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Elphaba Thropp, the future Wicked Witch of the West, needs to fly when she decides that her life will be about protesting unfair rules, about 'Defying Gravity'. There's a blackout that enables the actress to secure herself to a hydraulic lift. The special effects involve the hydraulic lift, the harness, and the combination of on-stage lights, smoke, and wind.
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Why is Elphaba's name Elphaba in 'Wicked'?
Elphaba is the phonetic pronounciation (el-pha-ba) of L.F.B., which are the initials of Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 5, 1919), original creator of the Oz book series.Specifically, Elphaba's first name, and her last name of Thropp, were given to her by Gregory Maguire (b. June 9, 1954). Baum had left her nameless, other than the title of Wicked Witch of the West. Maguire changed all that, in 1995, with his novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West."
Who does Elphaba love in wicked?
No, Elphaba wasn't in love with the Wizard. She took advantage of an opportunity to spend some time away from Shiz University. Once in the Emerald City, she became aware of unlikeable aspects of the Wizard's personality. For example, he had her give caged monkeys the ability to fly. Elphaba learned after her spell worked that the Wizard was planning to use them as spies. In contrast, Elphaba was a passionate advocate of animal rights and well-being.
What is the synopsis of the musical 'Wicked'?
Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. 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 prior to Dorothy's arrival from Kansas, and also includes several references to well-known scenes and dialogue in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. here is a more detailed look at the whole play... Act I The citizens of Oz celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the West, outside of the Wizard's Palace. Glinda descends in her gleaming bubble to confirm the circumstances of the Witch's melting ("No One Mourns the Wicked"). The scene then shifts to the birth, years earlier, of the green-skinned Elphaba Thropp, who will later become the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba, the daughter of the governor of Munchkinland, suffers an unhappy childhood, facing discrimination because of her skin color and being raised by only her father. At Shiz University, Galinda Upland first encounters Elphaba ("Dear Old Shiz"). In a moment of anger, as she is told she will be rooming with the spoiled and popular Galinda, Elphaba - whose father sent her to the university to care for her disabled sister Nessarose - accidentally reveals an innate magical talent. This impresses Madame Morrible, the "headshiztress" of Shiz, who notes that Elphaba's talents may be of use to the Wizard of Oz, Elphaba's idol. She promises to ask him for an audience, and to instruct Elphaba personally in the art of sorcery, taking no other students ("The Wizard and I"). Galinda (who had been hoping to be admitted to Madame Morrible's sorcery seminar) is horrified, and takes an immediate dislike to Elphaba. Elphaba also dislikes Galinda, and they each lament that they have no choice but to room together ("What Is This Feeling?"). Doctor Dillamond, a goat and Shiz university's only AnimalNote professor, is teaching history class when it is interrupted by an anti-Animal slogan on the back of his blackboard, apparently written in blood: "Animals should be seen not heard." After dismissing the class, he confides in Elphaba that something is causing the Animals of Oz to lose their powers of speech ("Something Bad"). Fiyero Tiggular, a Winkie prince, arrives at Shiz and immediately impresses his own brand of cavalier, carefree living on the students ("Dancing Through Life"). Fiyero organizes a party at a local ballroom. Galinda, while preparing for the dance, discovers a black pointed hat in a box and gives it to Elphaba as a 'present'. Galinda convinces a munchkin student named Boq to take Nessarose, Elphaba's wheelchair bound sister, to the party. Nessarose has a crush on Boq and is overjoyed to be invited. At the dance, Galinda is surprised by the appearance of Madame Morrible, who gives her a training wand and tells her that Elphaba has insisted she be included in the sorcery seminar. Elphaba arrives wearing the hat Galinda had given her, only to be ridiculed. Defiant, she proceeds to dance alone and without musical accompaniment. Fiyero is impressed that Elphaba does not seem to care what anyone thinks of her, but Galinda realizes that this is not true. Feeling guilty, she joins Elphaba on the dance floor, marking the start of a new friendship between the two. After the dance, Galinda and Elphaba talk in their room. Elphaba confides that her father hates her because of her green skin and had forced her mother to eat milk flowers to ensure that Nessarose was not born the same, causing Nessarose to be born early, crippling her and killing their mother. Galinda comforts Elphaba, and moved by a desire to help her new friend, Galinda decides to give Elphaba a makeover and to make her popular ("Popular"). The next day, Ozian officials take Doctor Dillamond away. The new history teacher arrives with a caged lion cub, revealing that Animals that are kept in cages will never learn to speak. Outraged, Elphaba and Fiyero steal the cub and set it free. There is a hint of chemistry between the pair, but Fiyero leaves, embarrassed. Elphaba takes refuge under a bridge and regrets that it would be impossible for someone like Fiyero to love someone like her ("I'm Not That Girl"). Madame Morrible finds Elphaba and announces that she has been granted an audience with the Wizard. At the train station, Galinda and Fiyero see Elphaba off to the Emerald City. Galinda complains to Elphaba privately that Fiyero's affections toward her seem to be waning. Fiyero has brought