Wicked is staying!!

Well John (Frost) has confrimed that Wicked is making NO plans to move to Sydeny any time soon and that Wicked is staying at the Regent for all of 2009!!

"Wicked will stay in Melbourne for all of 2009 and is making no plans to come to
Sydney, producer John Frost has confirmed.

Despite rumours the show was
planning a run at the Capitol Theatre from late next year, Frost says no plans
have been made for a Sydney season and there is a major focus on keeping the
show in Melbourne for as long as possible.

"We haven’t even talked about
what we’re doing or where we are going after this," Frost said." Continue reading...

Wicked's new Boq

As you may or may not be aware, Anthony Callea is leaving Wicked in January, he only has a 6 month contract with the show, compared to alot of the others, who has a 1 year contract. Stuart Fisher will be taking over the role of Boq from Anthony.

I have uploaded one studio shot of Stuart for you. I have made a new album called Studio shots in the Photoshoots section but I need to uploaded Bert's at some point.

"Anthony Callea will leave Wicked shortly and is to be replaced by theatrical
newcomer Stuart Fisher.

Fisher will begin working with the company next
week, a production spokesperson has confirmed. He'll have wardrobe fittings and
then begin rehearsals for the role of Boq." Continue Reading...

Marketing the Key as Wicked keeps flying

Hey guys!
Wow Wicked sure has done alot of marketing!! Last week Amanda and Lucy sang One Short Day at the Myer Christmas Parade

I have got a download here for you. I am sorry it is such bad quality but at least you get to see it!!

Myer Christmas Parade

Description: Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack sing 'One Short Day'
Size: 11.41 MB
Type: MPG
Time: 3:20
[DOWNLOAD]

"Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack do so much promotional and marketing work that it's a wonder they have the energy to deliver such wonderful performances on stage every night at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne.

The stars of the hit musical Wicked are experiencing what can only be described as the results of a marketing machine that never stops; a wheel of special events, media commitments and promotional appearances that keeps going around and around." Continue Reading...

I have also added 2 more misc pictures 2 pictures with Andre Rieu when he saw it on the 16th November 2008.


That's all for now

New 5th Anniversy CD released!

Hey guys
A special 5th Anniversry edition CD has been released!! Read more below

A special fifth anniversary edition of the Wicked original cast recording has
been released, featuring never before heard tracks.

It is available
through Middle 8 Music in Melbourne.

The new tracks include a version of
'For Good' performed by Delta Goodrem and LeAnn Rimes, Kerry Ellis singing 'I'm
Not That Girl' and Stephanie Block singing 'Making Good'. Read more....

Confirmed: Bert is the New Wizard

Bert Newton has been confirmed to take over Rob Guest's role as the Wizard and is known as 'the theatre industry's worst kept secret' Below is an excerpt and I have uploaded one promo from it. I have also uploaded the souvenir program scans here. If you use these scans please credit Wicked Australia Fans as they are exclusive, I bought the program when i saw the show and scanned them in myself. As Bert is now the New Wizard I have added a bio page for him. I have still kept Rob's though as he was in the Original Melbourne Cast.

"Wicked producers have finally confirmed the theatre industry's worst kept secret: Bert Newton is to take over the role of the Wizard in the smash hit musical at Melbourne's Regent Theatre.

"I am overjoyed to be working with Bert again," Producer John Frost said.

"This will be the fourth musical we have done together. Bert has tremendous st

ar quality of course, but he also brings so much happiness - on both sides of the footlights - to any show he appears in."

Newton's appointment is tinged with sadness. He replaces Rob Guest, who died last month after suffering a massive stroke at his Melbourne home. Continue reading.."

Site matters

Hey guys,

So it seems that I have just used information from Aussietheatre.com, that is a fantastic source for Australian Theatre information so that I where I get a majority of the information. I have finished doing all the pages with content except that I have to still do the contact me, SOTM, Fave Elphie and Fave Glinda forms. If you would like to submit any of these please just email me at admin.wickedaustraliafans@inbox.com with the subject whatever the submission is (e.g Subject: Fave Elphie, Messege: Fave Elphie is Stephanie J. Block) and I will count it!! Also to apply to be affiliates put in the subject 'Affiliates' and  just put your name, website name, website addres, email address and whether you would like to be top, elite or regular.  I also have to fix the layout for some of the pages. You guys can go and sign up on the forum and look at the gallery, video archive at the moment had 23 videos, categories are performances, behind the scenes, misc and Interviews

Gallery Update:

Melbourne Production

With NY Cast

Preview Photocall

With Ben Cousins

Personal

Launch (February 12, 2008)

Opening night (July 12, 2008)

Opening Night After-party (July 12, 2008)

Misc

My exclusive photos: Melbourne + The Regent Theatre

I still have to add the souvenir book scans so look out for them!!

Thanks guys.

Cate

Wicked top $30 Million in box office sales

Hit musical Wicked has now taken more than $30 million at the box office and is showing no signs of any serious slow-down at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne.

The record-breaking production, which opened in July, stars Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack and has become a huge success, with more than 320,000 tickets already sold.T

here are consistent rumours, however, that the show could move to Sydney next year and open at the Capitol Theatre.

Interestingly, 20 per cent of Wicked's ticket sales in Melbourne have come from interstate visitors.

Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

In his review of Wicked for AussieTheatre.com, Troy Dodds said, in part: "Wicked’s spectacular costumes and contemporary staging are the real stars of the show, and the gasp of wonderment from the audience when Elphaba (Amanda Harrison) flies into the air at the spectacular conclusion to act one embodies the incredible connection this show builds with an audience throughout. And such gasps keep coming, whether it be at one of the many hundreds of wonderful outfits or the strong, action-packed script that has so many surprises along the way that it almost makes Wicked a show you need to see two or three times to really take it all in."

This week, Harrison and Durack will sing the National Anthem at Oaks Day, part of the Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne.Meanwhile, the Wicked cast met at the Regent Theatre late last month to discuss their producer’s request to re-use publicity footage at the Spring Racing Carnival, the ANZ website, the Regent Theatre website and Showbiz websites.

In other news, delegates at The Rocky Horror Show in Melbourne have worked with Equity to resolve a number of issues including the cleanliness of costumes, hazing effects and the inclusion of ensemble names on the show's website.

Aussietheatre.com