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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Wicked (musical)
Wicked (musical) | Introduction
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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
In the novel, the Scarecrow's question is a statement to which Glinda has no response in this regard.
The Marvelous Land of Oz (musical) | Adaptation
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.
Wicked (musical) | Introduction
A film adaptation of "Wicked" had been discussed since 2004, though producers were waiting for a dip in the stage musical's earnings. By 2012, Universal Studios was reported to be producing the film with Stephen Daldry as director and Winnie Holzman, who wrote the musical's book, to pen the screenplay. Universal announced in 2016 that the film would be released in theaters on December 20, 2019, with Daldry still attached to direct it, and the script to be co-written by the musical's creators, Holzman and Schwartz. In May 2017, Schwartz stated that the film would feature "at least two" new songs.
Wicked (musical) | Adaptations and anniversary tributes
This production was directed by Nancy Curran Willis, with music by Jeffrey Gage and post-production by Chris Snyder.
Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) | Adaptations
Schwartz considered how best to condense the novel's dense and complicated plot into a sensible script. To this end, he collaborated with Emmy Award–winning writer Winnie Holzman to develop the outline of the plot over the course of a year while meeting with producer Marc Platt to refine the structural outline of the show, spinning an original stage piece rather than creating a strict adaptation of Maguire's work. While the draft followed Maguire's idea of retelling the story of the 1939 film from the perspective of its main villain, the storyline of the stage adaptation "goes far afield" from the novel.
Wicked (musical) | Inception and development
The Broadway musical "The Story of My Life" was written with composer/lyricist Neil Bartram and was nominated for four Drama Desk Awards for outstanding musical, music, lyrics and book of a musical. "The Story of My Life" is licensed through Music Theatre International. His adaptation (with composer/lyricist Neil Bartram) of Carlo Collodi's "The Adventures of Pinocchio" was commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare Theater for its 25th anniversary season in 2011. "The Adventures of Pinocchio" is licensed through the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. He and writing partner Neil Bartram have written a musical adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
Brian Hill (author) | Works
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
The concert special was directed by Glenn Weiss.
Wicked (musical) | Adaptations and anniversary tributes
Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discovered Maguire's 1995 novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" while on vacation, and saw its potential for a dramatic adaptation. However, Maguire had released the rights to Universal Pictures, which had planned to develop a live-action feature film. In 1998, Schwartz persuaded Maguire to release the rights to a stage production while also making what Schwartz called an "impassioned plea" to Universal producer Marc Platt to realize Schwartz's own intended adaptation. Persuaded, Platt signed on as joint producer of the project with Universal and David Stone. The novel, described as a political, social, and ethical commentary on the nature of good and evil, takes place in the Land of Oz, in the years leading to Dorothy's arrival.
Wicked (musical) | Inception and development
As of 2017, NBC Theatrical is developing a stage musical version of "It's Kind of a Funny Story" with music composed by Drew Gasparini, book by Alex Brightman and orchestrations by Justin Goldner. This will mark the second musical adaptation of one of Vizzini’s novels, the first being "Be More Chill".
It's Kind of a Funny Story | Musical adaptation
A musical production of the book, sponsored by the American Musical Theatre Project, premiered at the Ethel M. Barber Theatre at Northwestern University in October 2005. It was directed by Tina Landau, with libretto and lyrics by Barry Kleinbort, and music by Joseph Thalken. An earlier version of the musical appeared at the Human Race Theatre in Dayton, Ohio.
Was (novel) | Musical adaptation
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
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
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
The film has been adapted into a stage musical titled "Trevor the Musical". The musical's book and lyrics were written by Dan Collins while the music was composed by Julianne Wick Davis. It premiered in previews at the Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois on August 9, 2017. , it was being adapted as a Broadway musical.
Trevor (film) | Stage adaptation
The book was made into a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and book by Timothy Allen McDonald. The musical had its premiere at Goodspeed Musicals on October 21, 2010 and is currently produced in regional and youth theatre.
James and the Giant Peach | Musical adaptation
He and writing partner Brian Hill (author) have written a musical adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
Neil Bartram | Works
"Wicked" is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel "", an alternative telling of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 story, "The Wonderful 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's arrival in Oz from Kansas, and it 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) who was born in Munchkinland as well as Glinda of the Upper Uplands, Gillikin County.
Glinda the Good Witch | "Wicked"
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
This stage adaptation omits the Wicked Witch's scene of threatening Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Man while being on top of the Tin Man's wooden cottage following this musical number.
