The Broadway sensation WICKED looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” With a thrilling score that includes the hits “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “For Good,” WICKED has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade,” and by Time Magazine as “a magical Broadway musical with brains, heart, and courage.”

LOCAL DETAILS: Venue: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center – Thrivent Financial Hall Dates: August 30- September 10, 2017 Times: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (9/7), Friday at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (8/31) and Saturday 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for Wicked are available now to Season Ticket Holders of the Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series as an optional add-on. Groups of 15 or more are also on sale now. Individual tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, May 19 at 10 a.m.

FACTS:  Wicked returns to the Fox Cities P.A.C. for the fourth time since making its Wisconsin premiere at the Center in 2009.  Since opening on Broadway in 2003, Wicked has been performed in over 100 cities in 16 countries around the world and has thus far been translated into six languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, and Portuguese.  Winner of over 100 international awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED has amassed nearly $4.3 billion in global sales and has been seen by over 50 million people worldwide.  Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire.

CREATIVE TEAM:  Words & Music – Stephen Schwartz  Book — Winnie Holzman  Director – Joe Mantello  Musical Staging – Wayne Cilento

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