Wicked is a Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel "", itself a retelling of the classic 1900 novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film "The Wizard of Oz". The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz; its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy Gale arrives in Oz from Kansas, and includes several references to the 1939 film and Baum's novel. "Wicked" tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (whose name later changes to Glinda the Good Witch), who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's private fall from grace.
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His last name is spelled as "Tiggular" in the musical, whereas in the books, it is "Tigelaar". In the original Broadway production of the musical, he was played by Norbert Leo Butz.
List of Wicked characters | Fiyero Tigelaar / Tiggular
The song is performed midway through the first act. During the song, Elphaba expresses her love for the Winkie prince Fiyero, the most popular boy at Shiz and Glinda's boyfriend. She accepts that she knows that nothing can ever happen between them, as she 'wasn't born for the rose and the pearl', and is an unpopular girl with green skin. She also mentions that Fiyero has feelings for her, though this was unconfirmed. This song is reprised by Glinda in the musical's second act when Fiyero leaves her for Elphaba.
I'm Not That Girl | Context in "Wicked"
Cusick was one of the original understudies for Fiyero in the hit 2003 musical "Wicked". He performed the role of Fiyero on Broadway starting on November 25, 2003 and ending on December 22, 2003 while Norbert Leo Butz was on medical leave. Cusick was replaced by Taye Diggs, who played the role the rest of the time Butz was away. He created the role of Fiyero in the sit-down Chicago production of "Wicked". He left with Elphaba's Kristy Cates and Doctor Dillamond's Timothy Britten Parker on December 10, 2006. Cusick's replacement was ensemble member and Fiyero understudy Brad Bass. Cusick recently reprised the role of Fiyero in the Los Angeles production of "Wicked".
Kristoffer Cusick | Wicked
Cusick was replaced by Derrick Williams on May 13, 2008. Williams was the original Fiyero in the national tour, and played in Chicago and New York twice. While in the Los Angeles cast of "Wicked", he was credited as appearing in the "Ugly Betty" episode "Something Wicked This Way Comes", whose plot revolved partly around two main characters attending the show on a date. On June 3 he returned to Chicago to play Fiyero. He replaced Michael Seelbach who was an original Broadway cast ensemble member, and who also came to Chicago directly from the Broadway show. He remained with the production till its closure on January 25, 2009.
Kristoffer Cusick | Wicked
The cast included Amy Ross as Elphaba, Helen Woolf as Glinda, and Aaron Sidwell as Fiyero.
Wicked (musical) | UK/Ireland tours
Directed by Hans Berndtsson, the cast includes Maria Ylipää as Elphaba, with Tuukka Leppanen as Fiyero. The second non-replicated production ran in Copenhagen, Denmark from January 12 until May 29, 2011, and was presented by Det Ny Teater.
Wicked (musical) | Subsequent international productions
Although heartbroken at Fiyero switching sides with Elphaba ("I'm Not That Girl (reprise)"), Glinda suggests to the Wizard and Madame Morrible to use Nessarose as bait, by spreading a rumor that she's in danger, allowing the officials to capture Elphaba once and for all. Madame Morrible agrees, conjuring up "a change in the weather".
Wicked (musical) | Act II
"Wicked" officially opened on June 10, 2003 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, after previews began on May 28, in a pre-Broadway tryout presented by SHN. The cast included Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda, Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Robert Morse as the Wizard, Norbert Leo Butz as Fiyero, Michelle Federer as Nessarose, Carole Shelley as Madame Morrible, John Horton as Doctor Dillamond, and Kirk McDonald as Boq. Stephanie J. Block, who originally read the role of Elphaba in workshop development, was Menzel's standby during tryouts, but left before the show moved to Broadway to take a role in "The Boy from Oz".
Wicked (musical) | Original Broadway production
Later, the Winkie Prince Fiyero Tiggular arrives at Shiz and introduces the other students to his philosophy of simply "Dancing through life". Fiyero decides to have an orientation party at the Ozdust Ballroom, that evening, and everyone agrees to go. Boq, a Munchkin who has developed a crush on Galinda, tries to ask her to dance with him at the party, but she convinces him to ask Nessa out, instead, in order to shoo him away, leaving Galinda free to go with Fiyero. Nessa, who has a crush on Boq, is delighted and tells her sister how Galinda made it happen and how happy it has made her.
Wicked (musical) | Act I
The cast included Megan Hilty as Glinda, Eden Espinosa as Elphaba, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, Timothy Britten Parker as Doctor Dillamond, Jenna Leigh Green as Nessarose, Adam Wylie as Boq, Kristoffer Cusick as Fiyero, and John Rubinstein as the Wizard. The production closed on January 11, 2009, after 791 performances and 12 previews. A San Francisco production of "Wicked" officially opened February 6, 2009, at SHN's Orpheum Theatre, following previews from January 27. The cast included Teal Wicks as Elphaba, Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda, Nicolas Dromard as Fiyero, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, David Garrison as the Wizard, Deedee Magno Hall as Nessarose, Tom Flynn as Doctor Dillamond, and Eddy Rioseco as Boq.