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True | Production
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
On November 15, 2017, it was announced that The Mark Gordon Company would produce a feature film adaptation of the musical, with Sankoff and Hein writing the script and Christopher Ashley as director.
Come from Away | Film adaptation
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
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
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
A number of productions for "Wicked", a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman, have won and nominated several awards. "Wicked" is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel "" (1995), a parallel novel of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and L. Frank Baum's classic story "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). Although the production received mixed reviews and was initially panned by "The New York Times", it has proved to be a favorite among patrons. The Broadway production's success spawned productions in Chicago, Los Angeles, London's West End and San Francisco, as well as international productions in Japan, Germany, Australia and elsewhere, and two North American tours that have visited over thirty cities in Canada and the United States.
List of awards and nominations for the musical Wicked | Introduction
The play has been adapted as a musical several times, frequently by inserting period music into the light comedy. Some musical adaptations include a Victorian musical comedy (Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England, 1951), Brechtian folk opera (Arts Theatre, London, 1956), and a two-ring circus (Delacorte Theater, New York, 1967). Fully original musical adaptations include:
The Comedy of Errors | Musicals
From the Children's Theatre Company, the musical was transferred to Broadway by Running Subway (James Sanna). This version with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason, original score by Mel Marvin, directed by Matt August and created and conceived by Jack O'Brien. The Broadway production debuted on November 8, 2006 at the Foxwoods Theatre (then the Hilton theatre) for the Christmas season and closed on January 7, 2007. This production is notable for being the first Broadway musical to offer 12 performances a week. In the first week of December 2006, the musical topped the Broadway Box Office grosses, putting an end to "Wicked"'s top-grossing streak that had lasted 100 weeks.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical | Broadway
In 2019 it was announced that a musical adaptation would premiere Off-Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre Company. The musical, directed by Lonny Price, features book by Michael Mitnick, music and lyrics by Adam Gwon, and choreography by Josh Rhodes. It starred Ryan McCartan, Taylor Iman Jones, Megan Lawrence, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jeb Brown, Lacretta, Will Meyers, Alysha Umphress, Kaleb Wells, and David Rossmer.
Scotland, PA | Adaptation
The Wizard of Oz is a 2011 musical based on the 1939 film of the same name, with a book adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams. The musical uses the Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg songs from the film and includes some new songs and additional music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and additional lyrics by Tim Rice. After previews in the West End from 7 February, the musical opened on 1 March 2011, directed by Jeremy Sams, and closed on 2 September 2012. The original cast included Danielle Hope as Dorothy Gale, Michael Crawford as the Wizard and Hannah Waddingham as the Wicked Witch of the West.
The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) | Introduction
Although Schwartz rarely reuses motifs or melodies from earlier works, the first – Elphaba's theme – came from "The Survival of St. Joan", on which he worked as musical director. "I always liked this tune a lot and I never could figure out what to do with it," he remarked in an interview in 2004. The chord progression that he first penned in 1971 became a major theme of the show's orchestration. By changing the instruments that carry the motif in each instance, Schwartz enables the same melody to convey different moods. In the overture, the tune is carried by the orchestra's brass section, with heavy percussion.
Wicked (musical) | Music analysis
The set of two CDs included new deluxe packaging featuring the show's tenth anniversary artwork, and a booklet with new essays by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and Gregory Maguire, the author of "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West", the novel on which the musical is based.
Wicked (musical album) | Deluxe edition
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 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
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
Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier is a musical with music by A. J. Holmes, lyrics by Kaley McMahon, and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Eric Kahn Gale. The musical parodies the 1992 Walt Disney Animation Studios' film "Aladdin", and The Walt Disney Company in general, telling the story from the point of view of Ja'far, the Royal Vizier. It has several nods and homages to the musical "Wicked", which similarly retells a popular story from the villain's point of view. "Twisted" opened in Chicago's Greenhouse Theatre on July 4 and closed on July 28 as part of a limited run.
Twisted (musical) | Introduction
A stage musical adaption of the book has been produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon for Christmas 2019 (with an anticipated West End transfer in 2020). The musical is adapted by Mark Ravenhill, features music and lyrics by Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams, and is directed by RSC artistic director Gregory Doran.
The Boy in the Dress (novel) | Stage musical adaptation
A report in 2012 indicated that a musical theatre production was in the works, with the book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler and music by Zina Goldrich. The musical was originally scheduled for its world premiere in April 2009 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, but the pre-Broadway run was postponed. In May 2012, the project was back on track with Kathleen Marshall signing on to direct a Broadway run. A workshop of the musical was held from April 25, 2013 – May 15, 2013 with Sierra Boggess as Danielle, Jeremy Jordan as Prince Henry, and Ashley Spencer as Marguerite.
