‘Wicked’ to defy gravity in Manila once again in 2017

No, you are not having delusions of grandeur: The Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda the Good, and the rest of the magical people from the Land of Oz are coming back to Manila in 2017.

Event production company Concertus Manila on its Facebook page announced that Broadway and West End musical hit “Wicked” will return to the Philippines on February 2, 2017. 

Concertus Manila has already set up a page for those who want to be part of the ticket waitlist. 

“Wicked” first opened in Manila on January 22, 2014 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines starring Jemma Rix (Elphaba) and Suzie Mathers (Glinda).

The musical is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel of the same title, chronicling the events that transpired before Dorothy of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz” started her journey along the yellow brick road.

It tells the tale of roommates Elphaba (emerald-skinned and a bit of an outcast) and Glinda (pretty and popular and...blond). The story revolves around their differences and how these changed their lives—for good.

The witches first opened on Broadway in 2003, starring Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda. — Trisha Macas/AT, GMA News