WICKED the Musical - History and Awards

When WICKED opened on Broadway, it worked its magic on critics and audiences alike. Since then, WICKED has won over 35 major awards including the Grammy® and three Tony Awards®,

Here are some of them

2004 Tony Awards® :

• Best Actress in a Musical – Idina Menzel
• Best Scenic Design – Eugene Lee
• Best Costume Design – Susan Hilferty

The 58th Annual Tony Awards® were held June 6, 2004 at Radio City Music Hall.

2004 Drama Desk Awards:

• Outstanding Musical
• Book of a Musical - Winnie Holzman
• Outstanding Director in a Musical - Joe Mantello
• Outstanding Orchestrations - William David Brohn
• Outstanding Lyrics - Stephen Schwartz
• Outstanding Set Design of a Musical - Eugene Lee
• Outstanding Costume Design - Susan Hilferty

The 48th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held on May 16, 2004 in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. The Drama Desk is an organization of theatre critics, editors and reporters.

2004 Outer Critics' Circle Awards:

• Outstanding Broadway Musical
• Outstanding Director of a Musical - Joe Mantello
• Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical - Susan Hilferty
• Outstanding Set Design of a Musical - Eugene Lee

The 54th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were held May 27, 2004 at Sardi's restaurant.

2004 Drama League Award:

• Outstanding Production of a Musical

2004 Eddy Award:

• Susan Hilferty and the Wicked Costume Team

2005 Grammy® Award:

• Best Musical Show Album

The 47th annual Grammy® Award nominations were announced on December 7, 2005. Grammy® winners were announced at a nationally televised ceremony that aired live February 13, 2005 on CBS.

2006 Touring Broadway Awards:

• Best New Musical
• Best Musical Score
• Best Production Design - Eugene Lee
• Best Costume Design - Susan Hilferty

2006 Helen Hayes Award:

• Outstanding Lead Actress - 
  Non Resident Production - Stephanie J. Block

Broadway.com Audience Awards:

2004

• Favorite New Broadway Musical
• Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical - Idina Menzel
• Favorite Diva Performance - Idina Menzel
• Favorite Onstage Pair - Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel

2005

• Favorite Long Running Broadway Show
• Favorite Female Replacement - Jennifer Laura Thompson
• Favorite Male Replacement - Joe McIntyre

2006

• Favorite Female Replacement - Eden Espinosa
• Favorite Male Replacement - Ben Vereen

2007

• Favorite Long-Running Broadway Show

2007 What's On Stage Theatergoers Choice Awards (London)

• Best New Musical
• Best Actress in a Musical - Idina Menzel
• Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Miriam Margolyes
• Best Set Designer - Eugene Lee

2007 Lastminute.com People's Choice Theatre Awards (London)

• Favorite Musical
• Favorite New Theatre Moment - "Defying Gravity"

2008 What's On Stage Theatergoers Choice Award (London)

• Best Takeover in a Role - Kerry Ellis

The 2009 Helpmann Awards® were held Monday 27 July at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Australia.

The 2009 Helpmann Awards® :

• Best Musical – WICKED
• Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  in a Musical – Rob Guest
• Best Costume Design – Susan Hilferty
• Best Scenic Design – Eugene Lee
• Best Choreography in a Musical – Wayne Cilento
• Best Direction of a Musical – Lisa Leguillou