Wicked Hitting the TPAC

Tennessee’s Performing Arts Center is beginning its 2009-2010 Broadway season with “Wicked.” The show, no matter what city its in or getting ready to hit, finds fans with serious enthusiasm. In Nashville, travelers were easy to spot Thom Widmanns’ emerald toned luggage tags. ”In airports, getting in the taxi, it’s always ‘Have you seen it?’ ‘Are you in it?’ Everyone wants to start the conversation,” says Widmann, the international show’s New York-based production supervisor. No matter whether the party questioning him has seen it or not, there is some serious excitement with everything they ask. ”There’s this anticipation,” he says. “A very high bar has been set. And it’s been very fun to be a part of that.” Now the show hits Nashville’s Tennesse Performing Arts Center until Wednesday, September 20th and is taking over the city - with 14 trucks of rigging, scenery, costumes and more, a complete cast of 33, a crew of 18, a band of 6, a physical therapist, three stage managers and local professionals. ”We still have to pinch ourselves, how happy we are that Wicked is coming,” says Kathleen O’Brien, TPAC’s president and CEO. “We’re not immune to that, either.” The show is bound to be a hit when it comes to the stage this week, so don’t miss it with Wicked tickets today.

Posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2009

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