Wicked Musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman

Wicked is a musical by Stephen Schwartz

and Winnie Holzman, based on the novel by

Gregory Maguire entitled The Life and Times of

the Wicked Witch of the West.

Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future

Wicked Witch of the West, and her relationship

with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Their

friendship struggles due to their opposing

personalities, rivalry over the same love interest,

and their reactions to the Wizard's corrupt

government. The plot is set before and during Dorothy's arrival from Kansas.

At the beginning of the musical, Glinda is asked by someone from the crowd if it’s

true that she and the witch are friends. Glinda is very reluctant to answer this

question but she answers affirmatively, and the scene changes a few years earlier at

the University of Shiz, when she first met the Witch.

One after another new students arrive to the

university (Dear Old Shiz, as its affectionately

called). Among them are Galinda Aplend and

daughters of the governor Elphaba and

Nessaroza Thorpe. The father gives favor to

Nessaroze (who is paralyzed and in a

wheelchair, wearing silver shoes), and reminds

his green-skinned Elphaba that her main task at

the university is to take care about her sister.

Elphaba is trying to get acquainted with

students, but they flee from her, disgusted by her skin color. The Headmistress of

the University appears, imposing Madame Morribl to take Nessaroza under her

wing, but Elphaba doesn't agree and requests that Nessaroza stays with her. At this

time Elphaba discovers she has a magical gift (which is especially strong when she

gets mad) and Nessaroza’s wheelchair is pulled out of the hands of the

headmistress and is drawn to Elphaba with her gift of magic. Morribl promises to

place Elphaba in a magic class and to arranges a meeting with the Wizard. Left

alone, Elphaba dreams about meeting with the Wizard, how he'll appreciate her

magical gift, and how there will never be a better team than the Wizard and

Elphaba in Oz…

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