BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND WICKED RETURNS TO TORONTO JUNE 5 – JULY 21, 2024
For Immediate Release
Contact: John Karastamatis, Sue Toth, Erin Nantais – Mirvish Productions
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY OCTOBER 30
Toronto loves WICKED! Local audiences were first introduced to this spectacular musical in 2005, less than two years after the musical’s Broadway debut. That initial engagement, which launched the show’s first national tour, was sold out before it even opened; and popular demand necessitated a return engagement only a year later. Over the ensuing years, WICKED has returned three more times: in 2010, 2014 and 2018.
WICKED's long-awaited sixth Toronto engagement will play the Princess of Wales Theatre from June 5 to July 21, 2024. Tickets will go on public sale on Monday October 30, which coincides with the show’s 20th anniversary on Broadway. Tickets are available at mirvish.com or by calling 1.800.461.3333.
Now the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history and the winner of over 100 international awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED has been performed in over 100 cities in 16 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland and China) and has thus far been translated into six languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Korean and Portuguese. WICKED has been seen by over 60 million people worldwide and has amassed over $5 billion in global sales.
In addition to the Broadway production, WICKED in North America has enjoyed unprecedented record-breaking sit-down engagements in Chicago, where it ran for nearly four years; Los Angeles, where it ran for two years; and San Francisco, where it ran for nearly two years, as well as two North American Tours.
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.” NBC Nightly News calls the hit musical “the most successful Broadway show ever.”
Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello with musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento. WICKED is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.
For more information about WICKED, please visit www.WickedTheMusical.com.