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Wicked Original Cast Recording Certified Double Platinum

The Grammy-winning Original Cast Recording of the Broadway musical Wicked has been certified doubled platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), commemorating sales of over two million copies in the United States.

Based on Gregory Maguire’s novel of the same name, Wicked features a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento.

The original cast included Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda), Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Norbert Leo Butz (Fyero), Carole Shelley (Madame Morrible), Joel Grey (The Wizard), Michelle Federer (Nessarose), and Christopher Fitzgerald (Boq).

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