Wicked is a Tony award-winning American musical produced by Universal Pictures with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and book by Winnie Holzman. It opened on Broadway at the George Gershwin Theatre on October 30, 2003.[1] It is touted as the untold story of the witches of Oz and is loosely based on the best selling novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. With musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento, Wicked is directed by Tony winner Joe Mantello.