Rolling into Norfolk This Wednesday

The Broadway musical Wicked opens its doors Wednesday at teh Chrysler Hall, running for three weeks. The top Broadway national tour in the nation will hopefully see a growth spurt in the theatre’s ticket sales as the play has been selling out across the nation. “It’s a phenomenal economic impact. We estimate about $4.5 million, which ranks up there with Lion King about four years ago and a little bit before that was Phantom,” Steve Harper tells the WVEC.com, the assistant director of the arts and entertainment for the CIty of Norfolk. “It does everything. I mean, our waiters and our waitresses rely on tips. (It) creates a lot of money for Granby Street. THey pump it right back into the street when they get off work. They pump it into the mall. I mean, it’s a good thing for the city and we need something like that right now,” 456 Fish manager Johnny Mallozzi commented. The city’s restaurants, major promoters and more are all highlighting their greatest assests when the show rolls into town, so make sure that you’re the first one there before it closes with a pair of Wicked tickets today!

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