Wicked’s Australian Performance Reaches 500

Last night with a big soiree, Australia’s Wicked celebrated 500 performances. The show, which opened at Melbourne’s Regent Theater in July 2008, has played in Australia for 13 months and broke the record last night - celebrating the big numbers with a bash and cake. The theater has taken in over $2.3 million in advance bookings for the night it first opened in February 2008 and broke down the box office records for all Melbourne theaters during the one day sale with $1.5 million tickets sold.

The show opened at Sydney’s Capitol Theater in September 2009 and has continuously broken more records - re-creating all box office records for a musical at Capitol with a $1,473,7750 gross in one week. Since first opening in Australia the show has welcomed over 750,000 guests and been presented with six Helpmann Awards, including Best Musical. Co-producer John Frost said “Australian audiences have fallen under the magical spell of Wicked. This show is a phenomenon, quite unlike any other musical, and appeals to people of all ages. I know that many people who have never before been to the theater have come along and loved it. And many ‘Wicked’ fans have come back time and time again to see the spectacle. I’d like to thank audiences for helping us reach the milestone of 500 performances, as well as everyone who has worked on the show over the past 15 months. Bookings are very strong in Sydney and we hope to be here for a long time.”

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Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2009

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