Wicked Cincinnati | Aronoff Center

In the spring, one musical will give us a glimpse on the lives of two of Oz’s famous witches and archrivals. This is ‘Wicked’, the Tony Award winning musical which follows the life and times of Glinda, the Good Witch of the North and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who initially gained notoriety in L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’, as the story’s antagonist.

At the height of its premiere, “Wicked’ was hailed by The New York Times as “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster”, and it’s easy to see why. The musical may front itself as the story of lifelong rivals, but beneath the posters and taglines is both an enchanting and dark tale about ambitions, prejudice, envy and hatred, all masked by the prevailing themes of friendship, love, courage and resilience; mystifying set designs and larger-than-life animated characters such as a humongous winged dragon and leaping and soaring monkeys; and modern-day Broadway standards like ‘Defying Gravity’, where its emotionally charged tune and lingering lyrics clearly describe what this musical is – vivid, moving, and thought provoking. It’s not just an entertaining theatrical production, it’s as relevant and timely as it can be.

As part of its ongoing national tour, ‘Wicked’ comes to Cincinnati this spring and will run at the Procter & Gamble Hall at the Aronoff Center for the Arts along Walnut Street from March 5 – 23, 2014. The performance running time is 2 hours and 45 minutes with 1 intermission.

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