Wicked (musical) | North American productions
Wicked is a cast recording containing the majority of the songs from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "Wicked", with music and lyrics by composer Stephen Schwartz and a book by writer Winnie Holzman. Released on December 16, 2003 by Decca Broadway both in physical and digital releases. The former contains a foreword and a short synopsis, provided by Gregory Maguire, who wrote the on which the musical is based, in addition to lyrics to those songs included. Composer and lyricist of "Wicked", Stephen Schwartz, produced the album aided by Frank Filipetti, Jill Dell'Abate, Jason Spears, Justin Shturtz, Jason Stasium and Ted Jensen.
Wicked (musical album) | Introduction
Schwartz described the lyrics as "empty calories" and shallow. The composition of the song is a more bubblegum sound than the rest of the musical, with Beatles influences. Glinda also yodels on the word "popular" because Schwartz was thinking of Oklahoman Kristin Chenoweth while writing the song.
Popular (Wicked song) | Composition
All numbers composed by Charlie Smalls save for the following: "Tornado" is composed by Timothy Graphenreed and Harold Wheeler. "Emerald City Ballet (Psst)" is composed by Graphenreed and George Faison. "Everybody Rejoice/A Brand New Day" is composed by Luther Vandross. The song "Wonder, Wonder, Why" was added for the 1984 Broadway revival, but is not part of the current licensed score.
The Wiz | Songs
Alan Menken's demo of the song put more emphasis on the "Stay In Here" theme of Quasimodo's monstrous features and Judge Claude Frollo's manipulation to keep him inside the cathedral. In the stage musical version, the song is reprised at the very end, when he realizes that to a certain degree Frollo was right - that the world is cruel and wicked. But he also realizes that it is joyous and kind as well, and that it is the only world we've got so we must accept it, highs and lows included.
Out There (Disney song) | Production
Not forgetting the comedic version by Billy Connolly, "Saltcoats at the fair". Claude Aveling wrote the English language lyrics, which are titled "Come Back to Sorrento". Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman re-arranged it and wrote a new set of lyrics for Elvis Presley ("Surrender").
Torna a Surriento | Introduction
Source: Broadway World All numbers composed by Charlie Smalls save for the following: "Tornado" is composed by Timothy Graphenreed and Harold Wheeler. "Emerald City Ballet (Psst)" is composed by Graphenreed and George Faison. "We Got It" is written by Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Harvey Mason Jr, and Stephen Oremus. "Everybody Rejoice/A Brand New Day" is written by Luther Vandross.
The Wiz Live! | Ensemble
Elphaba returns to the Wizard's palace to free the monkey servants and encounters the Wizard. He tries once again to convince her to work with him, telling her that he is not evil, but just an average man who came into his position by chance, and he offers to redeem Elphaba's reputation ("Wonderful"). She is almost won over, until she sees Dr. Dillamond who has lost the power of speech. Angered by this, Elphaba accuses the Wizard, but he calls the guards to arrest Elphaba. In response, Fiyero and the guards enter, followed by Glinda. However, Fiyero helps Elphaba escape and leaves with her.
Wicked (musical) | Act II
In the musical, Adolfo Pirelli sings two numbers by himself and several others with other characters. The songs include:
Adolfo Pirelli | Songs
Nicolas Dromard (born October 7, 1980) is a Canadian singer and stage actor, best known for his performances as Fiyero in the San Francisco sit-down production of the musical "Wicked". He has also notably performed in the musical "Mary Poppins" as part of the original cast ensemble on Broadway and, later, as Bert on Broadway and in the National Tour. He recently performed in the national tour and Broadway productions of Jersey Boys as Tommy DeVito.
Nicolas Dromard | Introduction
Music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed, except as noted.
The Broadway Melody | Musical numbers
A version created for young performers, titled "Geppetto & Son, Jr." had its world premiere on July 17, 2009, at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart, Florida. It was presented by the StarStruck Performing Arts Center. In 2003, Schwartz returned to Broadway, as composer and lyricist for "Wicked", a musical based on the novel "", which tells the story of the "Oz" characters from the point of view of the witches. Schwartz won a Grammy Award for his work as composer and lyricist and producer of "Wicked"'s cast recording. On March 23, 2006, the Broadway production of "Wicked" passed the 1,000 performance mark, making Schwartz one of four composers (the other three being Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Herman, and Richard Rodgers) to have three shows last that long on Broadway (the other two were "Pippin" and "The Magic Show").
Stephen Schwartz (composer) | Later career
A cast recording of the original Broadway production was released on December 16, 2003, by Universal Music. All of the songs featured on stage are present on the recording with the exception of "The Wizard and I (Reprise)", "A Sentimental Man (Reprise)" and "The Wicked Witch of the East". The short reprise of "No One Mourns the Wicked" that opens Act II is attached to the beginning of "Thank Goodness". The music was arranged by Stephen Oremus, who was also the conductor and musical director and James Lynn Abbott, with orchestrations by William David Brohn. The recording received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2005 and was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 30, 2006.
Wicked (musical) | Recordings
Jerome Weidman (April 4, 1913, New York City – October 6, 1998, New York City) was an American playwright and novelist. He collaborated with George Abbott on the book for the musical "Fiorello!" with music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. All received the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work.
