when: 01 January 2025 - 31 December 2025 | venue: Gershwin Theatre | cost: See event for details | address: 222 W. 51st St., Manhattan, NY, 10019 | website: https://www.wickedthemusical.com
published: 18 Feb 2025, 5 min read
This megahit musical tells the backstory of the Witches of Oz and the unusual friendship that develops between Glinda the Good and the green-skinned Elphaba, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. This long-running, Tony award-winning show has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, a book by Winnie Holzman (based on Gregory Maguire's best-selling novel) and is directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. The show is packed with now-classic Broadway songs, like “Popular” and “For Good,” and show-stopping numbers, like “Defying Gravity,” that have been thrilling NYC audiences for more than 20 years.
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This megahit musical tells the backstory of the Witches of Oz and the unusual friendship that develops between Glinda the Good and the green-skinned Elphaba, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. This long-running, Tony award-winning show has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, a book by Winnie Holzman (based on Gregory Maguire's best-selling novel) and is directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. The show is packed with now-classic Broadway songs, like “Popular” and “For Good,” and show-stopping numbers, like “Defying Gravity,” that have been thrilling NYC audiences for more than 20 years.
Go see Wicked 2025.
Wicked 2025 is on 01 January 2025 - 31 December 2025. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Manhattan NY. Call 877-250-2929 for details. Visit their website at https://www.wickedthemusical.com.
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