Wednesday 27th September 2006
FLIES IN TO LONDON FROM THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
BOX OFFICE OPENS SUNDAY 5 MARCH
WICKED, Broadway’s smash-hit musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, will open at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre on Wednesday 27 September with previews from Thursday 7 September. Booking opens on Sunday 5 March at 9am.
Two girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, feisty and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very, very popular. WICKED is the story of these two unlikely friends and how they end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, scenic design by Eugene Lee, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting by Kenneth Posner, sound by Tony Meola, orchestrations by William David Brohn, musical staging by Wayne Cilento and is directed by Joe Mantello.
Joe Mantello returns to London, where he previously directed Richard Greenberg’s 'Take Me Out' at the Donmar and Neil Labute’s bash at the Almeida. He has recently directed Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in the Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s 'The Odd Couple', and is directing Julia Roberts’ Broadway debut in Richard Greenberg’s 'Three Days of Rain'.
Winner of fifteen major awards, including the Grammy and three Tonys, WICKED has played to over 1.75 million people since opening at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway in October 2003. The musical is also playing to sell-out audiences in Chicago and on a record-breaking North American tour.
WICKED is presented in London by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. UK General Management: Nick Salmon/Act Productions, Executive Producer: Michael McCabe.
LISTINGS INFORMATION
Dates:
PERFORMANCES BEGIN THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2006
LONDON PREMIERE WEDNESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2006 at 7.00pm
First booking period to Saturday 24 January 2007
Tickets:
PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS SUNDAY 5 MARCH 2006 at 9.00am*
*Theatre Box Office 9am-5pm / online and telephone bookings 24 hours/7 days a week from 9am on 5 March.
Box Office and 24 Hour Credit Card Bookings: Ticketmaster 0870 4000 751
(up to £1.75 per ticket service charge and £2.25 processing fee per transaction).
No booking fee or processing charge for tickets booked in person at the Box Office.
Group Sales (12+): Ticketmaster 0870 594 9494
Theatre & Corporate Hospitality Packages: 020 7834 6318
Online booking: www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk
Venue:
Apollo Victoria Theatre
17 Wilton Road, London, SW1V 1LG
Performance Times:
Monday-Saturday 7.30pm*
Matinees Wednesday & Saturday 2.30pm
*27 September at 7pm / no Wednesday matinee.
Running time (approximately): 2 hours and 50 minutes including a 20 minute interval.
David Jensen Photography:
https://www.davidjensen.co.uk/
