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Gregory Maguire's "Wicked"
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short history
"Wicked" movies & TV
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"We have been thru a frightening time. There will be other times, and other things that will frighten us."
— Glinda The Good, at the end of the "Wicked" musical stageplay
"Everone deserves the chance to fly." — tagline on Broadway poster
synopses & history
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The original show was nominated for ten Tony Awards in 2004, winning three, including the Best Actress in a Musical for Idina Menzel. It also won six Drama Desk Awards and one Grammy Award while the London show has been the recipient of five Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning one.
Rumors about a potential film adaption of the highest-grossing musical of all time have been swirling since 2009. The movie, which cost around $160 million to make, will officially open in theaters on Nov. 22. And like the execs behind the big-budget "Barbie" movie in 2023, the "Wicked" marketers have left no eyeshadow palette or graphic tee unbranded. Shelves are stocked with Elphaba Squishmallows, green gradient Stanley cups, and pimple patches with witch hats on them. Collabs have come in a wide range of price points, from $200 designer headpieces to pink and green Great Value brand mac-and-cheese cups. Big picture: Despite its piles of merch, the Wicked movie will hit screens following several major Broadway-to-big-screen flops (like Dear Evan Hansen and the Mean Girls musical) and will have to impress a huge fanbase of former theater kids. Analysts expect Wicked to bring in anywhere from $85 million to $150 million during its opening weekend. Britney Spears’s memoir will be turned into a movie directed by Jon M. Chu. While Chu’s IMDb page contains movies like Crazy Rich Asians and the upcoming Wicked film, he also directed three different Justin Bieber movies.
'The Wicked Years' entry at Wikipedia
'Wicked Witch of The West' credits at Internet Movie Database
Gregory Maguire's official website
Gregory Maguire entry at Wikipedia
Gregory Maguire credits at Internet Movie Database
Gregory Maguire credits at Internet Broadway Database
browse the Gregory Maguire Store {returns 90+ titles} at Amazon
'The Wicked Years' Book Series
 | "Wicked: The Life & Times of The Wicked Witch of The West" [1995] by Gregory Maguire Harper mass pb [9/2007] for $7.99 Harper 9x6 pb [9/96] for $10.88 Harper musical tie-in 9x6 pb [3/2004] for $10.88 Wm. Morrow 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/95] for $17.79 Regan Books hardcover [9/95] out of print/many used |
 | "Son of A Witch: A Novel" [2005] by Gregory Maguire Injured warrior Liir, who may be the son of Elphaba, is nursed back to health by wise Superior Maunt and a mute waif named Candle, so that he can challenge the despotic Emperor of Oz. Harper 9x6 pb [9/2006] for $10.88 Wm. Morrow 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/2005] for $17.79 |
 | "A Lion Among Men: Volume Three In The Wicked Years" [2008] by Gregory Maguire The Cowardly Lion does verbal battle with a dying oracle named Yackle for magical secrets that will stop the approaching army of the Emperor of Oz. Wm. Morrow 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2008] for $17.79 |
 | "Out of Oz: The Final Volume In The Wicked Years" [2011] by Gregory Maguire Glinda is under house arrest, Lion is on the run from the law, Liir meets a little girl 'growing up in the shadows'. and Dorothy Gale returns to straighten things out. Kindle Edition from Wm. Morrow/HarperCollins Publrs [11/2011] for $9.99 Wm. Morrow 9x6 pb [10/2012] for $9.69 Wm. Morrow 9½x6 hardcover [11/2011] for $13.99 |
Another Day (Wicked sequel trilogy)
"The Brides of Maracoor" [2021]
"The Oracle of Maracoor" [2022]
"The Witch of Maracoor" [2023]
"Elphie: A Wicked Childhood" prequel [2024]
"Wicked" Stageplays
"Wicked: A New Musical" [on Broadway Oct 2003 to present]
Green-skinned Elphaba Thropp (the future Wicked Witch of The West) struggles with her spoiled & popular college roommate Galinda (the future Good Witch of The North)
over a common love-interest and the corrupt government of the Emperor of Oz; Broadway super-smash opened in Oct 2003 at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway in NYC.
