U.S. Bank Broadway in Portland Offers $25 Rush Tickets for Wicked

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Byron Beck, GoLocalPDX Features Editor

Wicked opens Aug. 5th at the Keller Auditorium.

U.S. Bank Broadway in Portland is offering $25 rush tickets for the last week of Wicked in Portland.

"We are pleased to announce the Lottery for $25 Wicked tickets prior to each performance," said Broadway Across America.

In short, patrons need to arrive 2.5 hours before the performance to put their name in the barrel and a half-hour later names are drawn to purchase a pair of tickets. It is a cash-only transaction.

Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, Godspell, and the Academy Award winning Pocohontas), Wicked returns to Portland from Aug 5th - August 23rd.

The musical Wicked is based off of Gregory Maguire’s book of the same title. It is the unsung tale of one of American fiction’s most famed villains, the Wicked Witch of the West.

"Wicked" will perform at the Keller Auditorium from August 5 through August 23. Tickets are available at www.BroadwayInPortland.com, and by calling the Portland Opera Box Office at 503- 241-1802 or toll free at 866-739-6737, or Portland’5 Box Office at 800-273-1530 and in person at all TicketsWest locations.

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