Wicked the musical is a loose adaptation of the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. The musical offers a "backstory" to the Wizard of Oz, in other words a buoyantly creative version of what happens to Elphaba, the supposedly 'wicked' witch and Glinda, the reputedly good witch during the college years. Their buddy story is only one of several storylines and subplots in a carefully constructed, surprise-filled musical adventure.

the most complete, and completely satisfying, new musical I've come across in a long time"--USA Today Truly an enchanting musical, 'Wicked' is a fabulous new Oz fable for the 21st century"--New Jersey Star-Ledger Visit the Wicked reviews page here at MusicalSchwartz.com. It's a long page so keep looking down the page for various links. Also read about Wicked's Success - see photos from the 1000th performance party. See a giant list of Wicked awards

What is the length of Wicked? It's good to set aside at least 3 hours and 10 minutes to see this play/musical because the Gershwin and other theatres that house Wicked the new musical are always huge venues to get in and out of, plus a huge crowd of people. The actual length: Approx. 2 hours 45 minutes total -- Act One is about 1 hour and 30 minutes - (note: it's a good idea to use restroom before the show starts). Act two is a little less than an hour. And there's an intermission.

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The wickED forums are for students aged 7 -12 working at level 1 – 4 of the New Zealand curriculum to discuss issues about their class and homework. Language Talk Maths Talk and Study Topics Talk.

The tour is underway and will travel all around the US including Denver, Baltimore, and many other cities: Wicked Tour show and it also plays in residence in Chicago. Wicked musical show in Chicago | Wicked will soon open in Wicked in Los Angeles. And it is currently running in London. http://www.wickedwestend.co.uk

Gregory Maguire loves this musical. At a book talk with Winnie Holzman, Maguire said, "I have been so pleased with the work that Winnie Holzman has done for Wicked. She has taken a novel that is like a symphony in my heart and she has turned it into an opera." Holzman promptly gave much credit to Stephen Schwartz for his ideas. "It literally was a vision--he just saw that Wicked the novel was a Broadway musical. So then he brought me into his vision."

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He has mentioned Kurt Cobain, Bruce Spingsteen, Bob Dylan, Tom Waites, Miles Davis, and punk rock in general, just to name a few. He has frequently said he hears Joni Mitchell's influence when writing his melodies. back

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I think the "fire" that burns up the wicked, is the glory of God. God's presence consumes what He does not indwell. "For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire" (Deut. 4:24). Nadab and Abihu came before the LORD in their own righteousness (with the own incense) and "there went out fire from the LORD and devoured them" (Lev. 10:2). Interesting that they later carried them out by their coats. The 250 princes who challenged Moses shared the same fate. Also see Numbers 11:1.

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In America it runs approx. 2 hrs 45 mins. -- Act 1: 1hr 30 min / Act 2: 1hr - plus intermission. But it takes awhile to get in and out of the theatre - maybe at least ten minutes with the crowds.

This is still an open question. If it is changed, the changes will be slight. Stephen Schwartz discussed this with an interviewer who wanted to know if it would be retooled for audiences less than totally conversant with The Wizard of Oz. "We are extremely curious as to how the show is going to play in some of these foreign productions," he says.

Wicked London tickets etc. - Wicked the musical in London opens September 7th in previews. Visit our UK site for updates, shop, tickets, articles, and more. www.wickedwestend.co.uk/ Idina Menzel is reprising her role as Elphaba for the fall of 2006 in London! Adam Garcia plays Fiyero.

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Wicked's 200-page keepsake book designed to resemble the Grimmerie, an ancient book of spells that Elphaba uses in the show. (See the musical's Grimmerie in photo - Elphaba gives Glinda the Grimmerie). It includes script passages and lyrics, colour and black/white photos, profiles, inside stories...