Jerome Weidman | Introduction
He left in March of that year to star in "Lucky Guy", which opened Off-Broadway in April 2011. Following the closure of "Lucky Guy", he returned to "Wicked" as Fiyero, covering for Richard H. Blake, who took a three-week absence to be with his newborn child. He later returned to the touring production of "Wicked", playing Fiyero from November 2011 through February 2012. On July 31, 2012, he once again joined Broadway's "Wicked" as Fiyero until May 26, 2013. He played the role again in the Broadway production from December 2013 to February 2014. He appeared in 2012 Broadway Bares with Miriam Shor.
Kyle Dean Massey | Career
He left the show in November to reprise his role in the Arena Stage production of "Next to Normal", for which he won the 2009 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Non-Resident Production. Tveit returned to "Wicked" as Fiyero in January 2009, leaving once again for the Broadway production of "Next to Normal", which began previews in March 2009 and officially opened on April 15. His performance as Gabe earned him the Clarence Derwent Award from the Actors' Equity Association. Tveit was included on AfterElton.com's 2009 list of the "37 Hottest Guys in Theater".
Aaron Tveit | "Next to Normal" and "Wicked"
All songs feature music and lyrics by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse. Steve Cuden is the co-lyricist for "First Transformation," "Alive," "His Work and Nothing More," "Alive (reprise)," "Murder, Murder," and "Once Upon a Dream". The following is the song list from the original Broadway production:
Jekyll &amp; Hyde (musical) | Musical numbers
Beyond that, not much is shown about Irji throughout the rest of the novel, aside from the occasional mention of his increasing holiness (toward the pagan/Lurline religion). When his family is captured, he is murdered publicly with the "Paraffin Necklace." Irji does not appear in the musical adaptation of "Wicked". This is because Sarima was not introduced in the musical; thus, Fiyero and Sarima never were married, and Irji was never born. or else, they did exist, but were already arrested and out of the picture by the time the musical's finale occurs at Fiyero's castle.
List of Wicked characters | Irji Tigelaar
Best New Musical: "Monty Python’s Spamalot" Best Play: "Twelve Angry Men" Author: Reginald Rose Best Production Design: "My Fair Lady" Scenic and Costume Design: Anthony Ward Lighting Design: David Hersey Best Musical Score: "Wicked" Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Touring Broadway Awards | 2008
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Matthew Sklar | Broadway credits
"What is this Feeling?" is a song from the hit musical "Wicked". It is sung between Elphaba, Galinda (later Glinda), and the students at Shiz University, expressing their loathing for each other's contrasting personalities as newly-assigned roommates.
What Is This Feeling? | Introduction
Original London cast members included Helen Dallimore as Glinda, Miriam Margolyes as Madame Morrible, Adam Garcia as Fiyero, Martin Ball as Doctor Dillamond, James Gillan as Boq, Katie Rowley Jones as Nessarose and Nigel Planer as the Wizard. After her limited engagement, which ended on December 30, 2006, Menzel was succeeded by Kerry Ellis on January 1, 2007, who became the first British woman to play the role of Elphaba.
Wicked (musical) | London
Massey first joined the North American touring production of "Wicked" in 2007, as part of the ensemble and understudy for the lead role of Fiyero, before joining the Broadway production. He subsequently played Thalia in Broadway's "Xanadu" from April 2008 until its closing that September, and Matthew in "Altar Boyz" Off-Broadway from October 2006 - June 2007. From June to September 2009, he temporarily played the role of Gabe in the Broadway musical "Next to Normal", after which he remained as a cover for the role, before assuming the role permanently in January 2010. Massey stayed with the show until it closed in January 2011, when he then returned to Broadway's "Wicked", this time in the lead role of Fiyero.
Kyle Dean Massey | Career
In 2007, Tveit originated the role of Gabe in the Off-Broadway production of the musical "Next to Normal". The production ran from January 16 through March 16, 2008, at the Second Stage Theater. Tveit received a nomination for the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor for this role. In the interim time before the out-of-town production of "Next to Normal," Tveit played Dean in the musical theatre adaptation of the film "Saved!", which ran for a limited engagement at Playwrights Horizons in June 2008. Also in June 2008, Tveit took over the role of Fiyero in "Wicked" on Broadway.
Aaron Tveit | "Next to Normal" and "Wicked"
Following a limited engagement of the first national tour from April 29 to June 12, 2005, a sit-down production opened at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago immediately following the tour. The cast included Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba, Kate Reinders as Glinda, Rondi Reed as Madame Morrible, Kristoffer Cusick as Fiyero, Telly Leung as Boq, Heidi Kettenring as Nessarose and Gene Weygandt as the Wizard. The production closed on January 25, 2009. Twice again, the tour returned to Chicago in 2010 and 2013 An open-ended production also appeared in Los Angeles, California at the Pantages Theatre. Performances began on February 10, 2007, with an official opening on February 21.
Wicked (musical) | North American productions
Federer can be heard on the "Wicked" cast recording.
