Wicked Tour - The making of Elphaba's Tartan Cape

Ahead of the Wicked Tour 2023-2025 opening in Edinburgh, go behind the scenes on the creation of the House of Emerald cape, created by the fabulocious Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers and Loully Makes Handmade in Scotland to celebrate Wicked's arrival

Talent is a gift! ✂️

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Getting To Know Sarah O Connor

Don't miss Sarah O'Connor as Glinda next month on the upcoming Wicked Tour. Let's get to know Sarah some more in the meantime

Wicked Active Learning | new virtual Anti-Bullying workshop | Coming January 2024

Introducing Wicked Active Learning's new virtual Anti-Bullying workshop, led by our official workshop partners Starling Arts. Explore bullying through the themes of Wicked with our new classroom resource. Special thanks to Anti-Bullying Alliance Full workshop available from January 2024.

Getting To Know Laura Pick

What do Barbra Streisand, Wicked, and a dog called Colin all have in common? Watch now to find out!

Only 50 days to go before Wicked embarks on a new tour!

Good news, citizens of Oz! An extra half-term matinee has been added on Thursday, 26 October.

8 weeks to go until the Wicked tour begins!

World Teachers' Day

Settle down, class! On #WorldTeachersDay, share the advice you received from a teacher who helped you defy gravity.

Tour Cast | Support From The Fans

Citizens of Oz! We all LOVED reading your messages of support for our new tour cast

REJOICIFY! 17 years and still the perfect potion #WickedUK17th

500,000 New Tickets Released

There's no place like Wicked! To celebrate our 17th Birthday today we are releasing 500,000 more tickets. Tickets are now on sale until Sunday 15th December 2024!

Wicked becomes the 11th longest-running production in West End history

Let us be grateful! Tonight Wicked becomes the 11th longest-running production in West End history, and we will soon be celebrating our 12 millionth Ozian!

Wicked Tour | Full Company Cast announcement | Interviews

"A dream come true."

Wicked Tour | Full Company Cast announcement

Wicked UK | Extra Shows This August | Book Now

There’s no place like Wicked this Summer, with EXTRA SHOWS available in August! Tag the Ozian bestie you’ll be coming with. Book now: https://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk/book-tickets/

Wicked Media Night 2023 | The Cast

“Telling a story about friendship, it’s just an amazing thing to be a part of.” Our fabulocious cast share their thoughts on what Wicked means to them.

Wicked UK | Media Night 2023

“The Wicked phenomenon continues” A thrillifying evening celebrating our 2023-24 London Company! Get your tickets, now booking through to June 2024: https://wickedthemusical.co.uk

Wicked Writers: Be The Change (introduced by Mark Curry)

‘Wicked Active Learning’, the free online resource for #schools and #educators, is proud to partner with The Literacy Trust and award-winning children’s author Sharna Jackson to launch our brand-new #creativewriting competition for schools. Our theme is #BeTheChange and it’s an opportunity for 9-14-year-olds to write about what they want to change in their communities and in the world. Learn more: https://literacytrust.org.uk/wicked-writers/

Wicked | Rhys Stephenson meets Ryan Reid | Quick Fire Questions Video

What's Rhys' favourite song from Wicked? What song would Ryan dance to on Strictly? Get the full scoop, Ozians... ✨ #Strictly #SCD #BBCStrictly #BBCStrictly2022 #BBCStrictlyComeDancing #StrictlyComeDancing #dance #dancing

Wicked | Rhys Stephenson meets Ryan Reid | Full Video

To celebrate the Strictly 2022 Final, our own Fiyero, Ryan Reid, welcomed the wonderful Rhys Stephenson to Oz. From costume talk to dance lessons to quick-fire questions, Rhys certainly had a positively emerald day

Wicked | Rhys Stephenson meets Ryan Reid | Dance Video

From one ballroom to another, we welcomed Rhys Stephenson to the Emerald City, who dusted off his Strictly dancing shoes to skim the surface and dance through life with Fiyero himself, Ryan Reid. ✨

