This production is a stunning piece of musical theatre and is absolutely brilliant
Return to The Wonderful Land of Oz in the time before Dorothy arrived, when Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West formed an unlikely friendship before fate and corruption tore them apart.
This re-vamped version of the production was first produced in 2011 with mixed reviews. As with all shows changes will be better received by some and although they do not significantly change the show the difference is noticeable.
This is now the second company in South Australia to take on Stephen Schwartz’s famous tale of two witches from Oz, after Matt Byrne Media’s premiere last year,
The Tony Award-Winning Musical 'Pippin' opens at the Victor Harbor Town Hall on October 8 in its magical finale to the 2016 South Coast Choral and Arts Society season.
A re-imaging of Oz in a time before Dorothy arrived when two young witches meet and become friends, unaware that their destinies lie in opposite directions.
This concert was an interesting and eclectic mix of musical styles from a collection of composers who are famous in their own right.
Recently, Jemma Rix as Elphaba, Bert Newton (who plays the role of the Wizard in WICKED) and Australia’s leading producer John Frost flew into Adelaide to announce the onsale and season dates to broadway’s biggest blockbuster musical, WICKED - the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
Stephen Schwartz is the man of the moment, with Wicked, still breaking box office records.
The most successful musical in the world today, WICKED, is officially set to fly west to Adelaide to open in the Festival Theatre in April 2011.
A decade of cabaret and there’s more to come as the Adelaide Festival Centre and Artistic Director for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, David Campbell, announce the 2010 Adelaide Cabaret Festival program, 11 – 26 June, proudly supported by Principal Partner FOXTEL.