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. “The return of WICKED to Segerstrom Center for the Arts has generated a great deal of excitement,” said Terrence W. Dwyer, president of Segerstrom Center for the Arts. “The broad appeal of this beloved Broadway musical attracts a tremendously enthusiastic audience. We look forward to welcoming returning fans and first time attendees to the Center to enjoy this remarkable production.” Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One – born with emerald-green skin – is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other – is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
The WICKED company stars Dee Roscioli as Elphaba, Patti Murin as Glinda, Kim Zimmer as Madame
Morrible and Tom McGowan as The Wizard.
The company also features Justin Brill (Boq), Clifton Davis (Dr. Dillamond), Cliffton Hall (Fiyero),
Demaree Hill (Nessarose) and Laurel Harris (Standby for Elphaba) with Dina Bennett, Lauren Boyd,
Kyle Brown, Antonette Cohen, Rick Desloge, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald, Napoleon W. Gladney,
Brenda Hamilton, Courtney Iventosch, Trevor Ryan Krahl, Philip Dean Lightstone, Marissa Lupp,
Michael Mahany, Jonathan McGill, Kevin McMahon, Cassie Okenka, Shayla Osborn, Christopher
Russo, Adea Michelle Sessoms, Sarah Schenkkan, Pamela Shandrow, Ben Susak, Shanna
VanDerwerker and Mikey Winslow.
Dee Roscioli (Elphaba) is thrilled to return to the first National Tour of WICKED. Roscioli played the role
of Elphaba on Broadway after closing the record-breaking Chicago production and performing the role in
cities across the US. She holds the distinction of having played Elphaba in more performances than any
other actress. Her cabaret, Decidedly Dee, sold out in New York and Chicago. Additional NY credits
include The 24-Hour Musicals, Murder Ballad (Workshops at NYS&F and MTC), Dedalus Lounge (Interart Theater Annex) and Therapy Rocks (NYMF). National Tour: Cats (Grizabella).
Patti Murin (Glinda) is absolutely thrilled to travel all over the country by bubble! She was last seen in
NYC playing the title role in the critically acclaimed Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones. Other favorite
credits: Xanadu on Broadway (Euterpe/Kira u/s), the title roles in Jane Austen’s Emma (Old Globe
Theatre) and The Little Mermaid (The MUNY) and Roxie in Chicago (The MUNY). TV: “Royal Pains.”
Recordings: Lysistrata Jones, Next Thing You Know.
Kim Zimmer (Madame Morrible) is best known as Reva Shayne on “Guiding Light” where she received
four Lead Actress Emmy Awards along with 11 nominations. Her regional and off-Broadway credits
include Four Dogs And A Bone; Love, Loss, And What I Wore; Blood Brothers; Gypsy; Sunset Boulevard;
Dirty Blonde; Curtains and Shirley Valentine to name a few. TV credits include “Seinfeld,” “Designing
Women,” “Models, Inc.” and “MacGyver.” Zimmer’s experience in daytime TV spans 32 years and her
best-selling memoir I’m Just Sayin! is now available in paperback.
Tom McGowan (The Wizard). After recently playing The Wizard on Broadway, McGowan is thrilled to be
joining his fourth WICKED company. Broadway: Chicago, Ivanov, La Bete (Tony nominated, Drama Desk
nominated). Off-Broadway: The Food Chain (Obie Award), Winter’s Tale, Coriolanus. Television: Kenny,
the station manager, on “Frasier”; Bernie on “Everybody Loves Raymond”; “Desperate Housewives”;
“Boston Legal”; “CSI”; “Hot in Cleveland”; “Brothers & Sisters”; “ER”; “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Film: The
Birdcage, Heavyweights, Ghost World, Bad Santa, As Good as it Gets, Bean, Family Man, 12 and Holding, Mrs. Parker, Sleepless in Seattle. Regional: Williamstown, Old Globe, La Jolla, Geffen, Yale Rep, Bay Street.
WICKED has “cast quite a spell” (Washington Post) throughout North America, breaking box office records in every city that it has played, including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Boston to name a few.
WICKED has been declared “A Cultural Phenomenon” by Variety and “The Best Musical of the Decade” by Entertainment Weekly. There are currently seven productions worldwide: New York, London, Holland, Japan, Australia/New Zealand, and two concurrent North American Tours. Globally, WICKED has amassed nearly $2.9 billion in ticket sales and has been seen by 36 million people worldwide in its nine year history.
The Grammy Award-winning cast recording available on Decca Broadway. For more information about WICKED visit: www.wickedthemusical.com.
Cox Media is the Media Partner of the Broadway and Curtain Call Series. Acura is the Official Automotive Sponsor of the Center.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is unique as both an acclaimed arts institution and as a multi-disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages, offering unsurpassed experiences, and engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring programs.
Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center traces its roots back to the late 1960s when a dedicated group of community leaders decided Orange County should have its own world-class performing arts venue.
As Orange County’s largest non-profit arts organization, Segerstrom Center for the Arts owns and operates the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall and intimate 250-seat Founders Hall, which opened in 1986, and the 2,000-seat Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, which opened in 2006 and also houses the 500-seat Samueli Theater, the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge Education Center’s studio performance space and Boeing Education Lab. A spacious arts plaza anchors Segerstrom Center for the Arts and is home to numerous free performances throughout the year as part of Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ ongoing Free for All series.
The Center presents a broad range of programming each season for audiences of all ages from throughout Orange County and beyond, including international ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family-friendly programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on the plaza and many other special events. It offers many education programs designed to inspire young people through the arts. These programs reach hundreds of thousands of students of all ages with vital arts-in-education programs, enhancing their studies and enriching their lives well into the future.
In addition to the presenting and producing institution Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the 14-acre campus also embraces the facilities of two independent acclaimed organizations: Tony® Award-winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of the Orange County Museum of Art.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is also proud to serve as the artistic home to three of the region’s major performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and the Pacific Chorale, who contribute greatly to the artistic life of the region with annual seasons at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
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