Photo FeaturesLook Through 15 Years of Wicked for Its Big Broadway MilestoneThe show celebrates its 15th anniversary at the Gershwin Theatre October 30.
The untold story of the witches of The Wizard of Oz,Wicked, opened on Broadway October 30, 2003. Idina Menzel (who won a Tony Award for her performance) and Kristin Chenoweth played Elphaba and Glinda, with veteran Joel Grey as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Norbert Leo Butz as Fiyero.
When Wicked played its 5,960th performance February 9 at the Gershwin Theatre, it surpassed Oh! Calcutta! to become the seventh longest-running production in Broadway history.
Since opening in 2003, Wicked has been performed in over 100 cities in 15 countries around the world and has been translated into Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, and Portuguese. The musical has amassed over $4.6 billion in global sales and has been seen by nearly 55 million people worldwide.
The Broadway production currently stars Jessica Vosk as Elphaba, Amanda Jane Cooper as Glinda, Isabel Keating as Madame Morrible, Kevin Chamberlin as The Wizard, Ryan McCartan as Fiyero, Jye Frasca as Boq, Kristen Martin as Nessarose, and Martin Moran as Dr. Dillamond.
Look back through 15 years of Elphabas, Glindas, Fiyeros, and more to take the stage in the Broadway hit:
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We've Been Changed For Good: Look Back at 15 Years of Wicked on Broadway
We've Been Changed For Good: Look Back at 15 Years of Wicked on Broadway
Playbill.com offers a look back at a number of the various witches, munchkins, and Ozians who have inhabited the Gershwin Theatre since 2003.
