'Wicked' to return to Shea's Buffalo Theatre

Tickets on sale Sept. 5 

Shea’s Performing Arts Center Press Release

Shea’s Performing Arts Center and Broadway presenting partner Albert Nocciolino announce “Wicked” will return to Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for 24 performances from Nov. 12-30.

Tickets for the return engagement, part of the Five Star Bank 2025-26 Broadway season, go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5. To purchase tickets, visit Shea’s Box Office at 650 Main St., Buffalo, or go to www.sheas.org.

Currently the fourth-longest-running show in Broadway history, “Wicked” is currently in its 22nd year on Broadway. This marks the fifth return of “Wicked” to the Shea’s Buffalo Theatre stage.

Winner of over 100 international awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, “Wicked” has been performed in over 100 cities in 16 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Japan, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland and China), and has thus far been translated into six languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Korean and Portuguese. “Wicked” has been seen by over 70 million people worldwide and has over $6 billion in global sales.

A Broadway sensation, “Wicked” looks at what happened in the Land of Oz … but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships … until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.”

With a thrilling score that includes the hits “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “For Good,” “Wicked” has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade,” and by Time Magazine as “a magical Broadway musical with brains, heart, and courage.”

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, “Wicked” has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello with musical staging by Tony Award-winner Wayne Cilento. ”Wicked” is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.

The blockbuster film version of “Wicked” opened Nov. 22, 2024, and has become the highest grossing film based on a Broadway musical in history. “Wicked: For Good” is set for release this November.

For more information, visit www.WickedTheMusical.com.