Wicked | UK & Ireland Tour 2023 - 2025 #WickedOnTour

WICKED, “one of the most successful musicals of all time” (BBC News), announces a major 10-city 2023-2025 UK & Ireland Tour. For priority ticket access, visit https://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk/tour/. Opening at the Edinburgh Playhouse on 7 December 2023, the spectacular, multi-record-breaking and critically acclaimed touring production will then travel to Bristol, Birmingham, Bradford, Southampton, Liverpool, Dublin, Sunderland, Cardiff and Manchester, where it will conclude at the Palace Theatre for Christmas 2024/5. The West End and Broadway musical phenomenon, which tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, continues its open-ended run at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it has already been seen by more than 11 million people and is now in its 17th year. With a huge touring cast, orchestra, company and crew of 82 people, plus an additional 20 people employed in each city, “the blockbuster stage show” (Edinburgh Evening News) played to sold-out audiences during two previous tours of the UK & Ireland, winning the BroadwayWorld UK Award for ‘Best Touring Production’. Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked 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 Active Learning | Official Trailer

Wicked Active Learning resources have been created with teachers to enhance your students' level of cultural capital and personal development, contributing ideas and resources that can support SMSC and the PSHE and Citizenship curriculum. Find out more at: https://www.wickedactivelearning.co.uk/ A class or year group trip to Wicked delivers an outstanding live London theatre experience, complemented by a range of free classroom-based learning resources and activities for KS2-5, including lesson plans, theatre-maker career videos, Anti-Bullying resources, developed in partnership with the Anti-Bullying Alliance, and Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing resources, developed in partnership with Twinkl. Twice voted 'Best Theatre Production for Schools' by teachers at the annual School Travel Awards, Wicked explores themes of self-esteem, identity, prejudice, victimisation, fake news, peer pressure, ambition, and friendship. The production's distinctive stage designs, popular songs and huge cast of actors and dancers provide dynamic opportunities for evaluating live performance. The song 'Defying Gravity' is a set work for Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music. Official workshops, including Anti-Bullying, Musical Theatre, Drama, Singing and Dance, are provided in partnership with ATG Creative Learning. Find out more at: https://www.wickedactivelearning.co.uk/

Wicked Active Learning | Planning Your School Trip

To assist with the planning of your school/college trip, we are pleased to provide the following welcome video. Our welcome video shows the venue's proximity to public transport, coach/minibus set down/pick up location, arrival procedures and the venue layout. A class or year group trip to Wicked delivers an outstanding live London theatre experience, complimented by a range of free classroom-based learning resources and activities for KS2-5, including lesson plans, theatre-maker career videos, Anti-Bullying resources, developed in partnership with the Anti-Bullying Alliance, and Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing resources, developed in partnership with Twinkl. Find out more at: https://www.wickedactivelearning.co.uk/

Wicked 16th Anniversary

There's no place like Wicked! What a positively emerald evening we had celebrating our 16th birthday. Thank you to our oz-some Ozians for their continued dedication over the years! #WickedUK16th

Wicked UK | Stephen Schwartz, Defying Gravity, Wicked Education GCSE Music Exam Revision

Our free revision resource hears Wicked’s lyricist and composer, Stephen Schwartz, break down the musical themes and inspiration behind many of the score’s iconic motifs. #StephenSchwartz #DefyingGravity #WickedActiveLearning #GCSEMusicExamRevision SHEET MUSIC BAR NUMBERS (Please note, all bar numbers below are specific to the official London/Broadway scores. Other versions are available.) 00:49 discussion: the fanfare (technically at least, in its truest incarnation with the 3rd) appears in Defying Gravity at bar 191 01:14 discussion: – the Db (C#I) fanfare is prominent throughout, in a number of keys; for example bar 20 in Bb, bar 26 in E, in its original incarnation “Elphaba’s Growing Power” at 37B/C and at other moments, A major at bar 123, triumphantly in B major at bar 147 before returning to the home key at bar 152. 01:44 discussion : The “Unlimited” theme starts bar 99 (101) 04:25 discussion: bar 119 – 124 ‘A growing power’. During this musical passage Glinda puts a cape around Elphaba, the last element to visually complete the fully formed ‘Witch’ (the hat, the broom, and finally the cape) as Elphaba calmly rises in a new imposing silhouette, with this theme underneath. 06:22: The “Unlimited” theme starts bar 99 (101) 06:38: “Something has changed…” is bar 38 06:51: “So if you care to find me…” is bar 158 08:03: “too long I’ve been afraid…” is bar 75 – 82 09:05 discussion: This is the very opening of the show. In Defying Gravity this theme comes back at bar 191 in Bb minor.

Wicked Active Learning | Official Workshops

Official workshops, including Anti-Bullying, Musical Theatre, Drama, Singing and Dance, are provided in partnership with ATG Creative Learning. "With themes of self-esteem, discrimination, and identity, Wicked delivers an enriching live theatre experience that supports both the quality of education and personal development elements of the Ofsted framework and enhances our students' level of cultural capital." Head Teacher, All Saint's School, Sheffield

Wicked Active Learning | Stephen Schwartz: Part 1 - Key Musical Themes of Wicked

Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) talks us through the key musical themes of Wicked. The song Defying Gravity is currently a set work for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music Grade 9-1 Qualification (Area of Study: 'Music for Stage and Screen'). Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and the honourary Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his commitment to serving artists and new talent. www.stephenschwartz.com

Wicked Active Learning | Workshops and School Trips

"With themes of self-esteem, discrimination, and identity, Wicked delivers an enriching live theatre experience that supports both the quality of education and personal development elements of the Ofsted framework and enhances our students' level of cultural capital." Head Teacher, All Saint's School, Sheffield Wicked Active Learning resources have been created with teachers to enhance your students' level of cultural capital and personal development, contributing ideas and resources that can support SMSC and the PSHE and Citizenship curriculum. A class or year group trip to Wicked delivers an outstanding live London theatre experience, complimented by a range of free classroom-based learning resources and activities for KS2-5, including lesson plans, theatre-maker career videos, Anti-Bullying resources, developed in partnership with the Anti-Bullying Alliance, and Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing resources, developed in partnership with Twinkl. Find out more at: https://www.wickedactivelearning.co.uk/

Wicked Active Learning | Stephen Schwartz: Part 5 - Defying Gravity II

Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) talks us through how the song Defying Gravity continues to develop character and narrative as the song progresses. The song Defying Gravity is currently a set work for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music Grade 9-1 Qualification (Area of Study: 'Music for Stage and Screen'). Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and the honourary Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his commitment to serving artists and new talent. www.stephenschwartz.com

Wicked Active Learning | Stephen Schwartz: Part 4 - Defying Gravity Establishing Mood

Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) talks us through the key musical elements of Defying Gravity and how they are used to created the mood of the song in Wicked. The song Defying Gravity is currently a set work for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music Grade 9-1 Qualification (Area of Study: 'Music for Stage and Screen'). Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and the honourary Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his commitment to serving artists and new talent. www.stephenschwartz.com

Wicked Active Learning | Stephen Schwartz: Part 8 - Defying Gravity V

Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) talks us through how the music of Defying Gravity creates a dramatic ending to Act 1 of Wicked. The song Defying Gravity is currently a set work for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music Grade 9-1 Qualification (Area of Study: 'Music for Stage and Screen'). Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and the honourary Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his commitment to serving artists and new talent. www.stephenschwartz.com

Wicked Active Learning | Stephen Schwartz: Part 6 - Defying Gravity III

Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) discusses the iconic status of Defying Gravity. The song Defying Gravity is currently a set work for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music Grade 9-1 Qualification (Area of Study: 'Music for Stage and Screen'). Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and the honourary Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his commitment to serving artists and new talent. www.stephenschwartz.com

Wicked Active Learning - Stephen Schwartz: Part 7 - Defying Gravity IV

Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) discusses how the musical elements in Defying Gravity relate to the rest of the score of Wicked. The song Defying Gravity is currently a set work for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music Grade 9-1 Qualification (Area of Study: 'Music for Stage and Screen'). Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and the honourary Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his commitment to serving artists and new talent. www.stephenschwartz.com

Wicked Active Learning | Stephen Schwartz: Part 2 - Elphaba Musical Themes

Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) talks us through the key musical themes for the character of Elphaba in Wicked. The song Defying Gravity is currently a set work for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music Grade 9-1 Qualification (Area of Study: 'Music for Stage and Screen'). Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and the honourary Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his commitment to serving artists and new talent. www.stephenschwartz.com

Wicked Active Learning | School Trip A-Level

A class or year group trip to Wicked delivers an outstanding live London theatre experience, complimented by a range of free classroom-based learning resources and activities for KS2-5, including lesson plans, theatre-maker career videos, Anti-Bullying resources, developed in partnership with the Anti-Bullying Alliance, and Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing resources, developed in partnership with Twinkl. Twice voted 'Best Theatre Production for Schools' by teachers at the annual School Travel Awards, Wicked explores themes of self-esteem, identity, prejudice, victimisation, fake news, peer pressure, ambition, and friendship. The production's distinctive stage designs, popular songs and huge cast of actors and dancers provide dynamic opportunities for evaluating live performance. The song 'Defying Gravity' is a set work for Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music. Official workshops, including Anti-Bullying, Musical Theatre, Drama, Singing and Dance, are provided in partnership with ATG Creative Learning. For more information on Wicked’s educational offering, and for free education resources and lesson plans, visit https://www.WickedActiveLearning.co.uk/

Wicked Active Learning | Stephen Schwartz: Part 3 - Glinda Key Themes and Motifs

Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) talks us through the key musical themes and motifs used for the character of Glinda in Wicked. The song Defying Gravity is currently a set work for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Music Grade 9-1 Qualification (Area of Study: 'Music for Stage and Screen'). Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and the honourary Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his commitment to serving artists and new talent. www.stephenschwartz.com

Wicked 6000th Performance | Curtain Call & Balloon Drop

Wicked UK | The Most Swankified Show In Town

Whether it's your first time or your 4th, Wicked is always the most swankified show in town! Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre! ✨ Now in its 16th year in the West End, the iconic musical has already been seen by over 10 million people in London alone and played almost 6000 performances. Winner of over 100 major international awards, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy Award and ten theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards (including three for ‘Best West End Show’), Wicked is already the 9th longest-running West End musical of all time. Experience this unforgettable musical and discover that you’ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz.

Wicked UK | Gary Wilmot as The Wizard

Gary Wilmot joins the cast of Wicked as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre! ✨ Now in its 16th year in the West End, the iconic musical has already been seen by over 10 million people in London alone and played almost 6000 performances. Winner of over 100 major international awards, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy Award and ten theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards (including three for ‘Best West End Show’), Wicked is already the 9th longest-running West End musical of all time. Experience this unforgettable musical and discover that you’ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz.

Wicked UK | Sophie-Louise Dann as Madam Morrible

Sophie-Louise Dann joins the cast of Wicked as Madam Morrible. Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre! ✨ Now in its 16th year in the West End, the iconic musical has already been seen by over 10 million people in London alone and played almost 6000 performances. Winner of over 100 major international awards, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy Award and ten theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards (including three for ‘Best West End Show’), Wicked is already the 9th longest-running West End musical of all time. Experience this unforgettable musical and discover that you’ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz.

Wicked UK | Ryan Reid as Fiyero

Ryan Reid join the cast of Wicked as Fiyero. Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre! ✨ Now in its 16th year in the West End, the iconic musical has already been seen by over 10 million people in London alone and played almost 6000 performances. Winner of over 100 major international awards, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy Award and ten theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards (including three for ‘Best West End Show’), Wicked is already the 9th longest-running West End musical of all time. Experience this unforgettable musical and discover that you’ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz.

Wicked UK | Lucie Jones as Elphaba

Lucie Jones joins the cast of Wicked as Elphaba! Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre! ✨ Now in its 16th year in the West End, the iconic musical has already been seen by over 10 million people in London alone and played almost 6000 performances. Winner of over 100 major international awards, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy Award and ten theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards (including three for ‘Best West End Show’), Wicked is already the 9th longest-running West End musical of all time. Experience this unforgettable musical and discover that you’ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz.

Wicked UK | Official Trailer 60s

Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre! ✨ Now in its 18th year in the West End, the iconic musical has already been seen by over 11 million people in London alone and played over 6500 performances. Winner of over 100 major international awards, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy Award and ten theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards (including three for ‘Best West End Show’), Wicked is already the 11th longest-running production in West End history. Experience this unforgettable musical and discover that you’ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz.

Wicked UK 2021 | Celebrating Our 15th Birthday

Time flies when you’re having fun! ✨

Wicked UK | Official Trailer

Wicked, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre! ✨ Now in its 16th year in the West End, the iconic musical has already been seen by over 10 million people in London alone and played almost 6000 performances. Winner of over 100 major international awards, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy Award and ten theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards (including three for ‘Best West End Show’), Wicked is already the 9th longest-running West End musical of all time. Experience this unforgettable musical and discover that you’ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz.

Wicked UK | Returns to London

"It's good to see me, isn't it?"