Wicked is loosely based on novelist Gregory MaGuire’s inventive exploration of The Wizard of Oz, which is told from the perspective of the witches. Stephen Schwartz was so enthusiastic after reading it he sought and obtained the theatrical rights and adapted it in collaboration with book writer Winnie Holtzman. The Shiz University, presided over by headmistress Madame Morrible, is where student witches the noble gree…
Opened
2003
Performances
8,500
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: Stephen SchwartzLyrics: Stephen SchwartzBook: Winnie Holzman
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51 passages naming
Wicked, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up
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With 12 performances a week, the most of any Broadway show up to that time, Grinch soon topped Wicked’s streak of 100 consecutive weeks as the top-grossing weekly musical.
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Add in all the pop junk shows, like Aida, Jekyll and Hyde, and today’s hit—Wicked.
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Stephen Schwartz made a welcome return to the theatre with Wicked, his first hit Broadway show since 1974s The Magic Show, and Charles Strouse hasn’t had a hit since Annie in 1977.
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Wicked is still running and may reach the Top Broadway 10 by the time it closes its curtains.
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Wicked is one of the megahit shows that opened after Enchanted Evenings and may reach the Top Broadway 10 by the time it eventually closes its curtains.
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Twenty-first century Broadway musicals such as Wicked have had successful national tours.
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