Los Angeles is getting its very own “Wicked.”
A new, yet-to-be-cast production of the musical moves into the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood in February after racking up what producers say is a combined $350 million from its Broadway production, a North American tour and an open-ended production in Chicago.
The Chicago production, meanwhile, is to continue indefinitely.
Marc Platt, one of the show’s producers, predicts the same kind of success for the L.A. production that’s occurred in Chicago, where “Wicked” is bringing in $1.2 million per week at the Oriental Theatre.
As for a film version, Platt said: “We are interested in making a film–it is the logical conclusion. But we are not in a rush at the moment because the musical is still growing, the audience is still growing. We have not yet reached a plateau in New York, or Chicago, or for the tour.”
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