| Wicked the Musical grabs your imagination from | | | | Elphaba being roommates. Mentioning the rest of |
| the very first act. With the powerful score by | | | | the characters would ruin the tie-in with The |
| Stephen Schwartz, Wicked has already been seen | | | | Wizard of Oz, and that's what makes this |
| by over two million fans in sold out shows across | | | | outstanding story so much more than a |
| North America for over two years, breaking | | | | run-of-the-mill musical. It takes the story that |
| industry sales recorders, as well as winning 15 | | | | everyone knows and showing that there's more |
| awards. | | | | than the original story, that everyone in Oz has a |
| Full of spirit and intrigue and showing the true | | | | history. |
| story of the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked | | | | The Oz of our childhood was a world that |
| appeals to all age groups by taking the fantastic | | | | Dorothy visited only briefly before returning to |
| elements of The Wizard of Oz and providing a | | | | her home, it was an allegorical world, with the |
| modern spin on the story. And in Wicked, the | | | | cowardly lion, the scarecrow and the tin man |
| women take center stage. From green to blonde, | | | | accompanying her as she struggled against the |
| the characters couldn't be more different, and | | | | Wicked Witch of the West and the flying |
| many of us will find a bit of ourselves and our | | | | monkeys. Wicked explores this world some more |
| friends in the main characters, both good and bad. | | | | and does not disappoint. |
| Taking the original Wizard of Oz and the parallel | | | | Dorothy's visit, while important, isn't the main |
| novel Wicked as a base, the musical heads off | | | | story element in Wicked, Dorothy herself is only |
| into new territory. Wicked the Musical focuses on | | | | seen as a shadow. The main story appeals to |
| the Wicked Witch of the West, given the name | | | | audiences of all ages, retaining the mythic |
| Elphaba Thropp and how she came to play such a | | | | elements of The Wizard of Oz combined with the |
| pivotal roll in The Wizard of Oz, including answering | | | | compelling and tragic evolution of characters into |
| the question why she's green and turning her into | | | | their more familiar incarnations. This enchanting |
| a tragic character we can all empathize with. The | | | | musical combines the full range of human |
| Good Witch Glinda is her roommate and the play | | | | experiences, love, betrayal, jealously, intrigue. |
| illuminates how the characters of the Wizard of | | | | Join the more than two million people who have |
| Oz got to be where they are, how the ruby | | | | already met these wonderfully diverse characters |
| shoes came into existence, as well as the flying | | | | and personalities and experience the wickedness! |
| monkeys. | | | | The story, music, acting and stage makes this |
| Starting from Glinda addressing the citizens of Oz | | | | musical a must see for everyone who has ever |
| after the death of Elphaba the narration goes | | | | seen The Wizard of Oz and wondered what |
| back to the beginning - the Green Elixir that gives | | | | more lurked beyond the yellow brick road and |
| Elphaba her unique green skin tone, and Glinda and | | | | past the Emerald City. |