http://www.wickedthemusical.com/ Life in Oz from wickedthemusical.com en-us GMT GMT http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles/rss CakePHP webmaster@wickedthemusical.com webmaster@wickedthemusical.com http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles Eight years ago, Jackie Burns sat in the second row of the Gershwin Theatre and watched Idina Menzel play Elphaba in Wicked, and now she’s living her dream playing the green girl herself. “She’s helped me be strong in my own convictions,” Burns said of her iron-willed character. “She’s been an outcast her whole life and she’s dealt with it, and come out to be this beautiful person who isn’t jaded.” The physical transformation, it turns out, takes a little more getting used to. “At first it’s not very beautiful, I won’t lie to you,” Burns laughs. “When your whole face is green and your features aren’t drawn on yet, so you look like a turtle really. But then one the make up is on it’s beautiful.” Click on below to witness Burns’ transformation into this Broadway force of nature. 2012-05-02 2012-05-02 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles There's a little extra magic in the air in the Theater District as Wicked welcomes two new leading ladies to its Broadway cast. Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz have just stepped into the roles of green misfit Elphaba and the perky, popular Glinda (respectively). 2011-09-30 2011-09-30 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles As Elphaba, Wicked's high-flying and even higher-belting-leading lady, Teal Wicks has had Broadway audiences under her spell since joining the cast of the musical juggernaut earlier this year. 2011-08-31 2011-08-31 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles It's just another night at work for Richard H. Blake when he sings "Dancing Through Life" on the Gershwin Theatre stage. 2011-08-15 2011-08-15 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles Jay Manuel from "America's Next Top Model" gets a WICKED backstage tour with Broadway's Elphaba, Teal Wicks. Check out the video at MTV.com 2011-03-15 2011-03-15 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles WICKED and BullyBust hosted our first anti-bullying workshop on March 9th, including WICKED actors and the winners of the "Defying Gravity" essay contest. Check out the video featured on NBC News at 6 at and Today in New York. 2011-03-15 2011-03-15 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles Check out the latest blog post from the National tour's own Stefanie Brown (Nessarose): one Ozsome Blog! 2011-03-02 2011-03-02 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles Congratulotions to Ammie Jergenson who is BullyBust's Grand Prize winner of the "Defying Gravity" essay contest. Watch her local news feature to hear her story. 2011-02-04 2011-02-04 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles Wicked's Latest Madame Morrible Talks Elphaba Casting and Her New BFF Glinda 2010-12-10 2010-12-10 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles WICKED alum and Behind The Emerald Curtain co-creator, Sean McCourt, shares what goes on behind the scenes in his Behind the Emerald Curtain blog. 2010-10-13 2010-10-13 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles Actors Tell of Early Meetings With Their Idols 2010-09-01 2010-09-01 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles 'WICKED': Truly magical even after seven years on Broadway 2010-08-27 2010-08-27 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles WICKED cast members enjoy a homecoming. 2010-08-27 2010-08-27 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles The writers and editors of EW have carefully curated a list of the 100 greatest characters in pop-culture over the last 20 years. 2010-06-01 2010-06-01 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles Wicked wins for favorite long running broadway show and Mandy Gonzalez for favorite female replacement in Broadway.com's 11th Annual Audience Awards. 2010-05-24 2010-05-24 http://www.wickedthemusical.com/news_articles