"A surefire hit! This sensational prequel to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is the kind of grand musical Broadway has been missing for years. A terrific evening!" (NBC-TV)

• Having recently celebrated the 5th Anniversary of its Broadway opening, WICKED's four North American and four international companies have cumulatively grossed over $1.35 billion and have been seen by 17 million people worldwide.

• WICKED has won twenty major awards, including the Grammy Award, three Tony Awards and six Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical.

• WICKED opened in London's West End on September 27, 2006 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. It created London theatre history by selling over ₤100,000 worth of tickets in its first half-hour of sales. It has since gone on to set the all-time record for highest weekly gross in West End history with the week ending December 31, 2006, taking in £873,020/$1,694,000 (U.S).

• A Japanese language production of WICKED opened in Tokyo on June 17, 2007 at the Dentsu Shiki Theatre and has been playing to consistent capacity crowds ever since.

• A German language production of WICKED opened in Stuttgart on November 15, 2007 at the Stuttgart Musical Centre and has been playing to consistent capacity crowds ever since.

• A Dutch-language production of WICKED will open in 2011.