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One of the best sources for lots of information about WICKED is Carol de Giere's fan based website www.musicalschwartz.com. Carol updates her site very frequently, so you should be able to read the very latest news there. Here is a link to her WICKED page:www.musicalschwartz.com/wicked.htm#faqs If you are having difficulty finding available tickets to WICKED, you can try one of the websites that sells premium tickets. We don't have access to discount tickets and if the show is sold out, unfortunately, there's nothing we can do to help. Carol de Giere includes links to several of these websites at www.musicalschwartz.com/wicked-nyc.htm In order to record one of the songs from WICKED, you will need to obtain a mechanical license. In the case of WICKED only (and not Stephen's other music), a mechanical license can be obtained by emailing Mr. Schwartz's assistant directly at MichaelCole@stephenschwartz.com. This is only temporary. As soon as a deal has been made with a publisher, we will post the updated contact information. We have gotten a lot of requests for help on school projects about WICKED and/or Stephen Schwartz's work. Due to Mr. Schwartz's current schedule, it's difficult for him to find time to respond to multiple questions that require in-depth responses. If you decide to do a school project on WICKED or Stephen Schwartz, we would appreciate it if you would do a thorough search of the Stephen Schwartz forum - Stephen has been answering questions posed by fans for many years and you can likely find answers to the questions you have. If you still have questions after you've searched through the forum, please post them for him in the "Ask Stephen" section of the Stephen Schwartz Forum. Additionally, a thorough search of www.musicalschwartz.com could find answers for you too. SS: "I do think that WICKED could work very well as a movie, and I hope a movie will be made of it in some years time. But I hope you will have a chance to see it on stage before that, either on Broadway or if the touring company comes to a theatre closer to where you are. Sincerely, Stephen Schwartz" At this point, we are unaware of any plans to make the complete WICKED score available. If that should change, we will post an announcement on this site.
We are only allowed to send out a few songs for special circumstances. (We have received a lot of requests from people asking for every song in the show). Stephen Schwartz states this very clearly in his "note from the composer" in the front of the songbook: ("In special circumstances, when someone needs a song in the original show format, that can be obtained by emailing me at...") So if you have a special need and would like PDF files of a song in its original format, please email Mr. Schwartz's assistant, Michael, at MichaelCole@stephenschwartz.com with an explanation of your circumstances and list the song title you are requesting in the subject line. ****IMPORTANT**** Please make sure to send an email address that will accept large PDF files. Very often these files bounce back as undeliverable - so make sure there's enough room in your inbox or provide an email address that will accept these files.
The producers of the show have asked Stephen Schwartz to permit no more than THREE (3) songs from WICKED to be performed in any single event, therefore, a concert version of all the music from WICKED cannot be allowed at this time. We are in the process of negotiating the deal for stock-and-amateur licensing rights to WICKED. Needless to say, I don't expect them to become available for some time, since they are generally not made available until after the Broadway production has closed. If all continues to go well with the Broadway production, that is probably several years away. Sincerely, Stephen Schwartz"
We've been asked often about replacements, casting of the tou, where the tour will play, etc., as well as possible foreign productions. We are not permitted to announce anything on this site before it becomes public information. If you are interested in contacting one of the actors from WICKED, you may do so by writing to them at:
Unfortunately, we can't provide special access for this kind of request. If you are interested in being seen for WICKED or being considered in other capacities, you must follow the usual channels. (Agent submissions, Open calls, etc.) We have to be strict in this policy - if we make an exception for one, we'd have to do the same for everyone, and for obvious reasons, we can't do that. Bernard Telsey Casting and 321 Theatrical Management are both located in New York City. Mr. Schwartz has gotten a lot of requests from writers interested in having him as a mentor. While he finds this extremely flattering, he simply doesn't have the time at present, given the projects to which he is currently committed and the mentoring he already does through the ASCAP Workshops he directs. Mr. Schwartz has had to make a policy not to review any materials outside the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop and the grant panels he sits on. He feels if he says yes to one, he would have to say yes to all. If you are interested in submitting your materials for the ASCAP Workshop, please contact Michael Kerker at 212-621-6234. Thank you for understanding Mr. Schwartz's need to be strict with this policy. Thank you again for your interest and enthusiasm for WICKED. We hope this information has been helpful to our friends and fans of the show.
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