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Every inch of New York is filled with music. You'll hear pop songs blasting from speakers on pedicabs, solo singing and instrumentalizing ringing through subway stations, muzak drifting out from the doors of bars and shops, and of course, live music of all genres filling up the city's many theatres and concert halls.

As but one example, the Broadway theatre [Studio 54](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/studio-54) currently hosts [*A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong...

The 'Wonderful World' Broadway cast's favorite live music venues in New York City

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If you can't get enough of hearing jazz and more at this Broadway musical, set to the songs of Louis Armstrong, here are some other concert venues to check out.

Roundabout Theatre Company has named the complete cast for its production of [*English*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24265-english-play-tickets) on Broadway, running for 66 performances only at the [Todd Haimes Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/todd-haimes-theatre). Performances begin January 3 ahead of a January 23 opening.

The cast, all of whom reprise their roles from the show's 2022 world premiere with Atlantic Theatre Company, includes Tala Ashe as Elham, Ava...

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The Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play will be presented by Roundabout Theatre Company for a limited time starting in January 2025.

It's our biggest sale of the year! New York Theatre Guide is currently offering its annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday ticket deals, with opportunities to save up to 60% on theatre and attractions in New York. The Black Friday sale launches today and runs through December 1 only.

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A ticket to a show is a great way not only to gift someone — or yourself — something they'll enjoy, but also an experience you can enjoy together. Between plays, musicals, holiday specials, and more, there's a lot of theatre in New York to...

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With the holidays rapidly approaching, now is the time to get deals on everything on your holiday shopping list, including theatre tickets. A ticket to a show is a great way not only to gift someone — and/or yourself — something they'll enjoy, but also...

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Welcome back to the Moulin Rouge! Boy George will return to the cast of [*Moulin Rouge! The Musical*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/15911-moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway-tickets) on Broadway, playing a limited engagement at the [Al Hirschfeld Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/al-hirschfeld-theatre) from March 18 to May 25, 2025.

Boy George is best known as the lead singer of Culture Club, the Grammy Award-winning '80s band known for songs like "Karma...

Boy George to return to 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' on Broadway

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The Grammy Award-winning artist will play a limited engagement in the Tony Award-winning Broadway show at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre beginning in March 2025.

It's the greatest time of year: the time when Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals let you save on everything on your must-buy list, whether it's for holiday gifts, plans for special occasions, or just for yourself. And tickets to theatre and attractions in New York are no exception. During our limited-time Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, you can save up to 60% on tickets to over 70 arts and cultural experiences in the city.

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With most of [Broadway's 41 theatres](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/broadway) packed into one square mile of Midtown Manhattan, you can leave one and be mere steps away from a dozen more containing entirely different stories. But sometimes, shows are close both in proximity and in themes, which makes for a unique kind of magic — and a great double-feature option.

Such is the case for Tony Award winner Jez Butterworth's new play [*The Hills of...

'The Hills of California' and 'Gypsy' are sister shows in more ways than one

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For one month, the new play and the Audra McDonald-led musical, both about a mother who dreams of stardom for her daughters, are playing in adjacent Broadway theatres.

The year is drawing to a close, but plenty of New York shows are opening in December before 2024 is up. The last shows of the fall season make their debuts just in time for the holiday season, when tons of visitors flood New York to see the decorations and, of course, see not only new shows, but fan favorites from the last year.

And with the holidays in full swing, December is filled with Broadway and Off-Broadway shows that celebrate the magic of the winter season. <a...

Top theatre to see in New York in December

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Discover our top picks for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows to see this month, including new shows premiering and last-chance shows closing this month.

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Read our picks for must-see Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre in December 2024, including the year's final fall Broadway productions and holiday-themed shows.

[*Redwood*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41270-redwood-on-broadway) on Broadway has named the complete cast joining [previously announced](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/idina-menzel-to-star-in-redwood-on-broadway) star [Idina Menzel](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/idina-menzel). Performances begin at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) January 24 ahead of a February 13...

'Redwood,' starring Idina Menzel, completes Broadway cast

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The new musical, which premiered at California's La Jolla Playhouse earlier this year, will come to New York in January with multiple actors returning.

Extra, extra! Lincoln Center Theater has named the full cast for the spring 2025 Broadway premiere of [*Floyd Collins*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41242-floyd-collins-on-broadway), including [Jeremy Jordan](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jeremy-jordan), Lizzy McAlpine, and more. Performances begin on March 27 ahead of an April 21 opening at the [Vivian Beaumont Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/vivian-beaumont-theater).

