Wicked is the Tony-winning Broadway musical that reimagines the witches of Oz with music by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. This production plays at the Des Moines Civic Center as part of Des Moines Performing Arts' theatre programming and brings large-scale staging, special effects, and well-known numbers like “Defying Gravity” to local audiences. It is notable for its long-running Broadway pedigree and popular national touring productions that draw broad appeal from musical-theatre fans.