List of awards and nominations received by the musical Wicked
A number of productions for Wicked, a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman, have won and nominated several awards. Wicked is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995), a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).
Although the production received mixed reviews and was panned by The New York Times, it has proved to be a favorite among patrons. The Broadway production's success spawned productions in Chicago, Los Angeles, London's West End and San Francisco, as well as international productions in Japan, Germany, Australia and elsewhere, and two North American tours that have visited over thirty cities in Canada and the United States. The show celebrated its tenth anniversary on October 30, 2013 and is currently the 11th longest-running Broadway show in history,[1] having played 4,430 performances as of June 22, 2014.[2] Wicked has broken box office records around the world, holding weekly-gross-takings records in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, and London, and obtaining the record for biggest opening in the West End (£100,000 in the first hour on sale).[3] In the week ending January 2, 2011, the London, Broadway, and both national touring productions all broke the record for the highest weekly gross.[4][5] Both the West End production and the North American tour have been seen by over two million patrons.[6] The original show was nominated for ten Tony Awards in 2004, winning three, including the Best Actress in a Musical for Idina Menzel. It also won six Drama Desk Awards and one Grammy Award while the London show has been the recipient of five Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning one.
Awards and nominations
Original Broadway production
Since its opening in 2003, the original Broadway production of Wicked has been consecutively nominated every year for at least one award. Accruing 64 nominations in 8 years, this production has won 33 of them. Amongst these 63 nominations include 10 Tony Awards, 1 Grammy Award and 11 Drama Desk Awards.
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Actress in a Musical | Idina Menzel | Won |
| Favorite Diva Performance | Won | |||
| Favorite Musical | Won | |||
| Favorite Onstage Pair | Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel | Won | ||
| Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Kristin Chenoweth | Nominated | |
| Idina Menzel | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | Winnie Holzman | Won | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Susan Hilferty | Won | ||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Joe Mantello | Won | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lyrics | Stephen Schwartz | Won | ||
| Outstanding Music | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Musical | Won | |||
| Outstanding Orchestrations | William David Brohn | Won | ||
| Outstanding Set Design | Eugene Lee | Won | ||
| Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Kristin Chenoweth | Nominated | |
| Idina Menzel | Nominated | |||
| Distinguished Production of a Musical | Won | |||
| Eddy Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Susan Hilferty | Won | |
| Tony Awards | Best Musical | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score | Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | ||
| Best Book of a Musical | Winnie Holzman | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Musical | Kristin Chenoweth | Nominated | ||
| Idina Menzel | Won | |||
| Best Choreography | Wayne Cilento | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Susan Hilferty | Won | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | Nominated | ||
| Best Orchestrations | William David Brohn | Nominated | ||
| Best Scenic Design | Eugene Lee | Won | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Idina Menzel | Nominated | |
| Kristin Chenoweth | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | Won | |||
| Outstanding Choreography | Wayne Cilento | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Susan Hilferty | Won | ||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Joe Mantello | Won | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Joel Grey | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Carole Shelley | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Set Design | Eugene Lee | Won | ||
| 2005 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Female Replacement | Shoshana Bean | Nominated |
| Jennifer Laura Thompson | Won | |||
| Favorite Long-Running Show | Won | |||
| Favorite Male Replacement | Joey McIntyre | Won | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Musical Show Album | Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Won | |
| 2006 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Female Replacement | Eden Espinosa | Won |
| Megan Hilty | Nominated | |||
| Carol Kane | Nominated | |||
| Rue McClanahan | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Long-Running Show | Won | |||
| Favorite Male Replacement | Ben Vereen | Won | ||
| 2007 | Favorite Female Replacement | Julia Murney | Nominated | |
| Favorite Long-Running Show | Won | |||
| Favorite Male Replacement | Sebastian Arcelus | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Favorite Female Replacement | Annaleigh Ashford | Nominated | |
| Stephanie J. Block | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Long-Running Show | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Favorite Female Breakthrough Performance | Kerry Ellis | Won | |
| Favorite Long-Running Show | Won | |||
| Favorite Male Replacement | Aaron Tveit | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Favorite Female Replacement | Mandy Gonzalez | Won | |
| Favorite Long-Running Broadway Show | Won | |||
| Favorite Male Replacement | Andy Karl | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Favorite Long-Running Show | Won | ||
| 2012 | Favorite Long-Running Show | Won | ||
| 2013 | Favorite Replacement | Willemijn Verkaik | Nominated | |
| Favorite Long-Running Show | Won | |||
| Favorite Tour | Won | |||
| 2014 | Favorite Replacement (Male) | Derek Klena | Won | |
| Justin Guarini | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Replacement (Female) | Lindsay Mendez | Won | ||
| Favorite Long-Running Show | Won | |||
| Favorite Tour | Won | |||
North American tours
The North American tours have been nominated 15 times for various awards, winning 13 of them.
