WICKED Announces Lottery for $25 Seats at Broward County PAC, 1/30

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to Broward Center for the Performing Arts with performances from January 30th to February 17th. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Broward Center box office will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a 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.

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.

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, 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 T odd), costume design by T ony winner Susan Hilferty (Spring Awakening, Into the Woods, Assassins), lighting design by Tony winner Kenneth Posner (Tony Award winner for The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray) and sound design by Tony Meola (The Lion King). Stephen Oremus is the show's music 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 7 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 9-year history.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Broadway Across America-Fort Lauderdale present:

WICKED Wednesday, January 30 - 8:00pm Thursday, January 31 - 2:00pm Thursday, January 31 - 8:00pm Friday, February 1 - 8:00pm Saturday, February 2 - 2:00pm Saturday, February 2 - 8:00pm Sunday, February 3 - 2:00pm Sunday, February 3 - 7:30pm

Tuesday, February 5 - 8:00pm Wednesday, February 6 - 8:00pm Thursday, February 7- 8:00pm Friday, February 8 - 8:00pm Saturday, February 9 - 2:00pm Saturday, February 9 - 8:00pm Sunday, February 10 - 2:00pm Sunday, February 10 - 7:30pm

Tuesday, February 12 - 8:00pm Wednesday, February 13 - 8:00pm Thursday, February 14 - 8:00pm Friday, February 15 - 8:00pm Saturday, February 16 - 2:00pm Saturday, February 16 - 8:00pm Sunday, February 17- 2:00pm Sunday, February 17- 7:30pm

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