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“Wicked” has been embraced by Chicago with an intensity that surprised everyone. Those witches turned into quite the popular pair of Midwestern money-spinners. Consider the numbers for the Chicago-based company (not including the national tour’s visit):
1,000
“Wicked” performances in Chicago
$140,000,000
Box office gross
$1,376,468
Biggest single week
(ending Dec. 31, 2006)
2,000,000 +
Total audience at the Oriental Theatre (9.25 million have seen the show worldwide)
3
Number of Chicago Elphabas (Ana Gasteyer, Kristy Cates, Dee Roscioli)
3
Number of Chicago Glindas (Kate Reinders, Stacie Morgain Lewis, Erin Mackey)
4.5 miles
Distance flown by the Chicago Elphabas during “Defying Gravity”
