Wicked finished its Perth season at Crown Theatre on 2 February 2025, and the Australian tour has since concluded. The production brought the story of Elphaba and Glinda to Perth in a musical that looks at Oz before Dorothy arrives. Here are 17 useful facts about the show, its Perth engagement and the story behind it.
Perth season and venue
1. The Perth season has ended
The Perth engagement ran from 15 December 2024 to 2 February 2025 at Crown Theatre. The official Australian production site now says the tour has concluded, so there is no current Perth season to book. Wicked the Musical Australia
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2. It played at Crown Theatre
Crown Theatre was the venue for the Perth season, according to the production’s official media kit. Official Perth media kit
3. The season was announced in 2024
The production announced that it would return to Perth from 15 December 2024. The season dates in the media kit give the end date as 2 February; the announcement and season context establish that this was 2 February 2025. Perth announcement
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4. Historical schedules varied
The media kit listed Tuesday performances at 7 pm; Wednesday to Saturday performances at 7:30 pm; Wednesday at 1 pm, Saturday at 2 pm, and Sunday at 1 pm and 6:30 pm. It also cautioned that performance times varied by week. These were listings for the completed season, not a schedule for a future Perth run. Official Perth media kit
5. The advertised starting price was historical
The media kit listed tickets from A$79, with transaction fees applying. That was the advertised starting price for the 2024–25 engagement, not a current offer. The kit named Ticketmaster Australia and phone 136 100 as booking channels for that season; they should not be treated as active booking routes for Wicked in Perth now. Official Perth media kit
Cast and creative team
6. Sheridan Adams was announced as Elphaba
Sheridan Adams was announced in the role of Elphaba for the Perth engagement. This identifies the announced lead casting, not the performer at every performance. Perth announcement
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7. Courtney Monsma was announced as Glinda
Courtney Monsma was announced as Glinda. The two roles anchor the show’s changing relationship between a green-skinned outsider and a popular blonde student. Perth announcement
8. Gregory Maguire’s novel is the source
The stage musical is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked. The novel is the source work; it is not the stage script. Official Perth media kit
9. Stephen Schwartz wrote the music and lyrics
Stephen Schwartz wrote both the music and the lyrics for the musical. Official Perth media kit
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10. Winnie Holzman wrote the book
Winnie Holzman wrote the book: the spoken dialogue and dramatic structure that connect the songs. Official Perth media kit
11. The original direction was by Joe Mantello
Joe Mantello provided the musical’s original direction. Official Perth media kit
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12. Wayne Cilento handled musical staging
Wayne Cilento was responsible for musical staging, a creative credit listed separately from Mantello’s original direction. Official Perth media kit
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Story, appeal and published figures
13. The story takes place before Dorothy arrives
The show revisits the Land of Oz long before Dorothy’s arrival. Its central question is how the world comes to label one woman good and another wicked. Wicked the Musical Australia
14. It reframes the familiar Oz story through two women
Elphaba is born with emerald-green skin and is described in the official synopsis as smart, fiery, misunderstood and exceptionally talented. Glinda is bubbly and popular. Their rivalry becomes a friendship, giving the musical a different perspective on the characters later known as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. Wicked the Musical Australia
15. Its appeal spans story, spectacle, songs and friendship
WICKED Australia Co-producer John Frost said audiences come for different reasons, including the story, sets and costumes, ballads, deeper messages, and the friendship between the two women. That is the producer’s description of the show’s appeal, rather than a guarantee that every audience member will respond to it the same way. Official Perth media kit
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16. The producer reported more than 67 million viewers worldwide in 2024
The 2024 Perth announcement said more than 67 million people worldwide had seen Wicked. This is a figure published by WICKED the Musical Australia in its 2024 announcement, not an independently audited or updated current total. Perth announcement
17. The producer cited Broadway longevity and more than 100 awards
The same 2024 announcement described Wicked as the fourth-longest-running show in Broadway history and said it had won more than 100 major awards. Those are the producer’s published claims in 2024, not independently verified current rankings or totals. Perth announcement
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