March of the Witch Hunters - Wicked The Musical

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Wicked is a Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End 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.[1] 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, as well as two North American tours that have visited over 30 cities in Canada and the United States. [2]

Wicked has broken box office records around the world, holding weekly-gross-takings records in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, and London, and the record for biggest opening in the West End (£100,000 in the first hour on sale).[3] Both the West End production and the 2 North American tours have been seen by over two million patrons.[4] The show was nominated for ten 2004 Tony Awards, winning those for Best Actress, Scenic Design and Costume Design. It also won six Drama Desk Awards.

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[MADiSONx201]

my favorite song from Wicked... is that odd?

[InvaderLix]

harsh Boq, harsh

[luciebutterfly]

Ok. Boq is suddenly starting to turn me on... Weird.

[athenaboy77]

I love the voice that shouts "March of Witch Hunters" in the beginning

[DougiexxPoynter]

I love how (in the show) the Ozians are pulling the lion's tail to get him on stage, but he won't. It's really funny and clever.

[safara1011]

One of the most intense songs :D I can't WAIT until our high school does this play!!! I'm SO trying out for G(a)linda.

[Bexilulz]

@Arorastarleader I've just got pwnt, imma go eat some icecream now

[Arorastarleader]

@Bexilulz HIS NAME IS FIYERO!!!!!!

[Bexilulz]

Where's the scarecrow in all this, i wonder..

[xXLilyStRegisXx]

I love Boq so much. Like I'm a serious Boq fangirl.

But in this song, I'm like, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

[JackIsLikeAmazing]

Damn, Ozians are stupid. SHE SAVED HALF YOUR ASSES!

[DarkPlauge241]

..... wow the people of Oz are assholes D: