WICKED
FLIES BACK TO SUNDERLAND
Wicked
Sunderland Empire
Tuesday
4th – Saturday 29th September 2018
Wicked,
the West
End
and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the
Witches of Oz, is delighted to confirm that its spectacular, multi
record-breaking and critically acclaimed touring production will return to the
Sunderland Empire in 2018. One of the most successful productions in the
venue’s history, Wicked was previously seen by over 56,000 people during its
celebrated engagement in March/April 2015.
Wicked
returns for four weeks only from Tuesday 4 to Saturday
29 September 2018 and tickets go on sale on Wednesday
1 February 2017.
Executive
Producer Michael McCabe said: “We were overwhelmed by the incredible response
from audiences and critics alike when we first brought Wicked to the Sunderland
Empire in 2015 for our North East England premiere, and it is extraordinary to
think that almost 60,000 came and saw us. Ben Phillips and his great team at
the Sunderland Empire showed such tremendous enthusiasm and support, and we’re
all really delighted to return to this magnificent venue.”
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Photo by
Matt Crockett features
Carly
Anderson and Jacqueline Hughes
from current
tour cast.
2018 cast to
be announced.
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Sunderland
Empire General Manager Ben Phillips said: “We are delighted that the
spectacular multi-award winning production of Wicked will fly back to our
magnificent theatre in 2018. The North East debut in 2015 left audiences
spellbound with nearly 60,000 experiencing this global phenomenon over a 4 week
engagement and we relish the opportunity to host this magnificent production
once again.”
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Photo by
Matt Crockett features
Carly
Anderson
from current
tour cast.
2018 cast to
be announced.
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Acclaimed
as “one of the greatest musicals of our time” (Daily Mail), “a magical mystery
tour through the fantasyland of Oz” (London Evening Standard) and “one of the
West End’s true modern classics” (Metro), Wicked tells the incredible untold
story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students and
their extraordinary adventures in Oz, which will ultimately see them fulfil
their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. Based on
the acclaimed, best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire that ingeniously
re-imagines the stories and characters originally created by L. Frank Baum in
‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked has become a global phenomenon featuring
astounding technical wizardry, stunning costumes and show-stopping songs by
three-time Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz.
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Photo by
Matt Crockett features
Carly
Anderson and Jacqueline Hughes
from current
tour cast.
2018 cast to
be announced.
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This
spectacular production of Wicked played a fifteen-city tour of the UK & Ireland from September 2013 -
July 2015, winning five-star rave reviews at every venue. It resumed touring in
July 2016 to embark on a major international tour including engagements in Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai and Beijing, before a much
anticipated return to the UK & Ireland in 2018.
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Photo by
Matt Crockett features
Carly
Anderson and Jacqueline Hughes
from current
tour cast.
2018 cast to
be announced.
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Wicked
is already the 17th longest running show in West End theatre history and
recently celebrated a decade of performances at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it continues an
open-ended run. Around the world, WICKED has now been seen by over 50 million
people in 15 countries, and won over 100 major awards.
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Photo by
Matt Crockett features
Carly
Anderson and Jacqueline Hughes
from current
tour cast.
2018 cast to
be announced.
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Wicked
has music and lyrics by multi Grammy and Academy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz
(Godspell and Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted)
and is based on the acclaimed novel ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked
Witch of the West’ by Gregory Maguire and adapted for the stage by Winnie
Holzman. Musical staging is by Tony Award-winner Wayne Cilento and the
production is directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello.
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Photo by
Matt Crockett features
Carly
Anderson and Jacqueline Hughes
from current
tour cast.
2018 cast to
be announced.
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Wicked
is produced around the world by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The
Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. Executive Producer (UK/International
Tour) Michael McCabe.
Casting
for the 2018 UK & Ireland Tour is to be announced.
WICKED
IN NUMBERS
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Photo by
Matt Crockett features
Carly
Anderson and Jacqueline Hughes
from current
tour cast.
2018 cast to
be announced.
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• WICKED was seen by over 56,000 people in
its first visit to the Sunderland Empire in 2015.
• By the time this acclaimed production of
WICKED returns to Sunderland it will have travelled almost 12 thousand miles
(by road, sea and air) since its debut in Manchester on 12
September 2013.
• Almost 1.5 million theatregoers have seen
this production to date.
• This “ultimate Broadway experience” (The
Northern Echo) features 350 stunning costumes, 140 wigs, 244 pairs of shoes,
110 hats, 125 pairs of gloves and 30 prosthetic masks.
• It takes 100 people, both on-stage and
behind the scenes, to delivery every single performance of this gigantic
touring production that has been acclaimed as “every bit the West End show” (The Public
Reviews).
WICKED
AROUND THE WORLD
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Photo by
Matt Crockett features
Carly
Anderson and Jacqueline Hughes
from current
tour cast.
2018 cast to
be announced.
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• WICKED has been seen by over 50 million
people across over 100 cities in 15 countries.
• WICKED is already the 17th longest
running show in London theatre history and now
one of the top five longest running musicals currently playing in the West End.
• WICKED recently celebrated its 10th
Anniversary in the West End, and has played over 4000 performances at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it continues an
open-ended run.
• WICKED has won over 100 major awards
including 3 Tony Awards, 6 Drama Desk Awards, 2 Olivier Audience Awards, 9
WhatsOnStage Awards, an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Grammy Award.
• WICKED was also recently named as the
‘Best Theatre Production for Schools’ at the School Travel Awards.
On The Web:
Official
website: www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk
Twitter:
@WickedUK
Facebook:
/WickedUK
Instagram:
@WickedUK
Tickets and On sale dates
ATG Theatre Card: 10am, 25
January 2017
Groups:
10am, 30 January 2017
General
sale: 10am, 1
February 2017
Tickets
available in person at the Box Office on High Street West, from the Ticket Centre
on 0844 871 3022* or online at www.ATGtickets.com/Sunderland*
*Calls
cost 7p per minute plus your plus your phone company's access charge. Booking
and transaction fees may apply.
Group
Bookings: 08448717655
Calls
cost 7p per minute, plus your phone company's access charge.
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