Wicked has celebrated its 20th anniversary in London and raised a toast to all things Ozian with a weekend of celebratory performances. New West End character photography has been released to mark the milestone, along with photography of the anniversary weekend.
The production delighted in all things ‘Glinda’ and ‘Elphaba’ with ‘Pink’ (matinee) and ‘Green’ (evening) performances. In addition to a special photo booth with a custom-made backdrop inspired by Wicked created by TodayTixGroup, and costume displays throughout the theatre, both events were attended by alumni witches who shared memories of their time in the show before the curtain went up.
Lydia Gerrard (current West End Standby for ‘Glinda’) led the ‘Glinda’ speech, and was joined onstage by alumni ‘Glindas’ recounting the magic of stepping into the bubble. They included Gina Beck, Dianne Pilkington, Savannah Stevenson, Helen Woolf and original West End Glinda, Helen Dallimore. Ahead of the evening performance Laura Emmitt (current West End Alternate ‘Elphaba’) welcomed Louise Dearman, Cassidy Janson and Laura Pick, to celebrate their experiences playing the green girl. Zizi Strallen ‘Glinda’ and Emma Kingston ‘Elphaba’ rounded out each event with a speech after their respective performances.
The weekend concluded with a gala performance attended by alumni company members on Sunday 27 September. Wicked also welcomed its 14 millionth guest to the Apollo Victoria Theatre. The show, currently the ninth longest-running in West End history, has played more than 7,700 performances in London.
Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s celebrated stage musical is based on the novel by Gregory Maguire and imagines a backstory and future possibilities to the lives of L. Frank Baum’s characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Wicked reveals the decisions and events that shape the destinies of two university friends on their journey to becoming ‘Glinda The Good’ and the ‘Wicked Witch of the West’.
Wicked has music and lyrics by multi-Oscar® and Grammy® Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, The Prince of Egypt, Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted). It is based on the multimillion-copy best-selling novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire and written by Emmy® and Tony Award® nominee Winnie Holzman (creator of the landmark American television series ‘My So-Called Life’). Musical staging is by Tony Award® winner Wayne Cilento with direction by three-time Tony Award® winner Joe Mantello.
Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman collaborated on the blockbuster two-part film version of WICKED. WICKED opened on 22 November, 2024, and is the highest-grossing film based on a Broadway musical in history. The second film, WICKED: FOR GOOD, opened on 21 November, 2025, and is currently the third highest-grossing film based on a Broadway musical. Both films, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, were directed by Jon M. Chu and produced by Marc Platt and David Stone.
The stage musical Wicked is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt, and David Stone.
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