Wicked extends booking period to 08 Feb 2015

The Broadway production of Stephen Schwartz's Wicked has extended its booking period at the George Gershwin theatre to 8 Feb 2015. It was originally booking to 28 Dec 2014.

The current cast includes Christine Dwyer (Elphaba), Jenni Barber (Glinda), P.J. Benjamin (The Wizard), Mary Testa (Madame Morrible), Justin Guarini (Fiyero), Catherine Charlebois (Nessarose), K. Todd Freeman (Doctor Dillamond) and Michael Wartella (Boq).

Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theatre on 30 Oct 2003, following previews from 8 Oct 2003.

Synopsis: 'Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.'

Wicked has music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, and is based on the novel by Gregory Maguire.

The musical is directed by Joe Mantello, with choreography by James Lynn Abbott, scene design by Eugene Lee, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting by Kenneth Posner and sound by Tony Meola.

- by Dom O'Hanlon

Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda and Lindsay Mendez as Elphaba in Wicked