Wicked is the Tony Award–winning, long-running Broadway musical that tells an alternative backstory of the witches from The Wizard of Oz, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. A touring production plays at the Des Moines Civic Center in Des Moines, Iowa, bringing the show's large-scale staging, elaborate costumes, and memorable songs to local audiences. The production is notable for its blockbuster popularity and theatrical spectacle that attracts a wide range of theatergoers.
