“Wicked” By: Gabe, Carly, Alfredo, and Isabella.

About A prequel to The Wizard of Oz, Wicked spotlights the untold stories of Oz’s most famous and unsung heros. It follows green-skinned Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) from birth, to college (and beyond), where she her unlikely friend, Glinda (“The Good”). Dark Secrets, past tragedies, and mistakes of the past are discovered that change some characters for the better, while others for the worst. “A cautionary tale about love, friendship and trust, Wicked effortlessly reveals that there are indeed two sides to every story” -Broadway.com “The best musical of the decade” -Entertainment Weekly

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Characters - ● Elphaba Thropp - a green- skinned girl who would later become the “Wicked Witch of the West” ● Glinda Upland - a cheerful girl who befriends Elphaba and is eventually declared the good witch ● Madame Morrible - a sadistic headmistress at Shiz University Crage Hall ● Fiyero Tigelaar - a handsome prince, student, and lover of Elphaba ●Dr. Dillamond - Elphaba’s friend, professor at Shiz ●Nessarose Thropp - Elphaba’s younger sister born without arms ●Boq - a munchkin deeply in love with Glinda ●The Wizard - a human who originally came to Oz via hot air balloon, and suspected to be the father of Elphaba Jm165sKSE

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Theme Wicked may be a play of entertainment, but is has many underlying themes. For example, it focuses on friendship and how deep platonic bonds can change a person. Glinda and Elphaba were an unlikely pair, but in the end, their friendship conquered the biggest of problems, thus bettering the whole community. Political turmoil and corruption also take the characters by storm. The play makes a statement about authority or esteemed figures, and how they are not always as wonderful and truthful as everyone thinks they are. In fact, the “winged monkeys” are used to symbolize politicians, poking fun at their intelligence. The Wizard is a symbol of dishonesty, exemplifying how he used lies to gain popularity as a political figure. Lastly, Glinda uses the image of “Good,” even though Elphaba was the one really behind the justice and powerful magic.

Book ● Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, a novel by Gregory Maguire was published in ● The novel is written in a different way than the previous novel of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by Frank Baum in 1900 and film The Wizard of Oz in ● Unlike the story and film, the novel by Maguire was written for an adult audience, with adult language, violent scenes and sexual situations. ● The novel was later expanded into a series, including Son of a Witch (2005), A Lion Among Men (2008) and Out of Oz (2011). ● The novel became the ground for the Broadway musical in 2003.