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Jeremy Jordan, Lizzy McAlpine to star in ‘Floyd Collins’ on Broadway

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The two-time Tony Award nominee and the singer-songwriter will lead Adam Guettel and Tina Landau’s musical, presented by Lincoln Center Theater in March 2025.

Broadway's hit musical <a href="/show/wicked"> Wicked</a> will welcome new principals next month to join current stars Rachel Tucker (Elphaba) and Jonah Platt (Fiyero) at the Gershwin Theatre.Beginning 2 February, the cast will include Carrie St. Louis (Glinda), Peter Scolari (The Wizard), Dawn E. Cantwell (Nessarose), Michael Genet (Dr. Dillamond) and Zachary Noah Piser (Boq).In addition, two-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye assumes the role of Madame Morrible from 16 February (with Kathy Fitzgerald covering the role from 2 February to 14 February).Current cast members Kara Lindsay, Arielle Jacobs, Robin De Jesus, Fred Applegate, Michele Lee and Timothy Britten Parker will all play their final performances on 31 January 2016.The principal cast of Wicked currently includes Rachel Tucker (Elphaba), Kara Lindsay (Glinda), Jonah Platt (Fiyero), Arielle Jacobs (Nessarose), Robin De Jesus (Boq), Fred Applegate (The Wizard), Michele Lee (Madame Morrible), and Timothy Britten Parker (Doctor Dillamond).The Broadway musical Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theatre on 30 October 2003, following previews from 8 October, and is currently selling tickets through to 10 July 2016.&nbsp;Wicked has music &amp; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire.Synopsis: "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, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch."The musical is directed by Joe Mantello, with choreography by James Lynn Abbott, and features scene design by Eugene Lee, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony Meola.&nbsp;Wicked is produced on Broadway by Universal Stage Productions, Marc Platt, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt, and David Stone.- by Tom MillwardJudy Kaye&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Wicked on Broadway has defied gravity at the Gershwin Theatre for nearly 20 years and counting, making history as the fourth-longest-running Broadway show of all time. Get Wicked tickets on New York Theatre Guide now and see the musical that has changed countless audiences for good.

Based on Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, the Wicked musical centers on the Wizard of Oz antagonist before she got that malicious moniker. First, she was Elphaba, a green-skinned outcast with an extraordinary talent for sorcery. She strikes up an unlikely friendship with Glinda the Good Witch at school, but it turns upside down when a meeting with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz goes awry.

The Wicked original cast recording won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, with songs including "Defying Gravity," "Popular," and "For Good." Stephen Schwartz, who's also known for musicals like Pippin and Godspell, composed the Wicked musical, and Winnie Holzman adapted Maguire's novel into the show's book.

Maguire's novel was originally supposed to be adapted into a feature film; however, after a little persuasion from Schwartz, who had read the book and developed his own theatrical interpretation, Universal agreed to co-produce the property as a stage musical. Now, a two-part Wicked film adaptation is currently in the works, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jonathan Bailey.

## When did *Wicked* open on Broadway?

After completing its pre-Broadway engagement at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in April 2003, Wicked on Broadway officially opened at the <a href="/theatres/gershwin-theatre">Gershwin Theatre</a> in October of that year and has turned countless people into musical theatre fans for good. 

Wicked went on to win three Tony Awards&nbsp;in 2004, including <a href="/stars-on-stage/idina-menzel">Idina Menzel</a> for her portrayal as Elphaba. Menzel and her co-star <a href="/stars-on-stage/kristin-chenoweth">Kristin Chenoweth</a>'s portrayal of Glinda&nbsp;elevated the pair into Broadway superstardom and remain among the most identifiable and iconic performances in recent Broadway history.

## How long is *Wicked* the musical?

*Wicked* runs 2 hours and 45 minutes with an intermission.

Catch all the wonder and spectacle of Wicked on Broadway, and see why the show has been so popular all these years. Get tickets to Wicked in New York now.

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The Tony-winning musical *Wicked* made Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth household names, and nearly 20 years later, Wicked remains a popular audience favorite. This prequel to *The Wizard of Oz* flips everything you know about good and bad witches, centering on Glinda and Elphaba's long-lost friendship. Defy gravity and learn more about *Wicked* tickets on Broadway today.

See the most swankified show in town! The *Wicked* musical has been defying gravity on Broadway for 20 years and counting — so come see why it's so popular! *Wicked* tickets are on sale now, so get great prices on *Wicked* seats in NYC on TodayTix. 

