina DeCicco is perky-times-infinity as Glinda, who meets Elphaba when they are forced to room together in boarding school. Her version of "Popular," as she flits, blond curls bouncing, about the stage, suggesting makeover tips for Elphaba, is the show's funniest moment (and there are many in competition).

As the tortured but kind-hearted Elphaba, Victoria Matlock brings the required vulnerable interior hidden in hautiness — as well as a bring-down-the-house voice. She's fabulous.

April 20, 2007 'Wicked' a cauldron full of wonders"

Says the Dallas Morning News: "the entire cast takes the stage and makes every role sparkle.... All hail the wonderful wizardry of Wicked. And those who keep it up to snuff."

Another Texas reviewer, John Garcia, especially liked the Fiyero actor in the touring Wicked. "Cliffton Hall takes a firm, masculine hold of the role and delivers a dynamic, exciting, and vivid performance. This is first time ever that I actually enjoyed hearing the songs sung by this character. Hall has a pop tenor quality to his voice that worked magic on the songs." He also praised Glinda. "Christina DeCicco brings the same blonde bimbo overtones as the previous golden hair beauties, but it is her attack to the darker, more dramatic elements of the character that makes her performance both immensely moving and powerful to watch."

October 2006: The witches of Oz are back with a cast that delights, thrills, dazzles and touches the heart

"...Wicked has been put together by people with showbiz savvy and theatrical boldness, but it's the feelings they convey that make the show such a winner. Sure, they've got the brains and the nerve, but best of all, they've got the heart. Plenty of it." RICHARD OUZOUNIAN - Toronto Star

"On second look, Wicked is even more enjoyable as an emotionally involving tale of an unlikely friendship between two women as well as a campy deconstruction of The Wizard of Oz mythology....Stephen Schwartz's score proves richer and more addictive with successive listens"--Globe and Mail

August 26, 2006 Wicked fills Gammage with Oohs and Oz

Forget "The Phantom of the Opera" and that lurching chandelier. Declaw "Cats" and "The Lion King." Ditto the grumbling fur ball with the dancing housewares in "Beauty and the Beast." When it comes to musical theater as grand spectacle, my money's on "Wicked," that clever and whiz-bang bombastic prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" that recasts the Wicked Witch of the West as something closer to a misunderstood hero, and Glinda the Good Witch as a flighty, spoiled girl..... - East Valley Tribune.

July 28, 2006: Spectacular, entertaining 'Wicked' was worth the wait: "...Schwartz's score is magical, packed with big-finish ballads, harmonizing romantic and friendship duets and big ensemble numbers, without a clunker among them. The most thrilling numbers are Elphaba's show-stoppers, which all end on a stratospheric top note, including the optimistic "The Wizard and I," the high-flying first-act closer "Defying Gravity" and the formidable song of defiance "No Good Deed." The second-act friendship duet between Elphaba and Glinda, "For Good," brings tears to the eyes...." From San Diego NCTimes,

Wicked in San Diego Review July 27, 2006 by Welton Jones. "...Here, Elphaba is the sensitive one who sympathizes with the animals and resists wizardly mind-control. Her inevitable spiral downward toward her watery fate at the hands of an unseen Dorothy is done with far more style in the novel but more elbow-digging realism on stage. The play becomes a duo for Elphaba and Glenda, the nice witch played by the creamy-white Billie Burke. In the novel, they meet as school chums, along with a brace of other fetching youngsters...."

Theater review July 15: 'Wicked' has more than a sense of humor

The giggle has landed. After much salivating and anticipating, "Wicked," the ballyhooed Broadway prequel to "The Wizard of Oz," finally opened Thursday night at Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre. It's surprisingly funny, a hoot on a broomstick.. Minneapolis Star Tribune.

AWARDS:

Touring Broadway Awards The Wicked touring company took home three top prizes at the Touring Broadway Awards including Best New Musical, Best Production Design and Best Musical Score. AND in Feb 2006 - Wicked Tour's Stephanie Block won the Helen Hayes award. Read Wicked Awards!

REVIEWS FROM THE FIRST TOUR

Wicked in San Diego Review July 27, 2006 by Welton Jones. "...Here, Elphaba is the sensitive one who sympathizes with the animals and resists wizardly mind-control. Her inevitable spiral downward toward her watery fate at the hands of an unseen Dorothy is done with far more style in the novel but more elbow-digging realism on stage. The play becomes a duo for Elphaba and Glenda, the nice witch played by the creamy-white Billie Burke. In the novel, they meet as school chums, along with a brace of other fetching youngsters...."

Theater review July 15, 2006: 'Wicked' has more than a sense of humor

The giggle has landed. After much salivating and anticipating, "Wicked," the ballyhooed Broadway prequel to "The Wizard of Oz," finally opened Thursday night at Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre. It's surprisingly funny, a hoot on a broomstick....

Toronto Star for the Wicked Tour, 2005: "The book by Winnie Holzman (based on Gregory Maguire's smashing novel) is a truly clever piece of work. It offers us the backstory to the witches of Oz — good and wicked — as well as filling us in on where the ruby slippers came from, how the Tin Man and Scarecrow wound up like they did, etc. But it's also a serious exploration of the nature of friendship, as well a cautionary fable about the danger of governments who rule by fear. All of this is also captured by Stephen Schwartz's tuneful score, which knows when to soar with inspiring pop anthems or when to make you smile with its musical and lyrical cleverness."--Richard Ouzounian

Wicked Links; Questions and Answers

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Is Wicked on Tour appropriate for children?

This section has moved to its own page: Wicked for kids?

Where can I find Wicked lyrics and libretto (script)?

For lyrics see our Wicked Lyrics page or the sheet music or CD. The Wicked Libretto will be published along with lyrics and lots of photos, etc. in a book. Wicked: The Grimmerie

What's the URL for the official tour site for more photos, etc.? http://www.wickedthemusical.com/