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Wednesday, September 10th thru Friday, September 26th
NEWSDAY IN EDUCATION: THE WICKED UNTOLD STORY ESSAY CONTEST
Just as WICKED tells the “Untold Story of the Witches of Oz,” submit your 1,000 word essay that describes the back story of your favorite literary character. Why did Humpty Dumpty end up on the wall? Or perhaps you know how Little Bo Peep lost her sheep? Go to www.newsday.com/education for further details on how to enter and what you could win.
Read The Winning Essays
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Sunday, September 14 thru Friday, October 31
BARNES AND NOBLE NATIONWIDE
Barnes & Noble debuts its exclusive “Wicked Collection” of gifts and decorative accessories. There will be plenty of Wickified items to choose from so fly into your local Barnes and Noble store and check it out! |

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Tuesday, October 14 thru Friday, October 31
SWEET TREATS FROM BROADWAY’S BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER
Bring your WICKED ticket stub from any performance between October 14 and October 31 to any of our partner locations listed below, to receive a special WICKED treat.
Partner Locations:
NBC Universal - Rockefeller Plaza @ 49th Street
Fat Witch - 75 Ninth Avenue @ the Chelsea Market
Barnes & Noble - 33 E. 17th St. @ Union Square
Barnes & Noble - 97 Warren St.
Barnes & Noble - 555 Fifth Ave.
Barnes & Noble - 160 E. 54th St.
Barnes & Noble - 1972 Broadway @ Lincoln Center
Barnes & Noble - 2289 Broadway
Barnes & Noble - 240 E. 86th St.
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Thursday, October 23 - 5:00pm
LIVE AT LINCOLN CENTER with GREGORY MAGUIRE featuring A CAST PERFORMANCE
Barnes & Noble @ Lincoln Center
1972 Broadway
at 66th St.
Gregory Maguire, author of the best-selling novel on which the musical is based, joins Bill Goldstein from the New York Times in conversation. Musical performance by members of the WICKED Broadway cast. Come help us celebrate Maguire’s newest title, A Lion Among Men, the third installment in the Wicked series.
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Saturday, October 25 - 10:00am
BEHIND THE EMERALD CURTAIN
Gershwin Theatre
222 W. 51st St.
(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)
Behind the Emerald Curtain, the exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway smash WICKED, will enter its 4th Season this fall. In honor of WICKED Day, Behind the Emerald Curtain will welcome special guest Gregory Maguire, author of the novel Wicked. Tickets for the tour, which lasts 90 minutes, takes place on Saturday morning at 10:00am at the Gershwin Theatre; tickets are $25 and are available for purchase on www.ticketmaster.com and at the Gershwin Theatre box office. Groups of 20 or more can buy tickets for $23 each.
Behind the Emerald Curtain features a 20-minute film containing special footage from the Broadway and national tour productions of WICKED, as well as interviews with cast members and creative team, a question-and-answer portion with current cast members and Mr. Maguire, and an opportunity to find out the latest news on the mega-hit musical’s productions around the country and around the world.
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Sunday, October 26 - 7:00pm
BEHIND THE BLOCKBUSTER: WHY WICKED MATTERS
92nd Street Y Tribeca
200 Hudson St.
(Just south of Canal St.)
Join author Gregory Maguire and WICKED producer David Stone, plus a special appearance by cast members, as they discuss the significance of WICKED and how the world of Oz is not all that different from ours.
Reservations required.
To reserve tickets call 212.415.5500 or visit www.92ytribeca.org/theater
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Monday, October 27 - 7:30pm
THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD NOT TAKEN
Gershwin Theatre
222 W. 51st St.
(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)
Composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz and book writer Winnie Holzman will share some of the scenes and early songs from the musical blockbuster, featuring never-before-seen material performed publicly for the first time by an all-star cast. Directed by Matt Lenz.
Performances by: Ashanti, Shoshana Bean, Joy Behar,
Stephanie J. Block, Mario Cantone, Kerry Ellis,
Michelle Federer, Mark Indelicato,
Kendra Kassebaum, Matthew Settle,
Jennifer Laura Thompson*
To purchase tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com/wicked.
All proceeds of this special performance to benefit the New York Restoration Project.
**Cast subject to change. More cast members still being added.
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Dusk - Midnight
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING TO SHINE WICKED GREEN
Empire State Building
350 5th Ave.
(between 34th & 33rd St.)
In honor of this thrillifying occasion, The Empire State Building
will transform Manhattan into the Emerald City when New York
City's #1 landmark turns green. Be sure to "look to the western
sky" from dusk until midnight.
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Tuesday, October 28 - 6:30pm
“FROM PAGE TO STAGE” PANEL DISCUSSION with STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, WINNIE HOLZMAN, AND MARC PLATT
Museum of the City of NY
1220 5th Ave.
(@ 103rd St.)
Composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz, book writer Winnie Holzman, and producer Marc Platt will discuss the process of adapting the novel to create the stage musical that would become a Broadway blockbuster. David Cote, chief drama critic for Time Out New York, will moderate the discussion.
Reservations required. $10 for Museum members, seniors, and students; $15 for non-members.
To purchase tickets please click here.
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Thursday, October 30th - 5:30pm
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ AT THE PIANO AND IN CONVERSTATION
Barnes & Noble @ Lincoln Center
1972 Broadway
(between Broadway & 66th St.)
Stephen Schwartz in conversation with Carol de Giere, author of Defying Gravity: the Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked
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