Category: Radio 2; Children in Need
Date: 18.08.2006
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Sir Terry Wogan and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 are to host a Gala Charity performance of
Wicked, the award-winning Broadway smash hit musical that flies into the Apollo
Victoria theatre, London next month.
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The special performance takes place on Wednesday 4 October and will raise
money for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Children In Need charity.
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Sir Terry says: "This is a wonderful and welcome gesture by the producers and
cast of Wicked on behalf of Children In Need.
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"I don't need to tell you how
worthy of your support the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Children in Need is so please come along to
this special show - and I'll see you there!"
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A small number of special tickets are available at Β£150, which include a pre-show reception with champagne, a premium seat in the stalls or circle and a hot
buffet supper after the show hosted by Terry and other Radio 2 presenters at a West End hotel.
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Also available are Β£75 tickets, which entitle you to
a premium seat in the stalls or circle plus a complimentary glass of champagne.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Children in Need helps disadvantaged children and young people in the UK
including those who experience homelessness, neglect, abuse and poverty as well
as those with disabilities, terminal illness and addiction.
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Wicked, a Broadway smash-hit musical, tells the untold story of the legendary
witches from L Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Notes to Editors
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Wicked opens at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre on Wednesday 27 September, with
previews from Thursday 7 September.
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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, feisty and misunderstood. The other is
beautiful, ambitious and very, very popular.
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The musical is the story of these two
unlikely friends and how they end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda
the Good.
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Based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of
the West by Gregory Maguire; music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz;
and book by Winnie Holzman.
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Principal London cast: Idina
Menzel, recreating her Tony Award-winning Broadway performance, as
Elphaba; Helen Dallimore, making her West End debut, as Glinda; Adam Garcia as
Fiyero; Miriam Margolyes as Madame Morrible; Nigel Planer as The Wizard; Martin
Ball as Doctor Dillamond; James Gillan as Boq; and Katie Rowley Jones as
Nessarose.
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Tickets
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Wednesday 4 October 2006: tickets priced at Β£75, including a complimentary glass of champagne, Β£50 and Β£30
are bookable via Ticketmaster on 0870 607 7463.
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Telephone line for the Β£150 package: 020 7874 1934.
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Venue: Apollo Victoria Theatre Wilton Road, London, SW1. Performance Time: 7.30pm.
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