Michelle Federer | Theatre
As Holzman observed in an interview with "Playbill", "It was [Maguire's] brilliant idea to take this hated figure and tell things from her point of view, and to have the two witches be roommates in college, but the way in which their friendship develops – and really the whole plot – is different onstage." Schwartz justified the deviation, saying "Primarily we were interested in the relationship between Galinda – who becomes Glinda – and Elphaba...the friendship of these two women and how their characters lead them to completely different destinies." In addition to this change in focus, other major plot modifications include Fiyero's appearance as the scarecrow, Elphaba's survival at the end, Nessarose using a wheelchair instead of being born without arms, Boq having a continuing love interest for Glinda - and eventually becoming the Tin Woodman instead of Nick Chopper, the complete cutting of Elphaba's years in the Vinkus, the deletion of Liir's birth, Fiyero not having a wife and children, Doctor Dillamond not being murdered, and Madame Morrible going to prison instead of dying.
Wicked (musical) | Inception and development
In the original Broadway production of the musical, the role was played by Michelle Federer.
List of Wicked characters | Nessarose "Nessa" Thropp
"Wicked"'s international tour opened on July 13, 2016 at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford, England. Jacqueline Hughes starred as Elphaba, with Carly Anderson as Glinda and Bradley Jaden as Fiyero. Alongside them are Steven Pinder as the Wizard and Dillamond, Kim Ismay as Madame Morrible, and Emily Shaw as Nessarose. After its stop in Bradford, the tour moved to Asia, first playing at the Grand Theater in Singapore. It then moved to the Lyric Theatre in Hong Kong, and then The Theatre Solaire, Manila. The tour ended on July 2, 2017.
Wicked (musical) | International tour
Best New Musical: "Wicked" Best Play: "Golda's Balcony" Author: William Gibson Best Production Design: "Wicked" Scenic Design: Eugene Lee Costume Design: Susan Hilferty Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner Best Musical Score: "Wicked" Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Touring Broadway Awards | 2006
She left the Broadway production on October 8, 2006, and was replaced by Ana Gasteyer.
Eden Espinosa | "Wicked"
His Broadway credits include Fiyero in "Wicked" as well as roles in "The Wedding Singer," "Finding Neverland," "First Date," "The Bridges of Madison County," and "Les Miserables". (In "Les Mis", he played numerous roles, including Marius, Jean Prouvaire, Joly and Marius (understudy) with the "approximate dates: 1997 to 1999; 2001 to 2003 (not necessarily continuously)." http://www.playbill.com/person/kevin-kern-vault-0000047611
Kevin Kern (actor) | Credits
Produced by Universal Stage Productions in coalition with Marc Platt, Jon B. Platt and David Stone, with direction by Joe Mantello and choreography by Wayne Cilento, the original production of "Wicked" premiered on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre in October 2003, after completing pre-Broadway tryouts at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in May/June of that same year. Its original stars included Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Galinda, and Joel Grey as the Wizard. The original Broadway production won three Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, while its original cast album received a Grammy Award.
Wicked (musical) | Introduction
The result is, in Schwartz' own words, "like a giant shadow terrorizing you". When played by the piano with some electric bass in "As Long As You're Mine", however, the same chord progression becomes the basis for a romantic duet. And with new lyrics and an altered bridge, the theme forms the core of the song "No One Mourns the Wicked" and its reprises. Schwartz uses the "Unlimited" theme as the second major motif running through the score. Although not included as a titled song, the theme appears as an interlude in several of the musical numbers. In a tribute to Harold Arlen, who wrote the score for the 1939 film adaptation, the "Unlimited" melody incorporates the first seven notes of the song "Over the Rainbow." Schwartz included it as an inside joke as, "according to copyright law, when you get to the eighth note, then people can come and say, 'Oh you stole our tune.' And of course obviously it's also disguised in that it's completely different rhythmically.
Wicked (musical) | Music analysis
"Dancing Through Life" is a musical number from the musical "Wicked". It is sung between Fiyero, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda, Nessarose (the Wicked Witch of the East), and Boq, as well as other cast members.
Dancing Through Life | Introduction
Oliver Tompsett (born 25 August 1981) is a British stage actor and singer best known for his portrayal of Fiyero in the West End production of the musical "Wicked" and for playing the role of Galileo in the West End Smash hit "We Will Rock You".
Oliver Tompsett | Introduction
In the musical, Galinda is deeply annoyed by the constant advances of schoolmate Boq. As a way of escape, Galinda encourages Boq to invite Nessarose to the Ozdust Ballroom as a "favor" to her. Willing to do anything for her favor, he agrees; but Nessarose immediately becomes obsessed with Boq and believes that they were destined to be together forever. Upon the death of her father, Frex, she becomes the new governor of Munchkinland and enslaves all the Munchkins to her service in order to keep Boq near her. When Elphaba enchants her shoes, thus giving Nessarose the power to walk, Boq declares his intentions to leave and seek out Glinda before she marries Fiyero.
