This summer, Universal Studios Hollywood has been hosting “Wicked Wednesdays,” where the stars of the Los Angeles production of the musical Wicked give special performances as well as meet and greets with fans.

This Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 12:30pm, marks the final performance in the series and a special homecoming for Eden Espinosa, who previously starred in several of Universal Studios Hollywood musical attractions. Espinosa (who plays Elphaba) and Megan Hilty (who plays Glinda) will join John Rubinstein to perform the musical’s memorable songs, including, “The Wizard and I,” “For Good,” and “Popular.”

Wicked, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in; two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

Tickets for the Los Angeles production of Wicked at the Pantages Theatre will also be on sale during “Wicked Wednesdays” at Universal Studios Hollywood.

In other Universal Studios Hollywood news, we updated the entry about Back to the Future – The Ride with images from the event here.

Christopher Lloyd, who starred in the Back to the Future film trilogy, arrived at the event with a convoy of stainless steel DeLoreans to a crowd of fans at the park. Lloyd, who was joined by screenwriter and co-creator of the blockbuster film trilogy Bob Gale, was on hand to set the official “countdown tower” countdown to the closing of the popular theme park ride, which closes this Labor Day to make room for a new Simpsons ride.