Ever After | Musical adaptation
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
The music, lyrics and libretto were written by Tim Brewster and are available for both professional and amateur production.
Nicholas Nickleby | Theatre adaptations
Alison Bechdel drew a one-page comic about the musical adaptation for the newspaper "Seven Days". A Broadway production opened at Circle in the Square Theatre in April 2015. The production won five 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for 26 previews and 582 regular performances until September 10, 2016, with a national tour that began in October 2016. Kalle Oskari Mattila, in "The Atlantic", argued that the musical's marketing campaign "obfuscates rather than clarifies" the queer narrative of the original novel.
Fun Home | Musical adaptation
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
Jeunet distanced himself from the musical, saying he only sold the rights to raise funds for children's charity "".
Amélie | Musical adaptation
The 1975 musical "Chicago" was adapted from a 1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, who was a reporter and used her experiences with real-life criminals to form the basis of the story. The Musical Oklahoma! is an adaptation of the play Green Grow the Lilacs By Lynn Riggs.
Theatrical adaptation | Adaptations from other sources
"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
If I had, I’d have written it as a movie."
Hamilton (musical) | Film adaptation
Although Brooks Atkinson, the noted "New York Times" theatre critic, proclaimed the musical adaptation as being "positively slavish" to the novel, Hammerstein made several changes in adapting it to the musical stage.
Show Boat (novel) | Musical adaptation
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
It was announced on April 9, 2019 that a musical adaptation of the film is in the works for Broadway. Jill Furman ("Hamilton") will produce, R. J. Palacio will write the book for the stage production.
Wonder (film) | Musical adaptation
The production closed on September 5, 2010.
Wicked (musical) | North American productions
In 1981, the play was loosely adapted as a musical of the same name with a book by George Furth and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. While the original Broadway production was a notorious failure, the musical has since been successfully staged with numerous changes. Sondheim has contributed new songs to several of the show's incarnations.
Merrily We Roll Along (play) | Adaptations
French songwriter Alain Boublil had the idea to adapt Victor Hugo's novel into a musical while at a performance of the musical "Oliver!" in London:
Gavroche | In the musical
Corn! is set in the style of the musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein, featuring parodies of and references to "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The Sound of Music", "The King and I", "Cinderella", "Flower Drum Song" and "South Pacific". In Kansas in August, Jitter threatens that June will have to marry him if she can't pay the rent; Big Willy is torn between his desire to marry her himself and his desire for the freedom of his carnival-barker lifestyle, and Mother Abby advises her to "follow her dream", leading to a lengthy dream ballet and a happy ending.
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) | Corn!
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
The first book in the series, "Wicked", was adapted into a successful musical of the same name.
The Wicked Years | Introduction
James Seymour Brett has composed the film's original score.
A Wizard's Tale | Music
Schwartz has also written "I Want" songs for live action musicals, including "Corner of the Sky" for "Pippin" and "The Wizard and I" for "Wicked".
&quot;I Want&quot; song | Historical composition
"The Phantom of the Opera" was originally a novel by Gaston Leroux written as a serialisation from 1909 to 1910. It is the longest running show in Broadway history. There are numerous examples of novel adaptations in the field, including "Cats", which was based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (1939) by T.S. Eliot and "Les Misérables", which was originally an 1862 historical novel by Victor Hugo. Tales from the South Pacific would be adapted into the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.
Theatrical adaptation | Novel adaptation
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
As of 2016, a musical adaptation was reported to be in the works with music by Drew Gasparini and book by Alex Brightman, with both contributing to lyrics.
The Whipping Boy | Musical adaptation
The Wizard of Oz is a musical with a book by John Kane, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It has additional background music by Herbert Stothart. It is based on the 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film version written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. Successful musicals based on the Baum novel were created in 1902 (for Broadway) and 1942 (for St. Louis Municipal Opera), the latter of which, using songs from the popular 1939 film, is still frequently revived. Seeking to more closely recreate the 1939 film on stage, the Royal Shakespeare Company adapted the film's screenplay, also using the songs from the film, and produced a new version at London's Barbican Centre in 1987.