credits at Internet Broadway Database •
musical's official website
 | "Wicked: A New Musical" Broadway cast album [Dec 2003] Instant bestseller; book by Winnie Holzman, music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; starring Kristin Chenoweth {as Galinda}, Idina Menzel (as Elphaba}, Joel Grey {as The Wizard} & Christopher Fitzgerald; ten Tony Award noms; cast album won grammys Decca original cast recording CD [12/2003] 19 tracks - out of prodn/used Decca original cast recording CD [2013] 27 tracks on 2 disks - out of prodn/used Decca Broadway original cast green/black vinyl album [6/2021] 23 tracks on 2 disks - out of prodn/used |
 | "Wicked: The Grimmerie - A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Hit Broadway Musical" [2005] by David Cote includes the libretto of the Broadway stage show by Winnie Holzman & Stephen Schwartz Hyperion 12¼x9¼ [10/2005] for $26.40 |
Emerald City Tour: March 2005 - March 2015
Chicago: June 2005 - Jan 2009
Los Angeles: Feb 2007 - Jan 10, 2009
San Francisco: Jan 2009 - Sept 2010
Munchkinland Tour: March 2009 to present
thorough history of the "Wicked" musical on "Beyond The Magic" YouTube Channel [est. 6/2020]
"Behind The Curtain: The History of WICKED" - hosted by Patrick Clanton
watch Part 1 - free with ads [2/2021; 33:24] at YouTube
watch Part 2 - free with ads [3/2021; 36:48] at YouTube
July 2006: 30-minute version opened at universal japan; ended in 2011 when oz section closed
"Wicked" musical stageplay [London U.K. Sept 2006]
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Opened at Apollo Victoria Theatre in London's West End starring Edina Menzel
Directed by Joe Mantello; current cast includes Alexia Khadime {as Elphaba} & Lucy St. Louis {as Glinda} U.K. production official movie site watch 10/2021 official promo [1:00] online at YouTube followed by productions in Australia, Brasil, Finland, Germany, Japan, |
 | "A Very Wicked Hallowe'en: Celebrating 15 Years On Broadway" [NBC-TV Oct 2018]
42-minute TV special; executive produced by Marc Platt, David Stone, Ricky Kirshner; exec produced & directed by Glenn Weiss (original broadway production directed by Joe Mantello); written by Dave Boone; music by Stephen Schwartz; featuring co-hosts Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel, Amanda Jane Cooper, Cynthia Erivo, Kate Fahrner, Ariana Grande, Adam Lambert, Ledisi, Pentatonix a cappella singers, Jessica Vosk full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia DVD/Blu-ray not available • |
"Wicked In Concert: A Musical Celebration of The Iconic Broadway Score"
TV special [Nouveau Prodns/PBS-TV Aug 2021]
 | 84-minute concert special filmed in multiple locations, including Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and New York City • Executive Produced by Robert C. Pullen; directed by Baayork Lee; written by Eve Ensler; music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, musical direction by Luke Frazier, chorus direction by Marianne Cheng; performances by co-hosts Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel, Mario Cantone, Gavin Creel, Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Stephanie Hsu, Alexa Joseph, Rita Moreno, Hilary Morrow, Jennifer Nettles, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell, Amber Riley, Gabrielle Ruiz, Maya Sistruck, Ali Stroker • full credits at IMDb • DVD/Blu-ray not available
watch full 8/2021 TV special [1:23:14] online at YouTube |
"Wicked" Movies & Television
"The Wizard of Oz" [M.G.M./Loew's Aug 1939]
1939 movie official website
Judy Garland & Frank Morgan 'great & powerful Oz' soundbite [38-second .wav file]
many more details (posters, DVDs, books) on
"The Wizard of Oz" 1939 Movie Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
"Wicked" [ABC-TV - not produced]
Announced 1/2011: non-musical project based on the book, as an eight-hour miniseries for ABC-TV; exec produced by Salma Hayek
& partner Jose Tamez & scriptor Erik Jendresen, and starring Salma Hayek; no entry on IMDb and no news bits since 2011 (11/2024)
"Wicked: The Musical Part I" [Universal Nov 2024] 
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Announced 7/2010: Universal Pictures is making a feature film version of the hit Broadway musical; first of 2 parts; director Stephen Daldry was involved until he dropped out of the project in 2/2021 and was replaced by Jon M. Chu; filmed in U.K.; the film is split just after the song "Defying Gravity", same as the break in the Broadway version • Co-produced by Marc Platt, Jared LeBoff, David Nicksay, David Stone; directed by Jon M. Chu; screenplay by co-producers Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox, based on musical book by Winnie Holzman & the novel by Gregory Maguire; music by co-producer Stephen Schwartz & John Powell; starring ,Cynthia Erivo {as Elphaba}, Ariana Grande-Butera {as Glinda}, Jonathan Bailey {as Fiyero}, Marissa Bode {as Nessarose}, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh {as Madame Morrible}, Jeff Goldblum {as Wizard}, Keala Settle, Bronwyn James, Bowen Yang, Aaron Teoh Guan Ti, Adam James, Colin Michael Carmichael, Lukus Alexander, Isaac Bishop, Callum Bowyer, Jenna Boyd, Nevin Cheung, Sharon D. Clarke, Skylar Blu Copeland, Grecia De la Paz, Peter Dinklage {as voice of Dr. Dillamond}, James Dryden, Aisha Jawando, Misa Koide, Matthew Koon, Spencer Lincoln, Jason Lines, Courtney Mae-Briggs, Andy Nyman, Alfredo Tavares, Emily Tebbutt, Hannah Veerapen, Poppy Townsend White, and Munchkins Terence Hughes, Ricardo Ludgero Souza, Jonathan Sparrow, Marvin Montoute
full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • watch 5/2024 official trailer #1 [3:32] online at YouTube watch 9/2024 official trailer #2 [2:34] online at YouTube |
"Wicked: Part Two" [Marc Platt Prodns/Universal Pictures - DUE in Nov 2025]
The second of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical follows Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West
and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_Part_Two
Other Media
Wannabe Wicked was a talent competition conceived for fans of the musical "Wicked"
The contest originated in December 2007 in Great Britain with fans submitting audition videos singing an excerpt of a song from the musical; from those videos, a select few
were chosen to compete in later rounds; the winner of the Wannabe Wicked contest in Great Britain was Louise Henderson, who received a walk-on role in the London production.
