



Stephen Schwartz’s remarkably clever and melody-driven songs are character-driven and move the action forward. Significantly, it does not disappoint with repetition, but only deepens.ĭespite the atemporal quality that “Wicked” exudes, coming back to it is a reminder that it was always a traditional Broadway musical in form. “Wicked” is above all, an experience, and most that have it want to repeat it: often multiple times. Like “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which laid the premillennial seeds for what, in 2000 became Broadway in Chicago, with a fourteen-month 1993-94 run, “Wicked” moved in for what became a record-breaking multi-year 2005-09 run with scattered holiday-season encores. Meanwhile, young girls were sitting motionless and mesmerized, their eyes as wide as saucers as they took it all in for a first time. Adult women with hankies in one hand and cocktails in the other were audibly and emotionally reliving the empowerment that they felt when they first experienced the show. Need proof that “Wicked” is almost twenty years old? That nearly a full generation has passed since the Great White Way went Emerald Green? Look no further than the seats on opening night at the Nederlander Theatre.

Ask the team at our Newberry hotel for more tips on all the local rvices and amenitiesHere at the Hampton Inn Newberry-Opera House, we're passionate about taking good care of you.Jennafer Newberry as Glinda and Lissa deGuzman as Elphaba in the national tour of “Wicked”/Photo: Joan Marcus Take a short drive into nearby Greenville or Columbia for more historical landmarks, world-class dining, and exciting attractions. Our hotel in Newberry also puts you close to the Newberry Historical Museum and the Newberry Country Club. Indulge in natural beauty at the famous Carter and Holmes Orchids or visit Lynches Woods, with hiking, biking and horse trails. Right next door to the Opera House is the Hampton Inn® hotel in Newberry-Opera House, right on Main Street in the heart of the Historic Downtown District.A visit to the Opera House is not only an adventure in artistic expression, but also a journey back in time, as the century-old structure's French Gothic clock tower lends shape to Newberry's skyline-and it is just steps from our Newberry hotel. A treasure of artistic beauty.welcome to the Hampton Inn Newberry-Opera House.Discover a haven of artistic culture and natural beauty in Newberry, the home of the renowned Newberry Opera House situated between Greenville and Columbia.