*Wicked* is a musical and Broadway sensation that looks at what happened in the Land of Oz, but from a different angle. The show's protagonist is Elphaba — a character you might know best as the Wicked Witch of the West. *Wicked* tells the story of how she got that title and how she was once roommates and best friends with Glinda the Good Witch. Ultimately, the musical also questions whether Elphaba is truly wicked at all.

With a thrilling score that includes the hits “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “For Good,” *Wicked* on Broadway has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade.” The show has gone on to perform all over the world and is Broadway's fifth-longest-running show. Time Magazine cheers *Wicked* on Broadway, too: “If every musical had the brain, heart, and courage of *Wicked*, Broadway really would be a magical place.”

## What to watch for

- *Wicked* composer Stephen Schwartz asked his daughter for help writing the lyrics to “For Good.” He asked her what she would say if she could never see her best friend again, and the song’s lyrics are a version of what his daughter told him.
- The Wicked Witch of the West, also known as Elphaba, gets her name in the musical from combining the phonetic sounds of *The Wizard of Oz* novelist L. Frank Baum's initials: L.F.B.
- Did you know that Elphaba flies in *Wicked*? When Elphaba soars above the skies at the end of Act 1, she’s not on a wire. The actress stands on a small platform, and when it rises, it looks like her dress is expanding infinitely.
- Listen carefully to the first few notes of what Stephen Schwartz calls the “Unlimited Theme” — it appears in “The Wizard and I” and “For Good.” The first seven notes as Elphaba sings “I’m limited…” are the same as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from *The Wizard of Oz*.
- *Wicked* is based most directly on the 1995 book *Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West*. The musical is also set to be adapted into a film starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda!

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How did the Wicked Witch of the West become wicked? This *Wizard of Oz* prequel musical explores her and Glinda the Good Witch's untold origin stories. Hear now-classic showtunes like "Defying Gravity" at Broadway's fourth-longest-running show.

There have been moments in the history of musical theater when, like a twister, the sheer talent and whirling spectacle of a production have flattened any negative criticism that stood to get in its way. Take October, 2003 for example. That was the month that <a href="/show/wicked">Wicked </a>opened in New York to generally dour reviews. But since then, more than 8.8 million people have found the heart, nerve and wisdom to pay a visit, resulting in the happy scene of a Broadway house filled with as many teens as adults, and making a tale, born from a 115-year-old children's novel, one of the top five highest grossing shows of all time.The latest incarnation of this impeccably oiled entertainment machine finds a new gear courtesy of a British import. Reprising the role she played on the West End for three years, Rachel Tucker steps in as the green-skinned Elphaba, a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West, and nearly blows the roof off the massive Gershwin Theatre with her opening number, "The Wizard and I." As the song reaches its climax, Tucker raises her arms, not especially high, but in a crooked witchly fashion, showing off the kind of smart physicality she brings throughout the evening. Opposite her, as Glinda the Good, Kara Lindsay aces the delicate assignment of being both ditzy blonde and sensitive friend while showing off her clear soprano and great comic chops.Among the show's many happy surprises, Michele Lee turns up, in fine form, as the scheming Madame Morrible, and Arielle Jacobs charms us from a wheelchair as Nessarose, until that unfortunate incident with a falling house. James Lynn Abbott's best moment of choreography comes not from any of the numerous, raucous ensemble pieces, but from a beautifully rendered bit of quiet ballet that arrives unexpectedly during the energetic "Dancing Through Life." And Stephen Schwartz's classic score provides a wonderful playground for the cast to swing upon, while reminding us of this composer's important history. Close your eyes and hear strains of Pippin in "As Long as You're Mine." Find the hint of Godspell playfulness in the staccato beats of "What is this Feeling."The Wikipedia plot summary for Wicked is over 2100 words long, which speaks not only to the show's dedicated fan base, but to the fact that this is a musical with a lot going on. It's a romantic comedy with strong political undertones, an animal rights treatise with a talking goat and flying monkeys, a parable on the pitfalls of getting what you want, a warning on the limits of friendship, and an homage to a classic film. In the realm of mythology, green-hued creatures have never had a simple time of it (see Shrek, Hulk, et al.), and rare is the story, let alone the musical, that is centered on two women who are unrelated, yet have a complex emotional attachment, while still remaining starkly unique individuals. But Eugene Lee's epic scenic design provides the framework to tie everything together. The show is completely set within the machinations of a huge clock, the Clock of the Time Dragon to be precise. And whether or not you are up on your Oz lore, this seems, at first, incongruous with the magical proceedings on stage. Why is Glinda's bubble-mobile so pendulum like? But then the metaphor becomes clearer. "I would do anything to turn back the clock," laments Elphaba, and later she demands, "Wait just a clock tick!" Once a spell is cast, it cannot be undone. Life moves forward, and Wicked reveals itself to be, more than anything else, a cautionary tale about learning to live with one's choices.(Photo by Joan Marcus)<hr />"'Wicked' does not, alas, speak hopefully for the future of the Broadway musical." Ben Brantley for New York Times"It's such a 'Wicked' waste of talent." Howard Kissel for New York Daily News"The most complete, and completely satisfying, new musical I've come across in a long time." Elysa Gardner for USA Today"Overproduced, overblown, confusingly dark and laboriously ambitious jumble." Linda Winer for Newsday"Far too arch and sophisticated for children...lacks... sophistication and wit that would make it palatable for adults." Frank Scheck for Hollywood Reporter"The best thing about 'Wicked' is its stars, whose talents cast a powerful spell." Roma Torre for NY1"Lavish, ambitious and problematic." Michael Kuchwara for Associated Press<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/arts/theater/31WICK.html" target="Top">New York Times</a> - <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/2003-10-30-wicked_x.htm" target="Top">USA Today</a> - <a href="http://www.ny1.com/ny/Living/SubTopic/index.html?topicintid=4&amp;subtopicintid=14&amp;contentintid=34381" target="Top">NY1</a>

