Wicked

Summary of the musical Wicked :

Wicked tells the stories of Elphaba, nicknamed "The Wicked Witch" of the West, and Galinda, "The Good Witch".
When she is born, Elphaba is born with green skin, which causes her to withdraw. Her sister, Nessarose, was also born with a deformity and can only get around in a wheelchair.
Elphaba has always dreamed of meeting the Wizard of Oz, who could make her look normal. When she enters Shiz University, she is forced to share her room with the popular and bubbly Galinda, Fiyero's girlfriend. Although the two are poles apart, they eventually become friends.

The young green witch finally meets the Wizard, but she realizes that he is not as magical as he claims to be and that he is behind the threats to Oz's animal rights.
She decides to fight injustice and seeks to right the mistakes of the past, even if it makes her the "bad" witch.

This superb story of love, friendship and trust reveals that a story always has two sides ...

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General information
  • Style : Family, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
  • Theme : Friendship, Love
  • year of creation : 2003
Music
  • Composer :Stephen Schwartz
  • Lyricist :Stephen Schwartz
  • Librettist :Winnie Holzman
  • Author (other) : Gregory Maguire
  • famous songs : "The Wizard And I", "Popular", "Defying Gravity", "As Long As You're Mine", "For Good", "No Good Deed", "I'm Not That Girl", "Dancing Through Life", "One Short Day", "What Is This Feeling?", "No One Mourns The Wicked".
  • Famous performers : Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Jessica Vosk, Kara Lindsay, Alice Fearn, Joel Grey, Norbert Leo Butz, Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephanie J. Block, Willemijn Verkaik, Mandy Gonzalez, Cassie Levy, Patti Murin, Annaleigh Ashford, Laura Bell Bundy, Amanda Jane Cooper, Sophie Evans
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is an adaptation of Gregory Maguire's novel titled Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked is a retelling of the movie "The Wizard of Oz" and L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 novel "The Wizard of Oz."
  • Exists in film : The musical is adapted into a film! It will be composed of 2 films directed by John M. Chu with Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo in the roles of Glinda and Elphaba. The first part of the Wicked film will be released in theaters in November 2024.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The musical won 3 Tony Awards, 6 Drama Desk Awards and 4 Outer Critics Circle.
  • Number of years on display : 21
  • Number of performances : 8000
  • anecdotes : On Broadway, this is the fifth longest-running show: it has been delighting audiences since 2003! The musical has been seen by more than 60 million viewers. In March 2016, the musical surpassed a billion dollars in profits: it is the 2nd most profitable show on Broadway after The Lion King!
Currently on stage
  • London :

    In London, the musical has been playing at the Appolo Victoria Theater since 2006! You can book your tickets here.

  • New York :

    The musical has been playing at the Gershwin Theater for over 17 years. You can reserve your tickets by clicking here.