The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical) | Introduction
On January 9, 2013, it was announced that the musical would finally be produced for a Broadway performance with a new book by Peter Parnell and new songs by Menken and Schwartz, who did the songs for the movie and the original musical. In April 2013, the very first English adaptation of Der Glöckner von Notre Dame was staged by the Fine Arts Department of The King's Academy Sports & Fine Arts Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. According to The King's Academy, Walt Disney Productions personally selected them to adapt and premiere the work, and received a license to stage the English version, noting that Disney was workshopping this musical for a possible run on Broadway.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical) | Intermediate period (2002–2013)
The plot of the musical follows the film in broad outline but with a number of changes, including a different ending to the story.
The Smallest Show on Earth (musical) | Musical adaptation
In its out-of-town tryout in San Francisco, audience reaction was mostly positive, and although critics tended to compliment the aesthetic and spectacle of the show, they disparaged the state of its book, score, and choreography. Dennis Harvey of "Variety" commented positively of the "sleekly directed", "snazzily designed", and "smartly cast" production, yet still disapproved of its "mediocre" book, "trite" lyrics, and "largely generic" music while Karen D'Souza of the "San Jose Mercury News" wrote that "Style over substance is the real theme in this Emerald City." The Broadway production opened on October 30, 2003, to mixed to positive reviews from theatre critics.
Wicked (musical) | Critical reception
The story centers on Elphaba, the misunderstood, smart, and fiery girl of emerald-green skin who grows up to become the notorious Wicked Witch of the West and Galinda, the beautiful, blonde, popular girl who grows up to become Glinda the Good Witch of the South. The story is divided into five different sections based on the plot location and presents events, characters, and situations from Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) and its 1939 film adaptation in new ways. It is designed to set the reader thinking about what it really is to be "Wicked", and whether good intentions with bad results are the same as bad intentions with bad results.
Wicked (musical) | Inception and development
The musical was adapted for the screen by Melvin Frank and Michael Pertwee from the stage musical of the same name with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. The film's cinematography was by Nicolas Roeg.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (film) | Introduction
Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film "Shrek", along with elements of sequels "Shrek 2", "Shrek Forever After" and William Steig's 1990 book "Shrek!". After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and closed after a run of over 12 months in January 2010. It was followed by a tour of the United States which opened in 2010, and a re-vamped West End production from June 2011 to February 2013. A high definition filming of the Broadway production, shot by RadicalMedia, was released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download on October 15, 2013 in North America and December 2, 2013 in the United Kingdom.
Shrek The Musical | Introduction
The musical has been adapted into a child-friendly version for use by schools and young companies, with the second act completely removed, as well as almost half the material from the first. The show is shortened from the original 2 and a half hours to fit in a 50-minute range, and the music transposed into keys that more easily fit young voices. It is licensed through Music Theatre International Broadway Junior musicals.
Into the Woods | Junior version
Stroman's late husband, Mike Ockrent, had asked his employees to recommend material to be adapted into musicals during his two-year production deal at Warner Bros. His assistant recommended the Zola novel, and began developing the idea in detail with the production executive. Later, when Warner Bros. passed on this, the idea and notes that were developed by Ockrent staff members were given to Stroman. Her original impulse was to make it into a ballet, but decided against it, and felt it could be strong enough as a musical. The idea for the musical "Contact" had also originally been developed at Ockrent's Warner Bros.
Thou Shalt Not (musical) | Comparison to source material
The musical stage adaptation ran for two months with direction by Jason Moore, and a cast featuring Judy Kaye as Anna Madrigal, Betsy Wolfe as Mary Ann Singleton, Mary Birdsong as Mona Ramsey, and Wesley Taylor as Michael "Mouse" Tolliver. Reviews were generally positive, with new songs that "range from bawdy comic numbers to traditional solo ballads in which the principals give vent to the secret suffering in their hearts."
Tales of the City | Musical adaptations
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
"The Wizard of Oz" was first turned into a musical extravaganza by Baum himself. A loose adaptation of his 1900 novel (there is no Wicked Witch or Toto, and there are some new characters), it first played in Chicago in 1902 and was a success on Broadway the following year. It then toured for nine years. The 1939 film adaptation bore a closer resemblance to the storyline of Baum's original novel than most previous versions. It was a strong success, winning the Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Original Score, and continues to be broadcast perennially. Among the many musical theatre adaptations of "The Wizard of Oz", two previous ones have used the songs from the film.
The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) | Background
Most of the musical's songs are taken from the 1939 film and were written by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg. New numbers written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice include a song for Professor Marvel ("The Wonders of the World") and the Wicked Witch of the West ("Red Shoes Blues"), two songs for the Wizard ("Bring Me the Broomstick" and "Farewell to Oz") and another song for Dorothy ("Nobody Understands Me"). A song featured in the film but omitted in the musical is "If I Were King of the Forest." Also not used in this musical was "The Jitterbug".