List of Wicked characters | Boq
Beginning performances on 16 July 2007, he joined the ensemble of the acclaimed London West End production of "Wicked" and served as the second understudy for Fiyero. He departed the cast on 7 June 2008, only to return over three and a half years later, this time, in the lead role of Fiyero. He starred alongside Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman from 7 February through 10 December 2011, when he ended his run in the musical. On 13 January 2012, took over the role of Sam Wheat in the London production of "Ghost the Musical" and starred alongside Siobhan Dillon until the musical closed on 6 October 2012.
Mark Evans (actor) | Career
The tryout closed on June 29, 2003, and after extensive retooling, the musical began previews on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre on October 8, 2003, and made its official premiere on October 30. Most of the original production team and cast members remained with the show. Principal casting changes included Joel Grey as the Wizard, William Youmans as Doctor Dillamond and Christopher Fitzgerald as Boq. As of March 12, 2020, the show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show's production will be suspended until June 1, 2021 at the earliest.
Wicked (musical) | Original Broadway production
The song is performed near the end of the musical, as the two are bidding each other farewell. Immediately prior to the song, Elphaba gives Glinda the Grimmerie and tells her that it is now up to her to continue Elphaba's cause. After this song, Elphaba leaves and is supposedly melted by Dorothy (this is later revealed to be an elaborate scheme to fool the citizens of Oz into thinking she was dead so they would stop hunting her). At the song's conclusion, Fiyero, turned into "The Scarecrow" by one of Elphaba's spells gone awry, discovers Elphaba and they run away together.
For Good | Context
In 2003, the novel was adapted as the Broadway musical "Wicked" by composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz and librettist Winnie Holzman. The musical was produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. The Broadway production has inspired long-run productions in Chicago, London's West End, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in the United States, as well as Germany and Japan. It was nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning three, and is the 5th longest-running Broadway show in history, with over 6,800 performances. The original Broadway production starred Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda.
Wicked (Maguire novel) | Adaptations
The idea for the musical originated with producer Ken Harper. He replaced the original director, Gilbert Moses, with Geoffrey Holder in Detroit during out-of-town tryouts. The original Baltimore cast included Renee Harris as Dorothy, Charles Valentino as the Scarecrow, Ben Harney as the Tin Man, Ken Prymus as the Cowardly Lion, and Butterfly McQueen as the Queen of the Field Mice. Only Harney would remain in the Broadway cast, but in a much smaller role. Harris stayed on as understudy for the role of Dorothy, as did McQueen for the role of Addaperle. The production was choreographed by George Faison, with Scenic Designer Tom H.
The Wiz | Development and Broadway
A condensed thirty-minute version of the musical played at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. Australian Jemma Rix was part of the original cast, alternating the role of Elphaba with Jillian Giaachi and Taylor Jordan. The show, which opened on July 12, 2006, featured the preliminary storyline of Act 1 but Fiyero, Madame Morrible, Boq, Nessarose and Doctor Dillamond were absent and there were considerable changes in sets and costumes. The final performance took place on January 11, 2011. A Japanese production by the Shiki Theatre Company opened in Tokyo, Japan, on June 17, 2007, and subsequently moved to Osaka, Fukoka and Nagoya, before closing in Sapporo on November 6, 2016.
Wicked (musical) | Subsequent international productions
She is distraught at being vilified by the Wizard's propaganda and the hatred of the citizens of Oz, and decides she will no longer attempt to do good. The song begins with Elphaba screaming "Fiyero" but instead of being an unhitched scream, she actually sings a high note that is a minor second above the tonal centre of the song. This creates the effect of a scream, as the note is very high and dissonant, but it is much more controlled and musical than an actual scream. It then moves into a chant of magical words making it the most chilling and foreboding of all the musical's numbers.
No Good Deed (song) | Context and Analysis
This starred James Fox but ran for only two months. The Broadway musical "Wicked" received its London première at the venue on 27 September 2006 with a cast featuring Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Helen Dallimore as Glinda, Nigel Planer as The Wizard, Adam Garcia as Fiyero and Miriam Margolyes as Madame Morrible. On 27 September 2016, "Wicked" celebrated its tenth anniversary in the West End, with a curtain call reunion of former cast members.
Apollo Victoria Theatre | Musical theatre
The musical numbers in the original Broadway production were as follows: Act I Act II
Elf (musical) | Musical numbers
In 2007, Schwartz joined Jerry Herman as being one of only two composer/lyricists to have three shows run longer than 1,500 performances on Broadway. After "Wicked", Schwartz contributed music and lyrics for a new musical that was commissioned to celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen. The production, titled "Mit Eventyr" or "My Fairytale", opened at the Gladsaxe Theatre in Copenhagen in the fall of 2005. The American premiere of "My Fairytale" took place in the summer of 2011 at the PCPA Theatrefest of California and was directed by the composer's son Scott Schwartz.
Stephen Schwartz (composer) | Later career
Roscioli made her Broadway debut on July 21, 2009, reprising the role of Elphaba in the New York company of the musical. She played her final performance March 21, 2010 and was succeeded by Mandy Gonzalez.
Dee Roscioli | "Wicked"
With Mariani, rehearsals began well; the conductor reported: "Verdi is very very happy and so am I".
