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Update April 24: The must-see blockbuster Broadway musical 'Wicked' just finished the first week of its two-week premiere engagement at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center and has shattered all previous box office records.

First week ticket sales exceeded $1.1 million and more than 14,000 patrons came through the doors to see the show.

The second and final week of Wicked starts Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and only eight performances are left through Sunday, April 29th. Tickets are still available for most performances at the Coliseum Advance Ticket Window, Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 and all Ticketmaster outlets (including select Publix stores).

First reporting: Tickets to "Wicked," the most anticipated musical production of the 2011 - 2012 Best of Broadway season are on sale now!

Performances will be held nightly from April 18 - 29 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center.

Here's a bit about the play for those who are unfamiliar:

Based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, this award-winning musical explores the concept that the Wicked Witch of the West, here known as Elphaba, is a misunderstood, victimized person whose behavior is merely a reaction against the charlatan Wizard's corrupt government. It also displays her relationship with the beautiful and ambitious Galinda Upland, who ultimately becomes Glinda the Good Witch of the North.

To score you tickets, hop over to Ticketmaster.com.