Tag: Wicked
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On This Day in TV and Theater History: 22 Years Ago, ‘Wicked’ Defies Gravity with a Spellbinding Broadway Debut
Twenty-two years ago today, the emerald curtains of the Gershwin Theatre parted to reveal a revolutionary retelling of a beloved classic. Stephen Schwartz’s musical Wicked, based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, premiered on Broadway, forever altering the landscape of musical theater. Directed by…