Wicked Venturing to Nashville

Former Wicked star Julie Reiber, who played the green witch Elphaba in the Broadway performance, is taking on a new role this season as a solo act at New World Stages next month. The actress will present her cabaret acts, “Colors of the Rainbow,” on October 4th reports PlayBill.com, and will feature of mix of pop and Broadway tunes along with “In the Heights’” Zach Dietz. The show times are 12:30pm, 2pm and 3:30. Reiber has been performing on stages for years, with shows that include Wicked, Brookyn and All Shook UP, as well as the tours for Rent, Brooklyn and Jekyll & Hyde.

Wicked premiers today in Nashville and the tons of thousands of punds of trucks, costumes, performers and more are all unpacking and gearing up for a show its fans will never forget. More than a dozen semi-trucks hauled into the arena, filled with lights, props and 5,000 costumes as the crew set up the stage for its nearly three week run, beginning tonight at T-PAC. ”It’s great to be in Nashville. This is a city that we look forward to coming to - touring. There’s lots of music and good food. It’s a great city. We’re all downtown here. You can walk around. There are things to do. It’s a great city,” said “Wicked” head carpenter Justin Klynsma. If you want to be part of the event, get those Wicked tickets today.

Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009

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