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The phenomenon of the musical Wicked
In 2024, the film version of the Broadway musical Wicked became a worldwide smash, earning more than $700 million at the box office.
Austen Danielle Bohmer as Glinda and Lauren Samuels as Elphaba in WICKED In 2024, the film version of the Broadway musical Wicked became a worldwide smash, earning more than $700 million at the box office. Added to the in-person theatrical ticket sales since its debut in 2003— Wicked currently ranks behind only The Lion King in all-time ticket sales for a Broadway production, topping $1.
7 billion—that makes it one of the most successful musical-theater properties of all time. So as the show returns to Salt Lake City this month, it seems worth asking: Why?
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