Ticket Price (Incl. Fees):
$29 (general admission)
Member Price: $21 (general admission)
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This event is made possible in part by a project support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
SUNDAY MARCH 30 @ 3:00pm
BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
55 Lexington Ave. Enter at East 25th Street
(between Lex. and 3rd Aves.)
part of Prospect's IGNITE Festival
hosted by scholar and author Stacy Wolf
with Wicked bookwriter and screenwriter Winnie Holzman,
scholar and poet Deborah Paredez, author of American Diva
and more to be announced!
Join Prospect for an in-depth look at the phenomenon that is Wicked!
For decades, female characters in Broadway musicals have belted their way into the American psyche. In this multi-faceted discussion, Stacy Wolf interviews Wicked writer Winnie Holzman and others, digging into the creation and interpretation of this Tony Award-winning musical and hit film.
Stacy Wolf is Professor of Theater & American Studies at Princeton University. She is the author of A Problem Like Maria: Gender and Sexuality in the American Musical; Changed for Good: A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical; and Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theatre Across America. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the 2024 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society for Theatre Research.