WICKED
Gershwin Theatre
Previews Began: October 8, 2003
Opening Night: October 30, 2003
Closing Night: -
Closed Due to COVID-19: March 12, 2020 - September 14, 2021
Music: Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Book: Winnie Holzman
Elphaba, born with unnatural green skin, is reviled by her father and endures a pitiful childhood. At Shiz University, she bonds with and befriends her popular roommate Galinda. When the two girls receive academic commendations and a chance to meet the Wizard of Oz, they eagerly accept. Soon, they begin to understand that the Wizard is the mastermind behind the political movement Elphaba has vocally opposed. Galinda accepts the Wizard’s charge to advance his interests while Elphaba leaves the university and her old friend to fight for what she believes is right.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
No One Mourns the Wicked……Glinda, Witch’s Father,
Witch’s Mother, Midwife,
Ensemble
Dear Old Shiz……………………………………..Students
The Wizard and I…………….Elphaba, Madam Morrible
What is this Feeling?……….Glinda, Elphaba, Ensemble
Something Bad………………….Dr. Dillamond, Elphaba
Dancing Through Life…Fiyero, Glinda, Boq, Nessarose,
Elphaba, Ensemble
Popular……………………………………………….Glinda
I’m Not That Girl…………………………………..Elphaba
One Short Day……………….Elphaba, Glinda, Ensemble
A Sentimental Man……………………………The Wizard
Defying Gravity………………Elphaba, Glinda, Company
ACT TWO
No One Mourns the Wicked (Reprise)……Citizens of Oz
Thank Goodness…..Glinda, Madam Morrible, Ensemble
The Wicked Witch of the East……..Elphaba, Nessarose,
Boq
Wonderful…………………………..The Wizard, Elphaba
I’m Not That Girl (Reprise)…………………………Glinda
As Long As You’re Mine………………….Elphaba, Fiyero
No Good Deed……………………………………..Elphaba
March of the Witch Hunters……………..Boq, Ensemble
For Good…………………………………..Glinda, Elphaba
Finale: For Good (Reprise)….Elphaba, Glinda, Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Kristin Chenoweth Glinda
Idina Menzel Elphaba
Norbert Leo Butz Fiyero
Michelle Federer Nessarose
Christopher Fitzgerald Boq
Joel Grey The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Carole Shelley Madame Morrible
William Youmans Doctor Dillamond
Ioana Alfonso Ensemble
Ben Cameron Ensemble
Cristy Candler Witch’s Mother
Ensemble
Kristy Cates Ensemble
Melissa Bell Chait Ensemble
Marcus Choi Ensemble
Kristoffer Cusick Ensemble
Kathy Deitch Ensemble
Melissa Fahn Ensemble
Rhett G. George Ensemble
Manuel Herrera Chistery
Ensemble
Kisha Howard Ensemble
LJ Jellison Ensemble
Sean McCourt Witch’s Father
Ozian Official
Ensemble
Corinne McFadden Ensemble
Jan Neuberger Midwife
Ensemble
Walter Winston O’Neil Ensemble
Andrew Palermo Ensemble
Andy Pellick Ensemble
Michael Seelbach Ensemble
Lorna Ventura Ensemble
Derrick Williams Ensemble
Swings: Kristen Leigh Gorski, Mark Myars, Bret Shuford
Standby: Eden Espinosa (Elphaba)