Wicked the Musical returns to Hippodrome
Wicked will fly back into the Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday 5 March to Sunday 7 April 2024 and producers have confirmed that the previously announced Laura Pick (Elphaba) will be joined by Carl Man as 'Fiyero ', reuniting these two former Wicked West End cast members. Further casting to be announced.
Laura Pick and Carl Man will be performing 'As Long As You 're Mine ' from Wicked at Magic at the Musicals at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 14 May 2023. Limited tickets are still available HERE.
Carl Man said: “When I first got to play 'Fiyero ' in the West End, it was opposite Laura Pick, so I 'm incredibly excited to be reuniting with Laura, and with this phenomenal show. To be given the opportunity to play Fiyero at ten of the UK & Ireland 's most prestigious theatres is a great honour and I can 't wait to get started. ”
Laura Pick (Elphaba) first joined the West End production of Wicked in 2017 and played the leading role of 'Elphaba ' at more than 350 performances to huge acclaim. Most recently, Laura wowed viewers with a sensational performance of 'Defying Gravity ' from Wicked on BBC1 's Big Night of Musicals.
The UK & Ireland tour of Wicked opens this Christmas at the Edinburgh Playhouse and continues to Bristol, Birmingham, Bradford, Southampton, Liverpool, Dublin, Sunderland, Cardiff, and Manchester. For full tour details visit HERE.
The West End and Broadway musical phenomenon, that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, continues its open-ended run at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it is already the 12th longest running production in West End history.
Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman 's musical, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, imagines a beguiling backstory and future possibilities to the lives of L. Frank Baum's beloved characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reveals the decisions and events that shape the destinies of two unlikely university friends on their journey to becoming Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked has now been seen by almost 65 million people worldwide, and 2023 marks the 20th Anniversary of its Broadway premiere. Productions continue on Broadway, in the West End, and on tour across North America. This year, Wicked also returns to Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.
Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman are currently collaborating on the two-part Universal Pictures film version of Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum.
Wicked will run at Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday 5 March - Sunday 7 April 2024. Tickets can be booked at HERE or by calling 0844 338 5000*
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