The return of Wicked!

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2005, 2007 and 2009, WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, will return for a fourth engagement at the Buell Theatre April 11-May 20. 

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 “thirtysomething”), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony® Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony® Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…).

Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® and three Tony® Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz.  It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.

“I am very pleased to have WICKED back in Denver and am proud that we are the first market to present the show for the fourth time,” said Denver Center for the Performing Arts President and DCA Executive Director, Randy Weeks. “The WICKED team diligently works to maintain the quality of WICKED; frequent rehearsals, attention to a loose button or introducing new technologies as they become available.  Hopefully I will be around for the tenth return.”

Tickets for the return engagement are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100. 

Denver Center Attractions 2012 very attractive indeed

Single tickets for all shows in the Denver Center Attractions 2012 season will go on sale Sunday, December 4 at 10am.  The 2012 season features hits straight from Broadway—including the 2010 Best Musical Tony Award winner MEMPHIS, the 2010 Best Musical Revival Tony Award winner LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and the return of WICKED. 

Shows include:

Bring It On The Musical                                                        

Lord of the Dance*                                                      

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change                         

Green Day’s American Idiot*                                                                     

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast*                                                                   

Ring of Fire                                                                                                     

Bill Cosby*                                                                                                        

Wicked                                                                                               

The Addams Family                                                     

Jersey Boys*                                                                     

La Cage Aux Folles                                                         

STOMP*                                                                                                      

Memphis  

For more information on these shows, check out www.denvercenter.org. 

In the Heights coming to Denver's Buell Theatre

'In the Heights,' winner of four 2008 Tony Awards and the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to the Buell Theatre in Denver from April 28 to May 9.

'In the Heights'tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.

Single tickets go on sale Sunday, March 14 at www.denvercenter.org.

DCA adds Blue Man Group and Cirque Dreams to 2010 line up

Due to unavoidable logistical issues, DCA has had to cancel the Denver engagement of '101 Dalmatians'. On both the full and family series subscriptions, that show slot will be filled by Blue Man Group which will visit the Buell Theatre December 7-19, 2010.

Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment.

Additionally, DCA has booked a one-week engagement of Cirque Dreams 'Illumination'to play the Ellie Caulkins Opera House March 31-April 4. 'Illumination' is an added attraction and not included on the 2010 subscription packages.