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Wicked   

 
George Gershwin Theatre , (10/30/2003 - Present)
First Preview:Oct 08, 2003 Total Previews:25
Opening Date:Oct 30, 2003   
Closing Date:Currently Running Total Performances:3967
as of May 19, 2013

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: Oz: Shiz; the Emerald City; others


Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; James L. Nederlander: Vice-President)
Produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone
Book by Winnie Holzman; Based on the novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West " by Gregory Maguire; Music by Stephen Schwartz; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Musical Director: Stephen Oremus; Music orchestrated by William David Brohn; Music arranged by Alex Lacamoire and Stephen Oremus; Dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott
Directed by Joe Mantello; Choreographed by Wayne Cilento; Assistant Director: Lisa Leguillou; Assistant Choreographer: Corinne McFadden
Scenic Design by Eugene Lee; Costume Design by Susan Hilferty; Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Projection Design by Elaine J. McCarthy; Hair and Wig Design by Tom Watson; Associate Scenic Design: Edward Pierce; Make-Up Design by Joseph Dulude II; Assistant Scenic Design: Armand D. Francone; Oz Map Design: Francis Keeping; Draftsman: Ted LeFevre; Associate Costume Design: Michael Sharpe and Ken Mooney; Assistant Costume Design: Maiko Matsushima, Amanda Whidden and Amy Clark; Associate Lighting Design: Karen Spahn; Associate Lighting Designer / Automated Lights: Warren Flynn; Assistant Lighting Design: Ben Stanton; Associate Sound Design: Kai Harada; Assistant Projection Design: Jenny Lee, Michael Patterson and Jacob Daniel Pinholster; Associate Hair Design: Charles LaPointe
General Manager: EGS; Company Manager: Susan Sampliner; Associate Co. Mgr: Barbara Crompton; Executive Producer: Marcia Goldberg and Nina Essman
Production Supervisor: Steven Beckler; Technical Supervisor: Jake Bell; Stage Manager: Erica Schwartz; Assistant Stage Mgr: Chris Jamros and Bess Marie Glorioso
Conducted by Stephen Oremus; Associate Music Assistant: Alex Lacamoire; Concert Master: Christian Hebel; Violin: Christian Hebel and Victor Schultz; Viola: Kevin Roy; Cello: Daniel D. Miller; Harp: Laura Sherman; Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Jon Owens and Tom Hoyt; Trombone: Dale Kirkland; Bass Trombone: Douglas Purviance; Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute: Helen Campo; Oboe/English horn/Bass Oboe: Tuck Lee; Clarinet (Bb & Eb)/Bass Clarinet/Soprano Sax: John J. Moses; Bassoon/Baritone Sax/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: John Campo; French Horn: Theo Primis and Kelly Dent; Drums/Percussion/Electronic: Gary Seligson; Acoustic & Electric Bass: Konrad Adderley; Piano/Synthesizer: Alex Lacamoire; Keyboards: Paul Loesel and David Evans; Guitars: Ric Molina and Greg Skaff; Percussion/Mallets/Timpani: Andrew Jones; Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller
Special Effects by Chic Silber; Flying Sequences: Paul Rubin and ZFX, Inc.; Special Effects Associate: Aaron Waitz
Dance Captain: Mark Myars; Assistant Dance Captain: Kristen Leigh Gorski; Fight direction by Tom Schall; Press Representative: The Publicity Office; Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; Marketing: TMG - The Marketing Group; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.
Cast
Kristin Chenoweth Glinda (Oct 08, 2003 - Jul 18, 2004)
Idina Menzel Elphaba (Oct 08, 2003 - Jan 08, 2005)
Norbert Leo Butz Fiyero (Oct 08, 2003 - Nov 23, 2003)
Michelle Federer
Broadway debut		 Nessarose
Christopher Fitzgerald Boq
Joel Grey The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oct 08, 2003 - Jul 18, 2004)
Carole Shelley Madame Morrible
William Youmans Doctor Dillamond
Ioana Alfonso
Broadway debut		 Ensemble
Ben Cameron Ensemble
Cristy Candler Witch's Mother
Ensemble
Kristy Cates
Broadway debut		 Ensemble
Melissa Bell Chait Ensemble
Marcus Choi Ensemble
Kristoffer Cusick Ensemble
Kathy Deitch Ensemble
Melissa Fahn
Broadway debut		 Ensemble
Rhett G. George Ensemble
Manuel Herrera Chistery
Ensemble
Kisha Howard Ensemble
LJ Jellison Ensemble
Sean McCourt Witch's Father
Ozian Official
Ensemble
Corinne McFadden Ensemble
Jan Neuberger Midwife
Ensemble
Walter Winston ONeil Ensemble
Andrew Palermo Ensemble
Andy Pellick Ensemble
Michael Seelbach Ensemble
Lorna Ventura Ensemble
Derrick Williams Ensemble
Swings: Kristen Leigh Gorski (Swing) and Mark Myars (Swing)
Standby: Eden Espinosa (Elphaba)