The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) | Music
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
The musical "Wicked", based on Maguire's first Oz novel, portrays an Oz slightly closer to the version seen in Baum's novels and the 1939 film. The oppression of the Animals is still a theme, but the geographical and religious divisions portrayed in Maguire's novel are barely present.
Land of Oz | Gregory Maguire's revisionist Oz
From A to Z is a musical revue with a book by Woody Allen, Herbert Farjeon, and Nina Warner Hook and songs by Jerry Herman, Fred Ebb, Mary Rodgers, Everett Sloane, Jay Thompson, Dickson Hughes, Jack Holmes, Paul Klein, Norman Martin, William Dyer, and Charles Zwar.
From A to Z | Introduction
Four of Pinero's plays have been adapted as musicals: "The Magistrate" as "The Boy" (1917) with words by Fred Thompson, Percy Greenbank and Adrian Ross and music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot; "In Chancery" as "Who's Hooper?" (1919) with lyrics by Thompson and music by Talbot and Ivor Novello; "The Schoolmistress" as "My Niece" (1921) with words by Greenbank and music by Talbot; and "Trelawny of the "Wells"" as "Trelawny" (1972), adapted by Aubrey Woods, George Rowell and Julian Slade.
Arthur Wing Pinero | Musicals
Theatrical songwriting team Scott Frankel and Michael Korie worked with Richard Greenberg on an Off Broadway-bound musical adaptation. The musical opened at Playwrights Horizons in Spring of 2013. Kelli O'Hara starred in the central role.
Far from Heaven | Musical adaptation
The structure of the show was finalized (with one song, Agnus Dei being cut from the show) and turned into a licensable work. 2016–17 saw the first wave of US regional theatres to produce the musical; one theatre (Music Theatre Wichita) received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to financially aid the production. In December 2017 the show finally got its New York debut with its NY Regional Premiere at the White Plains Performing Arts Center and opened to outstanding reviews. An adaption of the musical, debuted in 2016 at the Music Circus in Sacramento, embraced the novel's assertion that Quasimodo had become deaf after constantly ringing bells all his life by incorporating sign language into the show.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical) | "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (2014–present)
A Disney Channel and Disney Theatrical Productions television adaptation of the stage musical was announced on September 29, 2017 and premiered on August 10, 2018. Blickenstaff reprises her role as the mother, Katherine, while Cozi Zuehlsdorff stars as the daughter, Ellie. Carpenter adapted the musical as a teleplay, while Kitt and Yorkey oversaw the music and lyrics. The TV adaptation was produced by Susan Cartsonis and Thomas Schumacher.
Freaky Friday (musical) | Television adaptation
Manek, his mother, siblings, and aunts do not appear in the musical adaptation of "Wicked".
List of Wicked characters | Manek Tigelaar
There was talk of adapting the movie into a musical as early as 1955. Danny Kaye was mentioned as a possible star and Lindsay and Crouse as possible adaptors. Later Bob Merrill was offered the job as composer and David Wayne was mooted as a possible star.
Oh, Captain! | Background
In the 21st century, there have been several musical adaptions of the topic, including the following works:
Susanna Cox | Musical Adaptation
brave and new and unusual and overwhelmingly heart-tugging." Robert Kahn with NBC called the piece "a dignified, often funny new musical" which "find[s] a spiritual angle to a horrific story, depicting the goodness in humanity while still allowing us room for the feelings of loneliness and fear that will always be connected to that time." Jennifer Vanasco with WNYC called the show "a love letter – to Newfoundland, to New York, to what people can do if they set aside fear and hate. Don't miss it."
Come from Away | Broadway
On 23 August 2013, composer Dan Messe, one of the founders and members of the band Hem, confirmed speculation that he would be writing the score for a musical adaptation of "Amélie", collaborating with Craig Lucas and Nathan Tysen. Messe also confirmed he would be composing all original music for the show and not using the Yann Tiersen score. The musical adaptation premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in August 2015. It opened on Broadway in March 2017 and closed in May 2017. The production started its pre-Broadway engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in December 2016, with Phillipa Soo in the title role.
