
The November 1 episode of the ABC comedy "Ugly
Betty," titled "Something Wicked This Way Comes," includes
scenes filmed on location at the Pantages Theatre, where the Los Angeles
production of the smash hit musical Wicked
is currently playing. The production's
leads guest star on the episode – Eden Espinosa as Elphaba, Megan Hilty as
Glinda, and Kristoffer Cusick as Fiyero.
In the episode, Betty and Henry continue their illicit romance
and plan a secret date to the Broadway musical Wicked. But things don't go as planned when Daniel, thinking
Betty's dating Gio (guest star Freddy Rodriguez), gives her tickets for the two
of them instead - tickets which Gio refuses to give up.
The episode airs on Thursday, November 1 (8-9PM, ET) on the
ABC Television Network.
"Something Wicked This Way Comes" was written by Henry
Alonso Myers and directed by Wendey Stanzler.
Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the
land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green
skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood.
The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked
tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends
grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
Wicked opened on
Broadway on October 30, 2003 and currently has productions in New
York, Los Angeles, Chicago,
London, Tokyo,
and on National Tour. Based on thenovel
by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by
Winnie Holzman, and musical staging by Wayne Cilento. The production is directed by Joe Mantello.