Original Broadway Cast Recording of "Wicked" available in stores 16 Dec 2003

Sun 14 Dec 2003 Original Broadway Cast Recording of "Wicked" available in stores 16 Dec 2003 The Original Broadway Cast Recording CD of the new musical Wicked will be available in stores from Tuesday 16 December 2003 on the Decca Broadway label Wicked, had its official opening night at the Gershwin Theatre on 30 Oct 2003 and received average notices from the popular press: ELYSA GARDNER of USA TODAY says �The most complete, and completely satisfying, new musical I've come across in a long time.� LINDA WINER of NEWSDAY says "Overproduced, overblown, confusingly dark and laboriously ambitious jumble." FRANK SCHECK for THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER says, "Far too arch and sophisticated for children...lacks... sophistication and wit that would make it palatable for adults." ROMA TORRE of NY1 says "The best thing about "Wicked" is its stars, whose talents cast a powerful spell." MICHAEL KUCHWARA of ASSOCIATED PRESS says "Lavish, ambitious and problematic." The show has music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Winnie Holzman, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire. The cast includes: Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda), Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Joel Grey (The Wizard), Carole Shelly (Madame Morrible) It is directed by Joe Mantello, designed by Eugene Lee, lighting by Kenneth Posner, and costumes by Susan Hilferty. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt, David Stone Wicked, tells the story of how two school roommates from Oz , Elphaba who grows up to become the Wicked Witch of the West, and of her school roommate Glinda, who grows up to become the Good Witch