Aroldo | Composition history
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Terrence McNally | Writing credits
The score of "Wicked" is heavily thematic, bearing in some senses more resemblance to a film score than a traditional musical score. While many musical scores employ new motifs and melodies for each song with little overlap, Schwartz integrated a handful of leitmotifs throughout the production. Some of these motifs indicate irony – for example, when Glinda presents Elphaba with a "ghastly" hat in "Dancing through Life", the score reprises a theme from "What is this Feeling?" a few scenes earlier, in which Elphaba and Glinda had espoused their mutual loathing. Two musical themes in "Wicked" run throughout the score.
Wicked (musical) | Music analysis
The song is performed during first act of the musical. Just prior to the song, Fiyero, the famed Winkie prince, arrives at Shiz University, where he meets Glinda (at this point known as Galinda) and Boq. During the song, Fiyero sings about his beliefs regarding the problem with schools, and believes that people should ignore school, and live the "unexamined life." Also during this song, Boq confesses to Galinda his infatuation with her, and asks her to save a dance for him, after Fiyero invites everyone to the "most swankified" place in town, or the Ozdust Ballroom. Upon hearing Boq, Galinda tells him that someone would be her hero if they asked Nessarose, the disabled sister of Elphaba, to the dance (inadvertently dooming Boq to becoming the Tin Woodman) in order to shake him off so she can spend the evening with Fiyero, with whom she has become infatuated.
Dancing Through Life | Context
Songs interpolated in Broadway shows include "Salesmanship" ("Ziegfeld Follies of ’57"; lyrics by Carolyn Leigh); and “You’ll Make an Elegant Butler” ("Tovarich", for which he wrote the opening song for Vivien Leigh in her last Broadway performance; lyrics by Joan Javits).
Philip Springer | Score writing
"No Good Deed" is a musical number from the hit Broadway musical "Wicked". It is sung by Elphaba, the main character of the show. It is widely regarded as the most powerful piece of the musical; and the most emotional.
No Good Deed (song) | Introduction
Or the moment where she does “Nessa, Dr. Dillamond,” and then sort of shouts out “Fiyero” while the orchestra is sawing away at one of the motifs. I think it's structured very much like an aria but it's built to get a great big hand at the end with a big belted last note. So it's still very much musical theatre.""
No Good Deed (song) | Context and Analysis
Butz made his Broadway debut as a replacement swing – a type of understudy – in "Rent" in 1996, after original swing David Driver was let go. Butz ultimately replaced Adam Pascal as Roger in 1997. Additional Broadway credits include "Thou Shalt Not" (Camille Raquin, 2001–2002), for which he received a Tony Award nomination; "Wicked" (the original Fiyero, 2003); and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (Freddy) for which he received the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, a Drama League Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award. His Off-Broadway credits include "The Last Five Years" (Jamie), "Songs for a New World" (Lead Male 2), "Saved" (Fred), and "Juno and the Paycock" (Jerry Devine), and he has toured as the Emcee in "Cabaret" and as Freddy in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels".
Norbert Leo Butz | Career
The music was composed by Alan Menken, with lyrics by David Zippel.
Hercules (musical) | Musical numbers
"For Good" is a musical number from the hit musical "Wicked". It is sung as a duet between Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda (the Good Witch of the South) as a farewell. The song's score and lyrics were written by composer Stephen Schwartz.
For Good | Introduction
The show began its first UK/Ireland tour on September 12, 2013 at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, where it is played to November 16. It then toured the UK and Ireland before concluding in Salford on July 25, 2015. The original cast consisted of Nikki Davis-Jones as Elphaba, with Emily Tierney as Glinda. Alongside them were Liam Doyle as Fiyero, Marilyn Cutts as Madame Morrible, Carina Gillespie as Nessarose, George Ure as Boq, and Dale Rapley as the Wizard and Doctor Dillamond. This marks the first time that the last two roles were both played by a single actor. A second UK/Ireland tour began in December 2017 and ended in January 2019.
Wicked (musical) | UK/Ireland tours
He asked that when he died he would be cremated to the sound of the "Chorus of the Slaves" of the opera "Nabucco" by Verdi.
Carlos Aboim Inglez | Introduction
Source: Playbill "Note: "The Wicked Witch of the East" is the only musical number to not be featured on the CD, as the producers felt "the song included too much dialogue and would give some of the plot away to people who have not seen the show.""
Wicked (musical) | Musical numbers
"Popular" is a song from the Tony Award-winning musical "Wicked". It is performed by the Broadway company's original Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth, on the original Broadway cast recording. The song is about a popular girl (Glinda) trying to help her unpopular roommate (Elphaba) become more popular.
Popular (Wicked song) | Introduction
Cast Alternates Ensemble vocals
Wicked (musical album) | Personnel
Although Elphaba abandons the spell as she believes it is not working, it is not until the end of the production that we are shown that Fiyero is still alive, and has been transformed into the Scarecrow from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". The Scarecrow is also a minor character in author Gregory Maguire's revisionist novel "" and is made a more prominent character in its Broadway musical adaptation "Wicked". In the musical, the Scarecrow is revealed to be the remnants of Fiyero after he was captured by the Wizard's officials, but made impervious to injury by Elphaba's incomplete spell.
