I think the Wicked Witch was simply as Baum made her: Wicked. They held her skin color against her? That makes no sense. Wasn't the Woogle Bug a giant bug? Wasn't the Tin Man made out of tin? Weren't the Munchkins, well munchkins? Being green wasn't so unusal or odd. I don't think the musical "Wicked" was really about OZ at all.
I still remember reading Time magazine's original review for the "Wicked" musical and ironically thinking, "Well, I'll probably never hear about this again. Just like most Broadway musicals nowadays." I saw the Chicago production and can only nitpick at what's wrong with the play. (Boq's fate)
Have you ever read the book, or seen the show? It's not suppose to be an insult of the Oz series, it is a prequel of what happened before Dorothy came into Oz. The story itself is suppose to show that Elphaba wasn't so much of a wicked witch, and more of a misunderstood woman, hated by everyone because of her skin color. And to show the friendship between her and Glinda. Please, don't be small minded the next time you put the world of Wicked in vain.
Thanks for posting this... I'm currently writing my own Oz novel (a mature take on Ozma), and trying to not tread on Wicked's toes as much as I can help it... and thanks to your audio selections I just realized I might have got a little too close with something I do with West in the prolog, I wouldn't have caught it without you now I'll double back and check the book thanks...
Unfortunately, this is not the full version of the episode. YouTube won't let me use clips from the Wicked CD (which is weird, since the older version which DOES use them is still up). I cut the opening and closing credits. I'll be deleting the older version in a few days. If you want the full version, send me a PM.
I love Wicked!
erw165 1 year ago
I love The Wizard of Oz and I love Wicked. But they are definitely two different Oz's to me. Of course the original will always be my Oz though :)
WickedOnTheInside 1 year ago
I think the Wicked Witch was simply as Baum made her: Wicked. They held her skin color against her? That makes no sense. Wasn't the Woogle Bug a giant bug? Wasn't the Tin Man made out of tin? Weren't the Munchkins, well munchkins? Being green wasn't so unusal or odd. I don't think the musical "Wicked" was really about OZ at all.
ruberto53 1 year ago
Wicked is just a fan fiction on the 1939 movie. It is a great musical but you can see it's just a really fancy fan fiction.
TheWizardofodd12 2 years ago
I still remember reading Time magazine's original review for the "Wicked" musical and ironically thinking, "Well, I'll probably never hear about this again. Just like most Broadway musicals nowadays." I saw the Chicago production and can only nitpick at what's wrong with the play. (Boq's fate)
dsneybuf 2 years ago
were can i find the full audio for wicked
nicholasbarwick 2 years ago
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God, I hate Wicked! It's an insult to the original Oz stories.
Hewylewis 2 years ago
Have you ever read the book, or seen the show? It's not suppose to be an insult of the Oz series, it is a prequel of what happened before Dorothy came into Oz. The story itself is suppose to show that Elphaba wasn't so much of a wicked witch, and more of a misunderstood woman, hated by everyone because of her skin color. And to show the friendship between her and Glinda. Please, don't be small minded the next time you put the world of Wicked in vain.
100DiddlySquatxx 2 years ago
Say what you want, I still hate it.
Hewylewis 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this... I'm currently writing my own Oz novel (a mature take on Ozma), and trying to not tread on Wicked's toes as much as I can help it... and thanks to your audio selections I just realized I might have got a little too close with something I do with West in the prolog, I wouldn't have caught it without you now I'll double back and check the book thanks...
princerei 3 years ago
ah man i love WICKED it is one of the greatest musicals and the book is fantastic....it's here in my shelf.... :D
-C
texassweetheart8807 3 years ago
you forgot the wonderful wizard of ha's
h193013 3 years ago
I hope you do more Oz episodes soon. I love Oz and any fantasy adventure like Alice In Wonderland and The Blue Bird and Little Nemo.
OurGangFan 3 years ago
I have a few more big ones planned, but they're easier said than done. And all of those I'm waiting for video and audio footage for...
RoyalKidofOz 3 years ago
Thanks for showing all of those clips from the show and the audio book. This really is the whole "wicked" pictured summed up in 7 minutes.
TravisInWonderland 3 years ago
the sound trake is better on this.... but was it suppose to end like that?
jimani 3 years ago
Unfortunately, this is not the full version of the episode. YouTube won't let me use clips from the Wicked CD (which is weird, since the older version which DOES use them is still up). I cut the opening and closing credits. I'll be deleting the older version in a few days. If you want the full version, send me a PM.
RoyalKidofOz 3 years ago
did you not make this one all ready
905rocks 3 years ago
Yeah, but this one has sound errors corrected and better zoom and pan effects for pictures.
RoyalKidofOz 3 years ago
"Defying Gravity" is one of the best songs in a musical ever. I adopted it as my theme song.
Wicked got roasted on Forbidden Broadway. Check it out, you'll laugh. :-)
ilnaras 3 years ago
I've seen that! It was HILARIOUS!!!
RoyalKidofOz 3 years ago