Tuesday 19 August 2014

Wicked returns: Dueling witches at heart of hottest musical of the 21st century

The wicked musical start to fly around the world’s stages ten years earlier and even today the writer Winnie Holzman is in the awe of the magic she formed. Ever since the debut of this musical in the year 2003, it continues to cast spell over its audiences across the world with its extraordinary story plot and amazing performances by the artists. The wicked musical has broken Broadway box office records for as long as nine years continuously. Wicked has received a large number of awards for its awe inspiring story and has been successful in winning the hearts of millions across the planet.
The playwright ‘Holzman’ is of the opinion that she is very thrilled knowing the fact that her show is watched widely across the planet. Holzman received a Tony Award nomination as well as a Drama Desk Award for excellent scriptwriting. The main idea of Wicked musical came out when Stephen Schwartz read the Gregory Maguire’s top selling book ‘Wicked’ and though there was a musical in it. Stephen thought that Winiie Holzman was the right person to write the musical, since that time, she was popular due to her work on TV shows which include ‘Once and Again’ and ‘Thirtysomething’.

When she was asked to write a musical inspired by this novel, Holzman agreed straightaway saying she never heard of the book however after reading the book, she was heavily intimidated and started writing a musical for it. Holzman is of the opinion that as soon as she started to write, she thought of it as a brilliant idea. Soon the masterpiece came out and got enormous appreciation from the audiences. The sale of wicked musical tickets is exceptionally high today and if you also want to witness this ‘not to be missed’ musical, you should get yourself tickets online in advance.