TICKETS are now on sale for the multi-record-breaking musical Wicked.

The show will return to Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre next year and will run from April 16 to May 19.

The West End and Broadway musical phenomenon, which tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, continues its open-ended run at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it is now in its 17th year and already the 12th longest-running production in West End history.

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked imagines a beguiling backstory and future possibilities in the lives of L. Frank Baum’s beloved characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - and reveals the decisions and events that shape the destinies of two unlikely university friends on their journey to becoming Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

With a huge touring cast, orchestra, company and crew of 82 people - and a further 20 people employed locally – the show played to sold-out audiences during its previous visit to the Alhambra.

Wicked features songs 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 is written by Emmy and Tony Award nominee Winnie Holzman (creator of the landmark American television series My So-Called Life).

How to buy tickets 

Tickets are now on sale at www.bradford-theatres.co.uk or by phone on 01274 432000.

Wicked in numbers

  • Wicked has already been seen by more than 60 million people around the world and has been performed in over 130 cities in 16 countries.
  • Wicked sold over 50,000 tickets during its previous visit to the Alhambra Theatre
  • Wicked is already the fifth longest-running show in Broadway history.
  • 2023 marks its 20th anniversary year
  • Wicked is now in its 17th year at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it continues an open-ended run.
  • The West End production has already been seen by 11 million people and continues to break Box Office records.
  • Wicked features 350 costumes, 140 wigs, 244 pairs of shoes, 110 hats, 125 pairs of gloves and 30 prosthetic masks
  • With a touring company of 80 and 20 additional staff employed in each city, it takes 100 people, both on-stage and behind the scenes, to deliver performances of this massive touring production.
  • The 2023-2025 UK & Ireland Tour marks the third time the production has travelled to theatres across England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
  • Wicked has won more than 100 major awards, including three Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards, two Olivier Awards, 10 WhatsOnStage Awards, six Australian Helpmann Awards, and a Grammy