Broadway In Chicago recently announced that Wicked will return for an eight-week return engagement, beginning Dec. 1, 2010 through January 23, 2011. The current national tour company will return to play this engagement — interesting, since they were the company that began the original Chicago production before leaving another resident company.
Wicked previously played Chicago’s Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, for almost four years (June 24, 2005-Jan. 25, 2009). The eight-week engagement company is set to play the Cadillac Palace Theatre at 151 W. Randolph.
According to Broadway in …

Michelle Federer, who created the role of Nessarose in the original Broadway production of Wicked, returned to the Broadway role on August 18. She is succeeding Cristy Candler in the role.
Federer made her Broadway debut in Wicked.
The cast currently includes Dee Roscioli as Elphaba, Erin Mackey as Glinda, Tony Award winner Rondi Reed as Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Kevin Kern as Fiyero, Alex Brightman as Boq, and Timothy Britten Parker as Dr. Dillamond.
Press notes describe the musical:
Based on Gregory Maguire’s novel, which turned every Oz myth inside …

Don’t miss the chance to see beloved Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster as she performs a song from her new CD, “Wish,” on NBC’s “Weekend Today Show” this Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9 AM ET. Check your local listings to verify when you can view it in your area.
Foster released her dynamic voice on her debut CD, titled “Wish,” on Feb. 17. Click here to purchase the CD.
“Wish” contains 15 very familiar tracks, including:
“I’m Beginning to See The Light” -(Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James)
“Warm All Over” (Frank …

New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) performed their latest single, “2 in the Morning,” from their CD, “The Block,” this morning (Feb. 20) on NBC’s “The Today Show.”
Click here to purchase their CD, “The Block.”
(How is this related to musical theatre? Joey McIntyre has performed Off-Broadway in Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick… Boom! and on Broadway as Fiyero in Wicked, as well as other Broadway musicals.)
Visit the official NKOTB website at NKOTB.com.
Check out the video clip of the Today Show performance of “2 in the Morning” below.

UPDATED: The feed from the Today Show has been added at the end of this post!
New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) are performing THIS MORNING (Feb. 20) on NBC’s “The Today Show,” during the 10AM hour.
(It’s to be assumed that it’ll be during the 10AM hour, Eastern Time, since there’s been no mention as of yet this hour. UPDATE: It looks like it’s going to be during the 11AM ET hour, 10AM Central. ?)
Catch NKOTB as they perform their latest single, “2 in the Morning,” which is also their latest …

New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) performed yesterday (Feb. 19) on “Live with Regis and Kelly.”
In case you missed it, below is the video footage to prove it! (And stay tuned for details on their performance THIS MORNING on “The Today Show”!
The guys performed their latest single, “2 in the Morning.” Click here to purchase their CD, “The Block.”
(How is this related to musical theatre? Joey McIntyre has performed Off-Broadway in Tick, Tick… Boom! and on Broadway as Fiyero in Wicked, as well as other Broadway musicals.)
Visit the official NKOTB …

Nicole Parker, star of MADtv, will be taking over the role of Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked from Marcie Dodd as of tonight, January 16, 2009. She is contracted to play Elphaba through mid-summer 2009.
In addition to her role on the sketch show MADtv, which she has performed on since 2003, her other screen credits include the parodies, “Meet the Spartans,” and “Disaster Movie,” and the upcoming summer film, “Funny People,” alongside Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.
This is not her first foray into Broadway; she made her debut on the Great …

The Los Angeles non-touring production of Wicked, now playing at the Pantages Theatre, will play its final performance on Jan. 11, 2009.
Producer Marc Platt said,
“Wicked has been one of the biggest hits in Los Angeles theatre history and we are thrilled that theatergoers here have embraced the musical and welcomed us so heartily. Our run at the Pantages has been a joy for the entire company and will place Wicked alongside only two other shows in recent memory that have successfully called Los Angeles home for an extended stay – …

Cast members from the Broadway musical Wicked will be at New York City’s FAO Schwartz toy store TODAY at 4:30 PM (Eastern Time). No, they’re not there to play around, but are there for the release of two new hand-crafted Madame Alexander Elphaba and Glinda collectible dolls.
And where there are Wicked cast members, a special performance and a doll-signing are sure to follow!

According to TheaterMania:
The 10″ dolls are adorned in dresses based on the 2004 Tony Award-winning costume designs by Susan Hilferty.
The Elphaba doll is outfitted in a traditional …

Well, I missed the spoof of Wicked on NBC’s “Passions” today, but I found a few videos to share!
Below is the video of the performance of “Perfectly Frightful,” with a touch of “Fabulous.” (Spoofs of “What Is This Feeling?” and “Popular.”)
Melissa Fahn portrays the young Esmeralda (likened to Wicked’s Glinda). Fahn was an original Broadway understudy for Wicked’s Glinda and is currently featured in the Los Angeles cast of Wicked.
If you’d like to see more, NBC has the almost-complete videos of that and another song performed, “Spellbinding,” which is a …