Yesterday, some 150,000 new tickets were released, allowing fans frustrated at not being able to secure seats at preview shows a chance to see the multiple Tony-award winning production by the creators of South Park.
The record sale came despite mixed reviews from critics. The Independent and the Evening Standard both awarded the show four stars, but the Daily Mail gave it just one.
Producer Scott Rudin admitted: “London can be tough. American musicals tend to get knocked in the teeth in London, by and large. It's a tougher place.”
Wicked, which has proved enduringly popular with British audiences since moving over from Broadway in 2006, also received a less-than-glowing critical reception on these shores.
The twisted take on The Wizard of Oz held the record for the highest single-week gross in the West End, taking just over £1m for nine productions in the final week of 2010.
The show is now booked at the Prince of Wales Theatre until January, but Rudin predicts it may be in London for a long time to come. The New York show still rakes in more than $1.6m a week, and a Chicago-based production and a touring version both add to the coffers.
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