Wicked - Behind The Scenes Documentary (Part 1)

Part 1 of 3

To find out more about how to see Wicked and where it's currently playing, check out the official website:
http://wickedthemusical.com/

Wicked is a musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. The story is based on the best-selling novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, a parallel novel of L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz.

Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. (In the album notes, Gregory Maguire explained that he derived the name "Elphaba" from the initials of L. Frank Baum.) Their friendship struggles through their opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, their reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace. The plot is set mostly before Dorothy's arrival from Kansas, and includes several references to well-known scenes and dialogue in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz as a backstory.

The musical debuted on Broadway on October 30, 2003. It was produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. Its original stars were Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda, and Joel Grey as the Wizard. Although the production received mixed reviews and was panned by The New York Times, it has proved to be a favorite among patrons. The Broadway production's success spawned productions in Chicago, Los Angeles, London's West End, Tokyo, Melbourne, and Stuttgart, along with two North American tours that have visited over 30 cities in Canada and the United States.

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[AsM0Edeus]

I swear Wicked had the biggest budget ever XP

[alexagoesdreamy]

in my awesome opinion, the wicked story should become a movie with the original cast acting as each of the characters :) am i awesome?

[SI09MA]

I saw it twice .In New York and in the Netherlands.

To say wich one was better is not to answer!

But they were both just great in there own way!

[AlyssaPolito]

I TOTALLY LOVE THIS BROADWAY SHOW!!!!!

[pamperedmark]

@AsM0Edeus well when you're backed by Universal Stuidos, that'll happen!  lol

[EntertainmentAddams]

@AsM0Edeus i think now its the 3rd because Shrek used to be then Spiderman came...... lollozlo

[alexagoesdreamy]

@andreachristine45601 OMFG cool. gonna watch it on the opening day. thanks loads!

[olliemenzelchenoweth]

@AsM0Edeus naaah Spiderman broke that record,,,pfff

[CCatproductionz]

BLONDE.

[kokym8]

why don't u make a tour worldwide!? come to the middle east please

[Animonstar95]

Saw it twice. Amazing!

[kidassazin]

2:12 i thought it was selena gomez