Yes, however he, in the musical (like the movie `The Wizard Of Oz`, he turns out to be a phoney. He makes appearances and turns out to be the evil one in the plot. Hope I relveal any information! :)
The play 'Wicked' is drawn off of the stage version of The Wizard of Oz. Stephen Lawrence Schwartz [b. March 6, 1948] based his play 'Wicked' on the previous book 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire [b. June 9, 1954]. Maguire in turn took some of his characters from The Wizard of Oz, which was published in 1900, and made into a beloved film in 1939.
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In the musical he is simply known as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
The Wizard of Oz was a musical play.
Well you see, The Wizard of Oz is a story mainly about Dorthy's journey and whom she meets along the way. The story is like many other fictional novels. You follow the character on their journey. However, Wicked is like the backstory about everything in the world of the Wizard of Oz. It answers many of your questions about the Wizard of Oz book. Why was the Wicked Witch of the West so wicked? What was the city of Oz like for everyone that lived there. Wicked is the story of Oz and Munchkinland before Dorothy ever showed up. It gives you back stories to all the old characters. Another difference is the content. The Wizard of Oz is appropriate for all ages and considered a family story. However, Wicked has strong content and may be to difficult for children to understand.
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Yes there is a musical called 'Wicked' which is based on the wizards of Wizard of Oz
The book and movie versions of the Wizard of Oz only refer to her as the Wicked Witch of the East. In Wicked, Gregory Maguire names her Nessarose.
If you are looking for an mp3 download, check out Beemp3(from Related links section below). They will have that Wicked Witch theme song for you.
The wicked witch of the west was in the tornado.