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Dianne Pilkington to star in The 39 Steps

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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Dianne Pilkington will be joining the new cast of The 39 Steps at Criterion Theatre from 26th of April 2010, currently performing as Glinda in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Dianne Pilkington (born June 7, 1975) is an English actress. She trained at the Guildford School of Acting in England, and since then has made [...]

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WICKED Young Writers’ Award

Monday, February 22, 2010

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The smash hit West End musical WICKED launches a new educational award today (Monday 22 February 2010) to recognise excellence in writing, encourage creativity and help develop writing talent in young people nationwide. Spearheaded by bestselling author and former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo, the WICKED Young Writers’ Award is the first of its kind to seek entries [...]

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The Hit Musical ‘Wicked’ has extended its London run until 30 April 2011

Saturday, February 6, 2010

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Smash Hit Musical WICKED has announced the launch of its ninth new booking period, with all performances until Saturday 30 April 2011 now on sale. They have also announced a series of extra matinee performances on the following dates: 18 February, 28 October, 20 December, 22 December, 23 December, 24 December, 28 December, 29 December and [...]

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Lee Mead will be new ‘FIYERO’ in Wicked from 10 May 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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The Smash-hit musical WICKED has announced that Lee Mead is to play Fiyero at the Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday 10 May 2010. Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire that re-imagined the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, WICKED tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely [...]

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Rachel Tucker will be new Elphaba in hit musical Wicked

Friday, January 15, 2010

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Former We Will Rock You star Rachel Tucker who was born in Belfast, is a Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show series I’d Do Anything is confirmed to take on the role of the Elphaba in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria theatre. Wicked is Based on the [...]

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Wicked The Musical Press Reviews

Friday, January 1, 2010

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“…This is a truly eccentric affair but it comes to us laden with Broadway awards. To judge from the way the first-night audience was cheering as at a rock concert from the outset, I suspect it may, like The Lion King, prove triumphant over here for its sheer spectacle… The book by Winnie Holzman, and [...]

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Wicked the Musical Welcomed its 2 Millionth Theatregoer, Louisa Robb From Newark

Thursday, May 14, 2009

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Louisa, with boyfriend Craig Robinson, was surprised by the WICKED producers with an upgrade to the best seats in the house and VIP treatment for the evening. WICKED opened at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre in September 2006 and celebrated its 1000th performance on Saturday 14 February 2009. As it heads towards its 3rd birthday and [...]

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Wicked Announces New Cast From 11th May 2009

Friday, April 17, 2009

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The smash hit musical WICKED, which recently celebrated its 1000th performance, is pleased to welcome Sam Kelly as The Wizard and Natalie Anderson as Nessarose from Monday 11 May 2009. The production also welcomes back Alexia Khadime as Elphaba. Since the early seventies, Sam Kelly has been one of the UK’s best-loved and most popular [...]

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Kerry Ellis to Sign Wicked in Rock CD at Dress Circle

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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WICKED star Kerry Ellis will be signing copies of her amazing ‘WICKED IN ROCK’ CD at Dress Circle in Covent Garden on Saturday 29 November from 2.30pm-4.00pm. Currently starring as Elphaba on Broadway, Kerry Ellis returns to play her award-winning role at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday 1 December 2008. Acknowledged as “the West [...]

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Wicked Celebrates 2nd Birthday!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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(WickedTheMusical.co.uk) The cast and company of WICKED, the record-breaking hit musical at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, celebrated its second birthday on Saturday 27 September with a post-show champagne party. Acknowledged as “the West End’s most successful musical” (The Independent on Sunday), WICKED has already been seen by over 1.6 million people since its London premiere [...]

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