Wicked

Wicked at KeyBank State Theatre

A green witch, a good witch and a night you will talk about for weeks. Wicked plays KeyBank State Theatre on Tuesday, December 22, and the story of Elphaba and Glinda is waiting for you in Cleveland.

You do not need to know every detail of Oz to feel the pull of those moments when they arrive. The music does the heavy lifting, and a live audience leans into every joke and every reveal. The scale works in the show's favor. This is Broadway built for a Cleveland audience that wants more than a title it recognizes. It wants the sweep, the color and the live lift only a theater can deliver. Elphaba and Glinda start as opposites, and that rivalry slowly turns into the friendship that gives the musical its real pull. The emotional turn is a big reason the show has stayed so durable with Broadway audiences.

Gregory Maguire's novel, Stephen Schwartz's score and Winnie Holzman's book gave Wicked the ingredients for a lasting stage phenomenon. The live version turns those ingredients into a night that moves fast, sings big and lands with feeling. Playhouse Square's KeyBank State Theatre has the scale to make a major production feel even bigger. Midweek theater is a smart way to break up the routine. It sits in the middle of the run. Bring a friend who has been humming these songs for years. Get Wicked tickets for Tuesday, December 22.