In Summer of 2008, he contest was a series of three rounds, which consisted of the video audition, semi-finals live performance at City Walk at Universal Studios Hollywood,
and the finals live performance at City Walk at Universal Studios Hollywood. Prior to the finals, Dawn Borroso was voted the fan favorite; Connie Zamora won a walk-on role
in the Los Angeles production of "Wicked" at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood.
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"Wicked Singing Elphaba Deluxe Fashion Doll & Accessories" [2024] from Mattel Universal
Mattel™ 3¼"x1¾"x11½"H plastic doll [2024] for $159.99 "Wicked Singing Glinda Deluxe Fashion Doll & Accessories" [2024] from Mattel Universal Mattel™ 1½"x¾"x4½"H {sic} plastic doll [2024] - SOLD OUT ? "Wicked Nessarose Deluxe Fashion Doll & Accessories, Including Wheelchair" [2024] Mattel™ 3¼"x1¾"x11½"H plastic doll [2024] - SOLD OUT ? Mattel apologized after it accidentally printed the URL for a porn site on the packaging for its new 'Wicked' dolls: 'We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate action to remedy this', advising buyers to 'discard the packaging or obscure the link that is "not appropriate for children" '. |
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"I Am Glinda" [ages 2-5 years; 2024] by Mary Man-Kong, Illustrated by Elsa Chang celebrates everything that is thrillifying about Glinda, the pretty and charming girl in the magical world of Oz Little Golden Books 8x6¾ hardcover [10/2024] for $5.99 "I Am Elphaba" [ages 2-5 years; 2024] by Mary Man-Kong, Illustrated by Elsa Chang celebrates everything that is special about Elphaba, a green-skinned misunderstood woman in Oz Little Golden Books 8x6¾ hardcover [10/2024] for $5.99 |
 | PEOPLE Magazine Special Issue: "Wicked" [Nov 2024]
'The Movie, The Musical, and The Beloved Fable That Inspired Them'; 96 pages filled with exclusive insider photos and cast interviews 10¾x8 magazine single issue [11/2024] for $14.91 10¾x8 magazine single issue [11/2024] out of print/used |
 | "Monopoly™ Wicked Edition Board Game" [Oct 2024] from HasbroGaming Explore the amazafying land of Oz! • 'Fast-dealing property trading board game' inspired by the motion picture; for 2-6 players, ages 8 & up; box contains gameboard, emerald & gold dice, Totally Ozmopolitan and Defy Gravity cards, 6 golden zinc Monopoly tokens (Elphaba’s hat, Elphaba’s Broom, Elphaba’s Bottle, Glinda’s Crown, Glinda’s Trunks, and The Grimmerie), title deed cards, Munchkin homes & emerald castles, 90 paper Ozian coins HasbroGaming board game in 10½x10½x2½" box [10/2024] for $24.84 more branded Monopoly™ games at Spirit of America Bookstore's Monopoly™ Game Page |
author Gregory Maguire
Gregory Maguire's official website
Gregory Maguire entry on Wikipedia
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2005 interview of Gregory Maguire on The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance [1997] website
Other Principals
book by Winnie Holzman
music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Broadway director Joe Mantello
movie director Jon M. Chu
Glinda portrayed by Kristin Chenoweth, Amanda Jane Cooper
Elphaba portrayed by Idina Menzel, Cynthia Erivo
The Wizard portrayed by Joel Grey, Fred Applegate, Ben Vereen
Image Gallery
'Wicked' Links
"Wizard of Oz' portal at Wikipedia
browse the Gregory Maguire Store {returns 90+ titles} at Amazon
Halloween Costumes {dot} com [est. 2002] high-quality 'Wicked' costumes for adults & kids
Halloween Express {dot} com [est. 1990] high-quality 'Wicked' costumes for adults & kids
here on the Gregory Maguire's 'The Wicked Years' Series Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
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other media author Gregory Maguire image gallery links
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