PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
#0 PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:04pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BROADWAY'S BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER WILL RETURN TO PHILADELPHIA'S ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN JULY, 2007
TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 9!
Philadelphia, PA, April 3, 2006, “ WICKED", the smash-hit musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (My So Called Life, Once And Again and Thirty Something), based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, will fly back to Philadelphia at the Academy of Music on July 25, 2007 through August 19, 2007. Tickets for the encore presentation go on sale this Sunday, April 9 at 9:00 am. WICKED is part of the 2006-07 Kimmel Center Presents Broadway at the Academy theater season.
WICKED"s current Philadelphia engagement (March 22- April 9) has set box office records for three consecutive weeks as the highest-grossing touring show.
Ticket prices range from $30 to $90. A limited number of Premium seats are available for $138. Performances include: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm; Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm; and Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm. Matinee performances are Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 1:00 pm, and a weekday matinee on Thursday, July 26 at 2:00 pm.
Tickets can be purchased beginning April 9 by calling 215-731-3333, online at www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway, (phone & website open at 9 am) at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Sts. (open daily 10 am to 6 pm and later on performance evenings) or the Academy of Music box office, Broad & Locust Sts., on performance afternoons and evenings only. Groups of 20 or more will receive discounts for select performances by calling 215-790-5883.
Subscribers to the 2006/2007 Season will have seats for the return engagement of WICKED held for them for a limited time and may choose to have WICKED added to their four-show subscription package. For subscription packages, call 215-893-1955.
Philadelphia loves WICKED! said Kimmel Center Vice President of Theatrical Presentations Jordan Fiksenbaum. Our audiences embraced the Academy of Music premiere with excitement, enthusiasm, and a sold-out run. We are thrilled to bring WICKED back and offer the residents of the metropolitan area another chance to see this phenomenal musical. Casting for the forthcoming national tour stop will be announced at a later date.
Subscription packages are on sale now by calling 215-893-1955 or visiting www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway. Groups of 20 or more call 215-790-5883.
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Updated On: 4/3/06 at 02:04 PM
#1re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:06pmThat is just AWESOME.
"The tick BOOM tick BOOM is so loud I can't hear the rain on the grass. I can't hear the wind. I'm about to scream. But I realize I'm not alone."
#2re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:08pmThat is just CRAZY...tickets are going on sale over a year in advance??? I wonder if it will sell out quickly...
#3re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:09pm
It will be back in Denver in June of 2007. Our tickets went onsale in Nov. and it is sold out. However, they are holding back tickets for subscribers.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
Updated On: 4/3/06 at 02:09 PM
OasisBroadway
Leading Actor Joined: 9/28/05
#4re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:14pmWhoa! Over a year in advance. That is insane. Especially since Philadelphia is less than 2 hours from NYC. If anyone wants to see it that bad, they could just hop on a train and see it there.
#6re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:21pmI wonder who will be in the cast by that point.
bare_nakedlady
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#7re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:23pm
How many seats does the Kimmel Center have? I just posted in another thread that Detroit still has wicked tickets available, So if Denver is sold out come on over! 
Our venue is 4404 seats. What's the biggest Wicked has played????
"It's like children's theatre for 40-year old gay people!" - XANADU THE MUSICAL
Harmondo21
Understudy Joined: 3/27/06
#8re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:24pmIt's coming back to Dallas in May of 07 and tickets have been on sale for months already.
WickedlyPerfect
Featured Actor Joined: 11/5/05
#9re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:27pmas much as I love the fact that the tour is revisiting the same big places, why can't the go to new stops? I know that the large theater near my home hasn't seen it yet and we usually get large shows all the time. It just kinda seems unfair, but that's the way money works
What good is a life,
With no one to share,
The light of the moon,
The honor of a swear?
OasisBroadway
Leading Actor Joined: 9/28/05
#10re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:34pmThe show is at the Academy of Music, not the Kimmel Center. The Kimmel Center operates the Academy of Music though, that is why they usually mention it with regard to anything going on at The Academy. In any event, the Academy of Music holds about 2,900.
FeelingElectric
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/05
#11re: PR: WICKED Returns to Philly in 2007
Posted: 4/3/06 at 4:14pmThis does seem a little crazy. Wicked is coming to Baltimore in Jan-Feb of 07, and tickets are not even on sale here yet(Except for subscriptions). I will have to get tickets for July '07 before I even get other dates for that run!
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"Unwritten" Natasha Bedingfield
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