Wicked continues into 2017
WICKED, the hugely popular West End musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, has announced the opening of its 21st new booking period, on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 10am, with over 500,000 new tickets going on sale for performances until Saturday, April 29, 2017.
The long-running London production, which is now in its 10th anniversary year, continues to break Box Office records at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, most recently setting a new house record with a weekly gross of £1,030,379.00 (for the week ending Saturday, January 2, 2016).
Wicked has now been seen by over 7 million people in London alone and is currently the 9th longest-running show in the West End and already the 19th longest-running show in West End theatre history.
Wicked currently stars: Emma Hatton (as Elphaba), Savannah Stevenson (Glinda), Oliver Savile (Fiyero), Liza Sadovy (Madame Morrible), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), Sean Kearns (Doctor Dillamond), Daniel Hope (Boq), Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose), Natalie Andreou (Standby for Elphaba) and Carina Gillespie (Standby for Glinda).
Tom McGowan is appearing with the support of UK Equity, incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation, pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity.
Through its FOR GOOD programme and other charitable endeavours, Wicked proudly supports the remarkable work of the following UK charities: Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA); the Cybersmile Foundation; the Helen Bamber Foundation; the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity; Stonewall’s ‘Education For All’ campaign; The Woodland Trust and the National Literacy Trust. Further information can be found at www.wickedthemusical.co.uk/forgood.
Wicked has also recently announced its first ever Autism-Friendly performance, which takes place on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at 1:30pm.