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The Gershwin Theatre is a breathtakingly stunning Broadway theater located in the heart of New York City. Named in honor of renowned composer George Gershwin and his brother lyricist Ira Gershwin, it was opened in 1972 and currently remains the largest Broadway theater with a capacity of around 1933 seats. Designed by set designer Ralph Alswang, the architectural aesthetics of the theater are a delightful blend of Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. Over the years, it has hosted some of the most iconic and award-winning Broadway shows including 'Show Boat', 'Sweeney Todd', and its longest running show, the 'Wicked' that has been playing since 2003. The interior is beautifully adorned with ornate details and offers modern technological features promising a remarkable theatrical experience. In addition to its captivating beauty and grandeur, the theater is also known for exceptional acoustics which enhances the enjoyment of each performance. 

**How to get to the venue**

The Gershwin Theatre is readily accessible by public transport with the closest subway stations being 50th Street on the 1 line and 50th Street on the C and E lines. Several bus lines also serve the area. If you prefer to drive, there are multiple paid parking lots in proximity to the theater. It is situated at 222 W. 51st St., perfectly positioned between Broadway and 8th Ave.

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Built on the site of the historic Capitol Theatre by Harold and Percy Uris, and designed by Ralph Alswang, the Gershwin Theatre opened on November 28, 1972 as the Uris Theatre.

The premiere production was the musical *Via Galactica*, starring Raul Julia. The Gershwin has served as a traditional theatre for the majority of its existence, though the venue was a concert hall from 1974 to 1976.

The theatre was renamed to honor composer and lyricist duo George and Ira Gershwin during the 37th Tony Awards on June 5, 1983. The Gershwin has the largest seating capacity on Broadway at 1,933 seats, and it houses the American Theatre Hall of Fame in its lobby.

## How to get to the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway

The Gershwin Theatre is closest to the 50th Street subway stops on the C, E, and 1 lines. The theatre is also equidistant from the 7th Ave/W 50th St. and 8th Ave/W 50th St. bus stops on the M50 line.

## Restaurants near the Gershwin Theatre

Popular restaurants near the Gershwin Theatre include Junior's (American), Saar (Indian), Lillie's Victorian Establishment (British/pub food), and The Blue Dog (American). Across Broadway is Ellen's Stardust Diner, a New York institution famous for its singing waitstaff.

[Learn more about popular pre- and post-show restaurants in the Theatre District.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/where-to-eat-before-and-after-a-broadway-show)

## Where is *Wicked* on Broadway playing?

*Wicked* on Broadway plays the Gershwin Theatre at 222 West 51st St. The musical has played there since its opening in 2003, and *Wicked* has since become the fifth longest running Broadway show of all time.

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Step into the enchanting world of the Gershwin Theatre, home to the iconic musical Wicked. Secure your tickets today for a spellbinding Broadway experience.

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The Gershwin Theatre, the largest Broadway venue, in New York City is known for its stunning aesthetics, exceptional acoustics, and iconic performances.

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