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Carbonell Awards | Best Non-Resident Actress | Stephanie J. Block | Won |
| Best Non-Resident Costume Design | Susan Hilferty | Won | ||
| Best Non-Resident Director | Joe Mantello | Won | ||
| Best Non-Resident Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | Won | ||
| Best Non-Resident Production | Won | |||
| Best Non-Resident Scenic Design | Eugene Lee | Won | ||
| Best Non-Resident Supporting Actor | David Garrison | Won | ||
| Helen Hayes Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production | Stephanie J. Block | Won | |
| Kendra Kassebaum | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Nominated | |||
| Touring Broadway Awards | Best Musical Score | Stephen Schwartz | Won | |
| Best New Musical | Won | |||
| Best Production Design | Eugene Lee, Susan Hilferty, Kenneth Posner | Won | ||
| 2011 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Tour | Won | |
| 2012 | Favorite Tour | Won | ||
Chicago production
The Chicago production of Wicked received 5 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations in 2006.
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Joseph Jefferson Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Principal Role – Musical | Ana Gasteyer | Nominated |
| Kate Reinders | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role – Musical | Rondi Reed | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Director – Musical | Joe Mantello | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Production – Musical | Nominated | |||
London production
Like the original Broadway production, the London production of Wicked has been consecutively nominated each year since its opening in 2006. This production has garnered a total of 25 nominations, winning 13 of them. The production has been nominated 5 times for a Laurence Olivier Award and eventually won one in 2010. In addition, the production regularly appears on audience choice award ceremonies.
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lastminute.com People's Choice Theatre Awards | Favourite Musical | Won | |
| Favourite New Theatre Moment | "Defying Gravity" | Won | ||
| Favourite Theatre | Apollo Victoria Theatre | Won | ||
| Favourite Theatre Actress | Kerry Ellis | Nominated | ||
| Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Costume Design | Susan Hilferty | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Joe Mantello | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | Nominated | ||
| Best Set Design | Eugene Lee | Nominated | ||
| Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Musical | Idina Menzel | Won | |
| Best Set Designer | Eugene Lee | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Miriam Margolyes | Won | ||
| Superbreak Best New Musical | Won | |||
| 2008 | Best Takeover in a Role | Kerry Ellis | Won | |
| Dianne Pilkington | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Women of the Future Awards | Women of the Future Art and Culture | Alexia Khadime and Dianne Pilkington | Won |
| 2010 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Most Popular Show (Audience Award) | Won | |
| Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards | Best West End Show | Won | ||
| 2011 | Best Takeover in a Role | Lee Mead | Nominated | |
| Rachel Tucker | Won | |||
| Best West End Show | Won | |||
| BroadwayWorld.com UK Awards | Best Long Running West End Show | Nominated | ||
| Theatrical Event of the Year | Wicked's fifth birthday | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards | Best West End Show | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards | Best West End Show | Nominated | |
| Best Takeover in a Role | Gina Beck | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Laurence Olivier Awards | BBC Radio 2 Audience Choice Award | Nominated | |
Melbourne production
The production of Wicked in Melbourne has garnered 24 nominations, winning 10 of them.
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Green Room Awards[7] | Best Artistic Direction of a Musical | Susan Hilferty and Eugene Lee | Won |
| Best Choreography of a Musical | Wayne Cilento | Nominated | ||
| Best Director of a Musical | Lisa Leguilliou | Nominated | ||
| Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Penny McNamee | Won | ||
| Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Lucy Durack | Nominated | ||
| Amanda Harrison | Nominated | |||
| Best Lighting and Sound of a Musical | Kenneth Posner | Won | ||
| Best Musical | Nominated | |||
| Best Musical Direction of a Musical | Kellie Dickerson | Won | ||
| 2009 | Helpmann Awards[8] | Best Choreography in a Musical | Wayne Cilento | Won |
| Best Costume Design | Susan Hilferty | Won | ||
| Best Direction of a Musical | Lisa Leguillou | Won | ||
| Best Female Actor in a Musical | Amanda Harrison | Nominated | ||
| Lucy Durack | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Maggie Kirkpatrick | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Rob Guest | Won | ||
| Best Musical | Won | |||
| Best Original Score | Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | ||
| Best Scenic Design | Eugene Lee | Won | ||
| Best Sound Design | Tony Meola | Nominated | ||
| Sydney Theatre Awards[9] | Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical | Amanda Harrison | Nominated | |
| Lucy Durack | Nominated | |||
| Best Production of a Musical | Nominated | |||
References
- ↑ Staff Writer "Long Runs on Broadway". Playbill, August 19, 2013
- ↑ Internet Broadway Database listing, 'Wicked'". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ↑ Press release (March 7, 2006). "West End Musical 'Wicked" Launches with Record-Breaking Sales – Box Office Takes £100,000 in First Hour Total Advance Sales Now £1.7 Million". wickedthemusical.co.uk. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Wicked Breaks Record for Highest-Grossing Week in Broadway History". Playbill. January 4, 2011, Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ↑ Press release (January 4, 2011). "Wicked Sets New Box Office Record with a Single Week Gross of over £1 Million, Crowning a Record-Breaking 2010". wickedthemusical.co.uk. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Wicked". Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ↑ "Green Room Awards Past Recipients (2008)". Green Room Awards. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Helpmann Award nominees (2009)". Live Performance Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "2009 - Nominations and Winners". Sydney Theatre Awards. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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