WICKED ANNOUNCES LOTTERY FOR $25 SEATS
PERFORMANCES BEGIN WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20
AT SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
COSTA MESA, CA – A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for
WICKED, which is returning to Segerstrom Center for the Arts from February 20 – March 17. Two and
one-half hours prior to each performance, WICKED fans can come to the Segerstrom Center box office at
600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa and have their names placed in a lottery drum. Thirty minutes
later, winning names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats that can be purchased for $25
each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a purchase limit of two
tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if
chosen, when purchasing tickets. The number of available lottery tickets may vary from performance to
performance.
Good seats are available for most performances and can be purchased online at SCFTA.org, at the Box
Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group
ticket savings for 20 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714)
556-2746.
WICKED, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Disney’s Enchanted, Academy
Award
®
–winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called
Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), is based on the 1995 best-selling novel by Gregory
Maguire. The musical is directed by two-time Tony Award
®
winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love!
Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner
Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…). WICKED, the untold story of the witches
of Oz, is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.
CONTACT Scalla Jakso (714) 556-2122 x4710, SJakso@SCFTA.org
Rena Nishijima (714) 556-2122 x4371, RNishijima@SCFTA.org
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RELEASE DATE
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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, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the
Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
WICKED features set design by Tony Award winner Eugene Lee (Ragtime, Show Boat, Candide,
Sweeney Todd), costume design by Tony winner Susan Hilferty (Into the Woods, Assassins), lighting
design by Tony nominee Kenneth Posner (The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray) and sound design by Tony
Meola (The Lion King). Stephen Oremus is the show’s musical director. Orchestrations are by William
David Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.
WICKED has “cast quite a spell” (Washington Post) throughout North America, breaking box office
records in every city that it has played, including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Boston to name a few.
WICKED has been declared “A Cultural Phenomenon” by Variety and “The Best Musical of the Decade”
by Entertainment Weekly. There are currently seven productions worldwide: New York, London, Holland,
Japan, Australia/New Zealand and two concurrent North American Tours. Globally, WICKED has
amassed nearly $2.9 billion in ticket sales and has been seen by 36 million people worldwide in its nine
year history.
Acura is the Official Automotive Sponsor of the Center. Time Warner is the Media Partner of the
Broadway and Curtain Call Series.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is unique as both an acclaimed arts institution and as a multidisciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages, offering
unsurpassed experiences, and engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the
unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring programs.
Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center traces its roots back to
the late 1960s when a dedicated group of community leaders decided Orange County should have its
own world-class performing arts venue.
As Orange County’s largest non-profit arts organization, Segerstrom Center for the Arts owns and
operates the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall and intimate 250-seat Founders Hall, which opened in 1986,
and the 2,000-seat Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, which opened in 2006 and also houses
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space and Boeing Education Lab. A spacious arts plaza anchors Segerstrom Center for the Arts and is
home to numerous free performances throughout the year as part of Segerstrom Center for the Arts’
ongoing Free for All series.
The Center presents a broad range of programming each season for audiences of all ages from
throughout Orange County and beyond, including international ballet and dance, national tours of top
Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music
performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family-friendly programming, free
performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on the plaza and many other
special events. It offers many education programs designed to inspire young people through the arts.
These programs reach hundreds of thousands of students of all ages with vital arts-in-education
programs, enhancing their studies and enriching their lives well into the future.
In addition to the presenting and producing institution Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the 14-acre campus
also embraces the facilities of two independent acclaimed organizations: Tony
®
Award-winning South
Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of the Orange County Museum of Art.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is also proud to serve as the artistic home to three of the region’s major
performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and
the Pacific Chorale, who contribute greatly to the artistic life of the region with annual seasons at
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WICKED
Segerstrom Center for the Arts – Segerstrom Hall
February 20 – March 17, 2013
Opening night on Wednesday February 20 at 7:30 p.m.
There will be one Thursday matinee performance on February 21 at 2 p.m.
Tuesday – Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m.
The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, February 23 will include audio description, open captioning and
sign-language interpretation.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts – Segerstrom Hall
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA
Tickets: Start at $44.50
In person – The Box Office
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily
Online – SCFTA.org
Phone – (714) 556-2787
Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily
TTY number – (714) 556-2746
Group Sales – (714) 755-0236
Information provided is accurate at the time of printing, but is subject to change. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a private, nonprofit organization. “Segerstrom Center for the Arts” is a registered trademark.
Patti Murin and Dee Roscioli as Glinda and Elphaba (1) (c) Joan Marcus
COSTA MESA, CA – A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to Segerstrom Center for the Arts from February 20 – March 17.
Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, WICKED fans can come to the Segerstrom Center box office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa and have their names placed in a lottery drum. Thirty minutes later, winning names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats that can be purchased for $25 each, cash only.
This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a purchase limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets.
The number of available lottery tickets may vary from performance to performance. Good seats are available for most performances and can be purchased online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787.
For inquiries about group ticket savings for 20 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746.
(c) Joan Marcus
WICKED, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Disney’s Enchanted, Academy Award®–winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), is based on the 1995 best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire.
SCFTA.org
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, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
WICKED has “cast quite a spell” (Washington Post) throughout North America, breaking box office records in every city that it has played, including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Boston to name a few.
Cliffton Hall and Dee Roscioli as Fiyero and Elphaba (c) Joan Marcus
WICKED has been declared “A Cultural Phenomenon” by Variety and “The Best Musical of the Decade” by Entertainment Weekly. There are currently seven productions worldwide: New York, London, Holland, Japan, Australia/New Zealand and two concurrent North American Tours.
Globally, WICKED has amassed nearly $2.9 billion in ticket sales and has been seen by 36 million people worldwide in its nine year history. Acura is the Official Automotive Sponsor of the Center. Time Warner is the Media Partner of the Broadway and Curtain Call Series.