Amélie | Musical adaptation
His adaptation of Carlo Collodi's "The Adventures of Pinocchio" was commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare Theater for their 2011 season. Bartram and Hill’s musical "Not Wanted On The Voyage" received a developmental production at Northwestern University’s Barber Theatre as part of the American Music Theatre Project and was part of Goodspeed Musicals’ 2012 New Works Festival. His musical "The Theory of Relativity", commissioned by Toronto’s Sheridan College and written specifically for and about college age students, was part of Goodspeed’s 2014 New Works Festival and had its London, UK premiere in May 2014. Current projects include "Spin" directed by Eric Schaeffer (premiered at the Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA), an adaptation of Michel Tremblay's Les Belles-Soeurs, a musical based on Ray Bradbury’s classic novel "Something Wicked This Way Come"s, and the stage adaptation of Disney’s beloved film "Bedknobs & Broomsticks", all with book writer Brian Hill (author).
Neil Bartram | Introduction
A stage musical adaptation of the movie premiered at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California from September 2 to October 22, 2017. The musical features music by Nolan Gasser, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, book by Kirsten Guenther, choreography by Scott Rink and direction by Jack Cummings III. The show runs at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey from April 4 to May 5, 2019. The Paper Mill production features Claybourne Elder as Benny, Hannah Elless as Joon and Bryce Pinkham as Sam.
Benny &amp; Joon | Musical adaptation
The critics were unanimous in their disapproval, finding the taut Kaufman-Hart humor of the original play was diluted by the inclusion of mediocre musical numbers that were dropped into the action rather than allowed to evolve naturally from the plot. The "Billboard" review noted that the musical was "a dated and disjointed affair...Except for the title song, there is nothing in the score with a step-out potential...the music lacks a melodic flow and...lyrics are routine." However, the "World Journal Tribune" wrote that "On the whole, Kaufman and Hart's comedy holds its own as a play and gains some entertaining embellishments in this prevailing merry musical adaptation." In reviewing the studio cast album, John Kenrick wrote "Musical theatre buffs will not be able to resist this star-studded recreation...Nathan Lane is delicious...Bernadette Peters is perfect...and Carol Burnett sings the hell out of the show-stopping title tune".
Sherry! | Critical response
The musical numbers in the original Broadway production were as follows: Act I Act II
Elf (musical) | Musical numbers
Cast Alternates Ensemble vocals
Wicked (musical album) | Personnel
"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 novel was made into the 1983 Disney film "Something Wicked This Way Comes", with Bradbury as the screenwriter. In a later interview, Bradbury said that he considered the film one of the better adaptations of his works. Bradbury's Pandemonium Theatre Company performed a play based on the novel in Los Angeles on October 1, 2003, directed by Alan Neal Hubbs, also associated with the 1970 stage adaptation of Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles". The main cast was Grady Hutt as Will Halloway, J. Skylar Testa as Jim Nightshade, Jay Gerber as Charles Halloway, and Mark Aaron as Mr. Dark. Critics gave the play generally favorable reviews, stating that it captured the lyricism and dark tone of the novel.
Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) | Adaptations
The following summary refers to the extended, two-act version of the musical.
Keating! | Synopsis
In 2010, the theatre presented new productions of "The Crucible", "The Comedy of Errors" and "Macbeth", which was adapted for younger audiences. The season musical was "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim. The production starred Hannah Waddingham as the Witch, Jenna Russell as the Baker's Wife, and Helen Dallimore as Cinderella. It was the first time that "Into the Woods" had been performed outside and won the Olivier Award for "Best Musical Revival." (This staging would be adapted in the U.S. in 2012 by The Public Theatre for their Shakespeare in the Park festival that season.)
Timothy Sheader | 2010
A musical adaption of the novel opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in October 2013.
From Here to Eternity (novel) | Stage
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Matthew Sklar | Broadway credits
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as "Godspell" (1971), "Pippin" (1972), and "Wicked" (2003). He has contributed lyrics to a number of successful films, including "Pocahontas" (1995), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996), "The Prince of Egypt" (1998, music and lyrics), and "Enchanted" (2007). Schwartz has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and has been nominated for six Tony Awards. He received the 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Award, a special Tony Award, for his commitment to serving artists and fostering new talent.
Stephen Schwartz (composer) | Introduction
Act I Act II
Jekyll &amp; Hyde: Direct from Broadway | Musical numbers
In the case of adaptations of stage musicals, it happened most often with musical films produced before 1955, the year that the faithful film version of "Oklahoma!" was released. The quick succession of other Rodgers and Hammerstein films, all close adaptations of their stage originals, caused other studios to continue to adapt Broadway musicals to the screen with fewer changes than had been customary in the past.
Stage-to-film adaptation | Problems with stage-to-film adaptations