WICKED Tickets Go On Sale 4/19 For San Diego Civic Theater

Broadway/San Diego announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return WICKED will go on sale to the public on Sunday, April 19th from 7AM-9:59AM, in person only at the San Diego Civic Theatre Ticket Office. In its first engagement here in San Diego, tickets sold out by noon for the entire run. This eagerly awaited stage production will play San Diego Civic Theatre from Wednesday, July 29 - Sunday, August 30, 2009.

Winner of 20 major awards, including a Grammy and 3 Tony® Awards; WICKED tells of the remarkable odyssey of two girls in Oz long before Dorothy drops in ~ one with emerald-green skin, smart, fiery and misunderstood; the other beautiful, ambitious and very popular ~ and how these unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

Ticket buyers are invited to a Special Early Bird On Sale Event on Sunday, April 19, when tickets will be available beginning at 7AM in person ONLY at the San Diego Civic Theatre Ticket Office at Third & B St. Stalwart line-holders will be able to enjoy great music and complimentary breakfast treats (while supplies last) courtesy of St. Tropez Bakery.

Plus! be one of the first 100 to purchase tickets in person and receive a Green For Good reusable tote bag courtesy of WICKED (one tote bag per order). And speaking of Green..., KyXy 96.5FM and Sophie 103.7FM will be on site with a chance to win WICKED merchandise and cold-hard cash from their Cash Vault machine.

Beginning at 10AM on Sunday, April 19; tickets will be available by calling the San Diego Civic Theatre Ticket Office at (619) 570-1100, TDD (619) 615-4177; TicketMaster at (619) 220-TIXS; online at BroadwaySD.com or www.ticketmaster.com/wicked; and at all TicketMaster outlets.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ("My So Called Life," "Once And Again" and "thirtysomething"), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony® Award winner Joe Mantello (9 to 5, Take Me Out, Assassins, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues, Glengarry Glen Ross) and features musical staging by Tony® Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...). Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of 20 major awards, including a Grammy® and three Tony® Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.

GO GREEN! We strongly encourage all WICKED fans to come downtown early for their tickets - then go straight to Balboa Park and join the throngs celebrating Earth Day in our glorious city! WICKED is an integral part of the recent "Broadway Goes Green" campaign, both on Broadway and on tour, supporting the show's commitment to reduce individual consumption as well as the industry's collective carbon footprint.

At WICKED, every day is Earth Day! Elphaba says "Don't Miss It!" http://www.wickedthemusical.com

July 29 - August 30, 2009

San Diego Civic Theatre, 3rd and B Street, downtown San Diego

PERFORMANCE Tuesday and Wednesday at 7PM

TIMES: Thursday at 7:30PM; 1:30PM matinee on Thursday, July 30; no matinee August 27

Friday at 7:30PM

Saturday at 2PM & 7:30PM

Special ASL Interpreted performance, 2PM matinee Saturday August 1

Sunday at 1PM & 6:30PM; Sunday evening perf added August 30

TICKETS: $25--$128 Tickets Go On Sale SUNDAY, APRIL 19th at 7AM; CIVIC Ticket Office

Recommended for children age eight and older; children under four will not be admitted; no-one admitted without a ticket

Season Tickets: (888) 937-8995; Group Discounts (619) 564-3001

THEATRE ADDRESS: 3rd and B Street, 1100 Third Ave.

Parking available in the San Diego Concourse Parking structure; Some on-street parking

WEBSITE: BroadwaySD.com