Is the Wicked Witch of the West a good witch or bad witch? You can decide for yourself when Wicked, a Grammy and three time Tony Award-winning Broadway production has a broom stop in the Q.C. The musical takes the story of The Wizard of Oz to another level, with a sweep through the past — years before Dorothy of Kansas’ arrival in Munchkinland — and a closer look into the lives of the Wicked Witch of the West and her sister, Glinda the Good Witch. $40 and up. June 8, 7:30 p.m.; June 9, 7:30 p.m.; June 10, 7:30 p.m.; June 11, 8 p.m.; June 12, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; June 13, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalcenter.org.
This article appears in Jun 1-7, 2010.