Understudies: Cristy Candler (Nessarose), Kristy Cates (Elphaba), Melissa Bell Chait (Glinda), Kristoffer Cusick (Fiyero), Eden Espinosa (Nessarose), Kristen Leigh Gorski (Witch's Mother), Sean McCourt (Doctor Dillamond, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), Jan Neuberger (Madame Morrible), Andrew Palermo (Boq) and Lorna Ventura (Madame Morrible)
Cast
Larkin Bogan Ensemble
Jerad Bortz Ensemble
James Brown III Ensemble
Catherine Charlebois Nessarose
Katie Rose Clarke Glinda
Randy Danson Madame Morrible
Maia Evwaraye-Griffin Ensemble
Kristen Gorski-Wergeles Ensemble
Witch's Mother
Adam Grupper The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
F. Michael Haynie
Broadway debut		 Boq
Colby Q. Lindeman Ensemble
Kyle Dean Massey Fiyero
Sean McCourt Witch's Father
Ozian Official
Ensemble
Emily Mechler Ensemble
Rhea Patterson Ensemble
Eddie Pendergraft Ensemble
Casey Quinn Ensemble
Alexander Quiroga Ensemble
Michael McCorry Rose Ensemble
Adam Sanford Ensemble
Kathy Santen Midwife
Ensemble
John Schiappa Doctor Dillamond
Mark Shunkey Chistery
Ensemble
Heather Spore Ensemble
Carla Stickler Ensemble
Ron Todorowski Ensemble
Willemijn Verkaik Elphaba
Brian Wanee Ensemble
Betsy Werbel Ensemble
Lindsay Wood Ensemble
Swings: Alicia L. Albright , Spencer Jones, Brian Munn and Briana Yacavone
Standbys: Tiffany Haas (Glinda) and Donna Vivino (Elphaba)
Understudies: Alicia L. Albright (Midwife, Nessarose, Witch's Mother), Larkin Bogan (Boq), Jerad Bortz (Fiyero), Spencer Jones (Chistery), Sean McCourt (Doctor Dillamond, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), Emily Mechler (Glinda), Brian Munn (Doctor Dillamond, Ozian Official, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Witch's Father), Eddie Pendergraft (Boq), Alexander Quiroga (Ozian Official, Witch's Father), Michael McCorry Rose (Fiyero), Kathy Santen (Madame Morrible), Heather Spore (Glinda), Carla Stickler (Elphaba), Brian Wanee (Chistery), Betsy Werbel (Madame Morrible), Lindsay Wood (Midwife, Witch's Mother) and Briana Yacavone (Midwife, Nessarose)
2004 Tony Award® Best Musical
 Produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone [nominee]
2004 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
 Book by Winnie Holzman [nominee]
2004 Tony Award® Best Original Score
 Music by Stephen Schwartz; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz [nominee]
2004 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
winnerIdina Menzel [winner]
 Kristin Chenoweth [nominee]
2004 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
winnerEugene Lee [winner]
2004 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
winnerSusan Hilferty [winner]
2004 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
 Kenneth Posner [nominee]
2004 Tony Award® Best Choreography
 Wayne Cilento [nominee]
2004 Tony Award® Best Orchestrations
 William David Brohn [nominee]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Musical
winnerProduced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical
winnerBook by Winnie Holzman [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
 Kristin Chenoweth [nominee]
 Idina Menzel [nominee]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
winnerDirected by Joe Mantello [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations
 William David Brohn [nominee]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics
winnerLyrics by Stephen Schwartz [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
winnerScenic Design by Eugene Lee [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
 Music by Stephen Schwartz [nominee]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
winnerSusan Hilferty [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Kenneth Posner [nominee]
music by Stephen Schwartz; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz 
Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Various Artists

ACT 1Sung By
No One Mourns the Wicked Glinda and Citizens of Oz
Dear Old Shiz Students
The Wizard and I Madame Morrible and Elphaba
What Is This Feeling? Glinda, Elphaba and Students
Something Bad Doctor Dillamond and Elphaba
Dancing Through Life Fiyero, Glinda, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba and Students
Popular Glinda
I'm Not That Girl Elphaba
The Wizard and I (Reprise)Elphaba
One Short Day Elphaba, Glinda and Denizens of the Emerald City
A Sentimental Man The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Defying Gravity Elphaba, Glinda, Guards and Citizens of Oz
ACT 2Sung By
No One Mourns the Wicked (Reprise)Citizens of Oz
Thank Goodness Glinda, Madame Morrible and Citizens of Oz
The Wicked Witch of the East Elphaba, Nessarose and Boq
Wonderful The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Elphaba
I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)Glinda
As Long As You're Mine Elphaba and Fiyero
No Good Deed Elphaba
March of the Witch Hunters Boq and Citizens of Oz
For Good Glinda and Elphaba
Finale All