Why can't you just teach us history, instead of always harping on the past?

The journey to get Wicked to where it is today has been a long one. The book, Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West was published in September of 1995. Wicked made its stage premier on October 8th, 2003 at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway. On October 30th, 2003 Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theater. It took 14 million dollars and hundreds upon hundreds of hours to get Wicked to this point. On December 21st, 2004, the producers of Wicked announced that the show had successfully recouped all of the 14 million dollars that had been invested into it. This was done in 14 months. Many successful shows take upwards of two or three years to recoup all of the money invested into it. As of May 31st, 2009, Wicked has done 2,310 performances. Wicked is currently bringing in $1.2 million per week.

These are members of the creative team members behind Wicked.

Winnie Holzman-Book
Stephen Schwartz-Music and Lyrics
Joe Mantello-Director
Wayne Cliento-Musical Staging
Eugene Lee-Scenic Design
Susan Hilferty-Costume Design
Kenneth Posner-Lighting Design
Tony Meola-Sound Design
Elaine J. McCarthy-Projection Design
Tom Watson-Wig and Hair Design
Joe Delude II-Makeup Design
Jake Bell-Technical Supervisor
Stephen Oremus-Music Supervisor/Music Arrangements
William Davis Brohn-Orchestration
Alex Lacamoire-Music Arrangements
James Lynn Abbott-Dance Arrangements
Michael Keller-Music Coordination
Chic Silbner-Special Effects
Thom Widmann-Production Supervisor
Corinne McFadden Herrera-Associate Choreographer
Lisa Leguilloue-Associate Director
Telsey + Company-Casting
Gregory Maguire-Author of Original Novel
321 Theatrical Management-General Management
Marc Platt-Producer
Universal Pictures-Producer
The Araca Group-Producer
John B. Platt-Producer
David Stone-Producer

Winnie Holzman, the writer of the book for Wicked, is a well knows writer. She is best known for her work on My So-Called Life in 1995. However, she also wrote for The Wonder Years, Thirtysomething and Once and Again.
You will hear more about Stephen Schwartz, Eugene Lee and Susan Hilferty later on in future blog entries.

In 2004, Wicked received two technical Tony Awards. Eugene Lee was awarded for Best Set Design and Susan Hilferty was awarded for Best Costume Design. In 2005, Stephen Schwarts was awarded a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album.
Wicked runs two hours and thirty minutes long with a fifteen minuet intermission. It if recommended for everyone age eight years old and up and children under four years old are not allowed in.

In this video you will see interviews with producers Marc Platt and David Stone, Writer Winnie Holzman, lyricist Stephen Schwartz and Director Joe Mantello.



www.wickedthemusical.com-The offical Wicked website
www.ibdb.com-International Broadway Database