Happy ‘Wicked’ Day!

In honor of the smash musical Wicked’s sixth anniversary on Broadway, today has been dubbed “Wicked Day” in the New York area, as promoters of the production have corralled fans into several Wicked-inspired parties in mass celebration of the musical. There are several parties around the New York area that are taking place this weekend in hopes of sparking a global “Wicked Day,” and fans of the musical are also being encouraged to “go green” as a symbol of the color green in Wicked, with a special promotion on http://www.wickedday.com/greenforgood.php.

Wicked is as a prequel of sorts to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the 1900 L. Frank Baum classic and subsequent 1939 film. The production boasts to be “the untold story of the witches of Oz,” namely the emerald-skinned character Elphaba, later known as the Wicked Witch of the West. The musical Wicked was adapted with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, and the production first hit the Broadway stages in October of 2003, becoming a global attraction immediately upon arrival.  Wicked has since gone ’round the world and is now one of the current best-selling Broadway musicals on the scene, making its sixth anniversary something to celebrate.

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Posted in General on October 30, 2009

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