Scarecrow (Oz) | "Wicked"
The musical numbers on the album are listed here. The number's title is given, with the song it spoofs and the original composer listed in parentheses. All the "new" parody lyrics are by Gerard Alessandrini. 01 Forbidden Broadway (original, Alessandrini) 02 Amadeus ("Non più andrai", Mozart)
Forbidden Broadway, Vol. 1 | Tracks
The special was directed by Kenny Leon and adapted for television by Harvey Fierstein from the original musical's book by William F. Brown. Fatima Robinson was the program's choreographer, with Harvey Mason, Jr. and Stephen Oremus serving as the musical directors. Songs from the original Broadway production were featured, with two exceptions: "You Can't Win", a song cut from the musical and first used in its 1978 feature film adaptation as sung by Michael Jackson, was used in place of the Scarecrow's key number "I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday", and "We Got It", a new song composed by Harvey Mason Jr., Stephen Oremus with stars Ne-Yo and Elijah Kelley, was performed as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion began their journey to find and kill the Wicked Witch of the West.
The Wiz Live! | Development
After auditioning for Fiyero in October 2008, Nicolas Dromard was chosen to star in "Wicked's" San Francisco open-ended engagement, alongside Teal Wicks as Elphaba and Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda. The San Francisco production began previews on January 27, 2009 at the Orpheum Theatre, and officially opened on February 6, 2009. Both Dromard and the San Francisco production received critical acclaim, including: The SF Examiner:
Nicolas Dromard | San Francisco
An old cabaret performer who Liir and Trism see perform at the "Cherry and Cucumber". She performs a risqué (and potentially treasonous) monologue that satirizes the Emperor Apostle, to her audience's discomfort. (Sillipede is referred to in "Wicked", in the "City of Emeralds" section, when Glinda recounts to Fiyero her recent spotting of Nessarose and Nanny in the Emerald City, at Sillipede's fourth comeback tour concert).
List of Wicked characters | Sillipede
Manek, his mother, siblings, and aunts do not appear in the musical adaptation of "Wicked".
List of Wicked characters | Manek Tigelaar
James Seymour Brett has composed the film's original score.
A Wizard's Tale | Music
‡ In the pre-Broadway production, this song is moved and performed between "This Day / Walking By A Wedding" and "Hey Kid" * In the pre-Broadway production, this song is not performed; instead, a different version of "No More Wasted Time", was performed by Kate and Anne
If/Then | Musical numbers
Golden wrote lyrics for many Broadway theatre productions, including:
John Golden | Lyrics
An Australian production officially opened on July 12, 2008, with previews commencing June 27 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. Amanda Harrison was originally cast as Elphaba, with Lucy Durack as Glinda. The original cast consisted of Rob Mills as Fiyero, Anthony Callea as Boq, Rob Guest as the Wizard, Maggie Kirkpatrick as Madame Morrible, Penny McNamee as Nessarose and Rodney Dobson as Doctor Dillamond. Guest unexpectedly died months into the Melbourne season, with the role being taken up by Bert Newton. Closing in Melbourne August 9, 2009, the show transferred to Sydney's Capitol Theatre. Previews began on September 5, 2009, with the official opening on September 12.
Wicked (musical) | Australian productions
"We Got It" is the final song from the first act of the musical "Over Here!", which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. The song was written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman.
We Got It | Introduction
Devastated at Boq's final rejection of her, she attempts to use a Grimmerie spell to make him "lose his heart" for her, but she mispronounces the words and causes Boq to literally lose his heart. Elphaba's only option to save Boq from death is to turn him into a tin man. In the original Broadway production of the musical, he was played by Christopher Fitzgerald.
List of Wicked characters | Boq
Musicals: "Mar i cel" (1988, 2004) "Flor de Nit (1992), "Desconcerto Grosso" (1994), "Gaudí, el musical de Barcelona" (2003) "Paradís" (2005).
Albert Guinovart | Works
In his review for "The New York Times", Brooks Atkinson wrote: "...It is exciting; it is enjoyable and it is decent ... Jerry Bock has set ... a bouncy score ... [A]s the writer of lyrics, Sheldon Harnick is in an unfailingly humorous frame of mind ... [U]nder Mr. Abbott's invincible stage direction, the whole show comes alive with gusto ... [T]he cast could not be more winning or in better voice." Louis Calta wrote: " 'Fiorello!' is the town's latest stage hit ... the attraction earned flowery praise from all of the New York drama critics."
Fiorello! | Critical response
Avaric is a friend of Boq's and Galinda's. He is of the Gillikenese nobility and is the son of, and later is himself, The Margreave of Tenmeadows. He is described as being handsome and the "perfect friend". Elphaba visits him later in the novel, after killing Madame Morrible, and they discuss the nature of evil with some of his friends. During the visit, he seems to have a selective memory, since he doesn't remember Elphaba and says he does not keep "unimportant details" in his head. Most of Avaric's characteristics are given to Fiyero in the musical, and he makes a short cameo appearance as Fiyero's driver.
