TICKETS: "Wicked" at Landmark Theater August 5, 2011

WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster will return to Richmond’s Landmark Theater October 5 – 16. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Friday, August 5.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…).

Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz.

The Richmond engagement of WICKED is October 5 – 16, 2011 at Richmond’s Landmark Theater for a total of 16 performances. Tickets $35.00 – 77.50 (plus handling).

Tickets will be available online starting Friday, August 5, at 10:00am at http://www.BroadwayInRichmond.com, charge by phone at 1-800-514-3849 (ETIX) or at the Landmark Theater Box Office.

In December 2009 when WICKED tickets went on sale for the March 2010 Richmond premiere engagement, hundreds of customers came to claim their place in line with some people arriving as early as 5:00 am!

Called “a cultural phenomenon” by Variety and named “the defining musical of the decade” by The New York Times, WICKED continues to thrill audiences around the world. There are currently seven productions of WICKED worldwide, including two North American tours, a Broadway production, London production, a Japanese-language production, a German-language production and Australian production.

Official Website: http://www.landmarktheater.net/