Joel Grey, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel at curtain call (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
The original Broadcast cast recording of 2003’s Wicked, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth, is soaring to new heights and there’s something special planned to celebrate it.
A prequel musical to The Wizard of Oz, the original Broadway version of Wicked starred Menzel as Elphaba, who is destined to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Chenoweth as Glinda, who will become the Good Witch of the North. Wicked premiered on Broadway on Oct. 30, 2003, after its preview run, which began three weeks earlier on Oct. 8.
Wicked went on to capture three Tony Awards, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Menzel. Then, in 2024, director Jon M. Chu adapted the musical for the big screen with part one of Wicked — starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda — with the second part, Wicked: For Good, set for a Nov. 21 release.
As anticipation builds for the release of Wicked: For Good, the Wicked franchise has received good news about its Broadway iteration. According to Playbill, the original Broadway cast recording has just been certified 4X Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The RIAA certification equates to four million copies of the soundtrack sold in the U.S. Playbill noted that another 1 million copies of the Wicked Broadway cast recording have been sold internationally.
The Wicked original Broadway cast recording was released on Dec. 10, 2003, and won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
“Wicked” original cast recording double vinyl.
A New Picture Edition Double Vinyl Of The ‘Wicked’ Broadway Soundtrack Is Being Released In October
To celebrate the new 4X Platinum RIAA certification of the soundtrack — which is formally titled Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) — a two-album picture edition vinyl is being released on Oct. 3, Decca Broadway announced.
Side A of the first vinyl will feature a photo of production’s poster art and side B will feature a photo of Kristen Chenoweth as Glinda.
The front side of the second vinyl will feature a photo of Idina Menzel’s Elphaba, while the flip side will feature a zoetrope image that, when spinning on a turntable, produces the production’s animated iconography.
Decca Broadway is accepting pre-orders for the double LP, which will begin shipping on Oct. 3.
A revival version of Wicked is currently playing on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre, where the original musical version was staged in 2003.
Part one of the movie musical version of Wicked is available on streaming on Peacock and for purchase or rent on video on demand, while part two, Wicked: For Good, will be released in theaters on Nov. 21.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/07/13/wicked-broadway-cast-soundtrack-reaches-new-sales-milestone/