List of Wicked characters | Avaric the Margreaves of Tenmeadows
Portofino is a musical with a book by Richard Ney (who also served as producer), lyrics by Ney and Sheldon Harnick, and music by Louis Bellson and Will Irwin. Set in a piazza in the Italian resort town of Portofino, the convoluted plot involves auto-racing duke Nicky; his Texan rival Kitty; his granddaughter Angela, a practicing witch; the local padre; and his look-alike Guido, an emissary from the devil. When critics crucified the show during its Philadelphia tryout, Ney, the producer, democratically left it to the cast to decide if they should continue to New York City. They voted to go.
Portofino (musical) | Introduction
"I Am What I Am" is a song originally introduced in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "La Cage aux Folles". The song is the finale number of the musical's first act, and performed by the character of Albin Mougeotte, first played by George Hearn. His version appears on the original cast album released in 1983. The song was composed by Jerry Herman, an openly gay man.
I Am What I Am (Broadway musical song) | Introduction
Frank Baum's name. She is later referred to in the book as simply "the Witch". Late in the book, it is revealed that she is the daughter of The Wizard. In the original Broadway production of the musical, she was played by Idina Menzel. In the musical it is revealed that she faked her death in order to be with Fiyero.
List of Wicked characters | Elphaba "Elphie" Thropp
"All songs written by Peter Allen except as noted"
The Boy from Oz | Song list (Broadway version)
In 2005, the first national tour of "Wicked" (called the "Emerald City Tour" by the producers) started in Toronto, Ontario, and went on to visit numerous cities throughout the United States and Canada. Previews began on March 8, and officially opened on March 31. The original touring cast included Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda, Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba, Derrick Williams as Fiyero, Jenna Leigh Green as Nessarose, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, Timothy Britten Parker as Doctor Dillamond, Logan Lipton as Boq, and David Garrison as the Wizard. The tour concluded at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on March 15, 2015.
Wicked (musical) | North American productions
"The Hallo Song" is a reworked tune, released in 1972 as "What a Line to Go Out On" sung by Yvonne Elliman. The tune of "It's a Pig!" appeared with different lyrics as "Magdalena", an unsuccessful pop song for Tony Christie in 1977. In the Broadway 2001 production, the song "Wooster Will Entertain You" appears to have been replaced with a song titled "Never Fear" according to the Broadway show's programme, (the tune of which comes from the song "You Won't Care About Him Anymore" heard in another Lloyd Webber project that was only staged in limited form at his Sydmonton Festival called "The Likes of Us").
By Jeeves | Musical numbers
"I'm Not that Girl" is a showtune from the musical "Wicked", based on the novel, """", by Gregory Maguire. It was composed by Stephen Schwartz, originally recorded by Idina Menzel (original song) and Kristin Chenoweth (reprise) on November 10, 2003, and released on December 16, 2003. It is a solo sung by the main character of the show, Elphaba Thropp (the future Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz") in the first act and Glinda in the reprise in the second act.
I'm Not That Girl | Introduction
The majority of songs in "Broadway Melody of 1938" were written by Nacio Herb Brown (music) and Arthur Freed (lyrics):
Broadway Melody of 1938 | Songs
In 2017, it was announced that Douglas Carter Beane and his husband Lewis Flynn were working on a musical adaptation for Broadway. In an interview, Beane stated that he had originally written "To Wong Foo" for the stage, and had retained stage rights when the screenplay was produced.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Musical
Sometime later, Elphaba's opposition to the Wizard's regime has earned her the title ’The Wicked Witch of the West’ ("No One Mourns the Wicked (reprise"). Glinda has become the positive public front, given the title ‘Glinda the Good’ and positioned by The Wizard as the nation's defender against Elphaba. A press conference to celebrate Fiyero's appointment as captain of the guard (a position he accepted to find Elphaba) is hijacked by the crowd's panicked rumors about Elphaba, including that she can be melted by water. Fiyero is incredulous and not convinced by Glinda's insistence that Elphaba does not want to be found.
Wicked (musical) | Act II
Bernard wrote the lyrics with Curtis and Tom Murrin; the production was directed by John Vaccaro and performed by the Playhouse of the Ridiculous.
Kenneth Bernard | Introduction
The concert special was directed by Glenn Weiss.
Wicked (musical) | Adaptations and anniversary tributes
The story line of the stage adaptation "goes far afield" from the 1995 novel. As Winnie Holzman observed in an interview with "Playbill", "It was [Maguire's] brilliant idea to take this hated figure and tell things from her point of view, and to have the two witches be roommates in college, but the way in which their friendship develops – and really the whole plot – is different onstage." Schwartz justified the deviation, saying "Primarily we were interested in the relationship between Galinda – who becomes Glinda – and Elphaba...the friendship of these two women and how their characters lead them to completely different destinies." In addition to this change in focus, other major plot modifications include Fiyero's appearance as the scarecrow, Elphaba's survival at the end, Nessarose using a wheelchair instead of being born without arms, Boq having a continuing love interest for Glinda – and eventually becoming the Tin Woodman instead of Nick Chopper, the complete cutting of Elphaba's years in the Vinkus, the deletion of Liir's birth, Fiyero not having a wife and children, and Doctor Dillamond not being murdered.
Wicked Witch of the West | 2003 stage musical