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Wicked remains the most popular musical at various theaters of the country

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Wicked Musical based on a 1995 novel tells the story of the lives and friendship of two witches Glinda and Elphaba and their respective love tales. Wicked musical has been running its productions in various countries while it has become the 17th longest-running Broadway show since its Broadway debut on October 8, 2003.

Wicked remains the most popular musical at various theaters of the country where it’s being played. According to Jan 2011 ranking, Wicked’s London production broke the ticket sales record after making 1,002,885 pounds. Wicked has been running in the West End since 2006 and it also made the highest single week highest grossing in the history of London Theater in December 2010. January 2011 also saw the record box office weekly collections from Wicked on Broadway.

The music and lyrics of the Wicked Musical were created by the Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz and the plot of the novel was produced by Emmy award nominee Winnie Holzman. Wicked’s Broadway production is currently on its US tour and it will perform in various cities again where previously it was a huge success.

The Wicked shows at Houston and Buffalo are fair witnesses of Wicked’s success. Wicked immediately after its debut at the Majestic Theatre, Houston in 2009 became a supreme hit and that made Arts Center Enterprises, the proud runner of Majestic Theatre to bring back the show in less than two years. The Majestic show began on Friday, February 9 and will run through March 3, 2011. Like Houston, Wicked became the favorite musical of people of Shea, Buffalo where it debuted in 2008. The public sale for the Wicked tickets will go on Saturday, 12 and production will run April 27 through May 22.

The other stops of the top ranking musical include San Antonio, Orlando, Omaha, Washington, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas among others. Wicked will arrive Canada for performances at Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg cities where it will run from June 29 through September 4, 2011.

Wicked Musical, a complete entertainment perfectly represents the feminine side of two Witches and it’s the best musical to enjoy your weekend. The most anticipated musical has its current international productions running in Japan, Germany and Australia.

The cast members of Wicked musical often make appearance on TV for various reasons and now Wicked cast from the West End production will perform the song “Defying Gravity” from the musical at the popular skating show Dancing on Ice on Sunday, 13, 2011.

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