flowers for Elphaba as a going away present, and seems to be more interested in her than he is in Galinda. In an attempt to impress Fiyero, Galinda announces that she will change her name to "Glinda" in honor of Doctor Dillamond's persistent mispronunciation. Fiyero does not appear to notice and, feeling bad for Glinda, Elphaba invites her along to see the Wizard. After a day of sightseeing in the Emerald City ("One Short Day"), Elphaba and Glinda meet the Wizard. Eschewing special effects, which he employs for the benefit of most visitors, he invites Elphaba to join him ("Sentimental Man"). As a test, he asks that Elphaba give his monkey servant, Chistery, the ability to fly using the Grimmerie, an ancient book of spells. Elphaba demonstrates an innate understanding of the lost language and successfully gives Chistery wings. The Wizard reveals an entire cage full of winged monkeys, and remarks that they will make good spies to report any subversive Animal activity. Realizing that she has been used and that the Wizard has no power of his own, Elphaba runs away with the Grimmerie, pursued by the palace guards. Elphaba and Glinda run into the tallest tower, where they hear Madame Morrible declaring to all of Oz that Elphaba is a "Wicked Witch" and is not to be trusted. Elphaba enchants a broomstick to fly and tries to convince Glinda to join her in her cause, but Glinda cannot resist the call of popularity and refuses. Leaving Glinda behind, Elphaba flies off, promising to fight the Wizard with all her power ("Defying Gravity"). Act II Several years have passed, and Elphaba's exploits have earned her the title "The Wicked Witch of the West" ("No One Mourns the Wicked (reprise)"). Glinda and Morrible hold a press conference a la Evita to announce Glinda's surprise engagement to Fiyero ("Thank Goodness"). Meanwhile, Elphaba arrives at the governor's residence in Munchkinland seeking refuge. Nessarose, now the governor following their father's suicide, criticizes Elphaba for not using magic to help her to overcome her disability. To assuage her feelings of guilt, Elphaba enchants Nessarose's jeweled shoes, enabling her to walk. Boq, Nessarose's servant, is summoned and reveals that his affection for Nessarose was put on and that his heart lies with Glinda. Furious, Nessarose miscasts a spell from the Grimmerie, causing Boq's heart to shrink. While Elphaba attempts to save him, Nessarose reflects on how her obsession with Boq has led her to oppress the Munchkin people ("The Wicked Witch of the East"). Elphaba saves Boq by turning him into the Tin Man - horrified, Nessarose lays the blame on Elphaba. Elphaba returns to the Wizard's palace in order to free the rest of the winged monkeys. The Wizard attempts to regain her favor by agreeing to set them free ("Wonderful"). Upon discovering a now-speechless Doctor Dillamond among the monkeys, Elphaba rejects his offer and attempts to escape, running into Fiyero in the process. Confirming his true love for Elphaba, he runs off with her. Glinda sees this and is crestfallen that she has been betrayed by those closest to her ("I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)"). In an attempt to capture Elphaba once and for all, Madame Morrible decides to create a cyclone that will endanger Nessarose. In a dark forest, Fiyero and Elphaba express their mutual love but are interrupted when Elphaba senses that her sister is in danger ("As Long As You're Mine"). She flies off to help but is too late, arriving just after Dorothy's house has landed on Nessarose, killing her. The palace guards capture Elphaba, but Fiyero intervenes and allows Elphaba to escape before surrendering himself. The guards take him to a nearby cornfield to be tortured until he tells them where Elphaba has fled. At one of Fiyero's family's castles, Elphaba tries to cast a spell to save Fiyero but, thinking she has failed, she begins to accept her reputation as "wicked" ("No Good Deed"). Meanwhile, Boq and the citizens of Oz prepare a witch hunt ("March of the Witch Hunters"). Boq claims that he was turned into the tin man as an act of evil by Elphaba, as he does not know that she saved him. The lion cub that Elphaba freed at Sitz is also at the gathering and turns out to be the "cowardly" lion. Boq tells the citizens that because Elphaba released him to fend for himself at such a young age, the lion has no courage; again Elphaba's good deed is lost amongst the crowd. Seeing the witch hunt, Glinda travels to Elphaba and Fiyero's castle to persuade her to let Dorothy go, but she refuses. She makes Glinda promise not to clear her name and to take charge in Oz, and the two confirm a true friendship ("For Good"). As the mob arrives at the castle, Dorothy throws a bucket of water on Elphaba (there had been previous rumours of Elphaba's allergy to water). Elphaba collapses to the ground, and only her hat, robe and green elixir are left behind. It is then revealed that the Wizard is actually Elphaba's father. Glinda tells the Wizard to leave Oz in his balloon, and sends Morrible to prison, before preparing to address the citizens of Oz, returning to the opening scene of the show. and i will not tell you the rest because.. well that's just wrong and such a spoiler
Is Fiyero in 'Wicked' the Scarecrow in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Yes. Elphaba Thropp, who is the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, turns Prince Fiyero of Munchkinland into the Scarecrow, to save him from being tortured by the Palace guards of her father, the Wizard of Oz. Elphaba also turns Peter Boq, who is the very important and very rich Munchkin who offers hospitality to Dorothy Gale and her pet dog Toto in The Wizard of Oz, into the Tin Woodman. She casts her spell, to protect him from being harmed by her sister Nessarose, who is jealous of his love for Glinda the Good Witch, and who is the Wicked Witch of the East in The Wizard of Oz. And Elphaba and Fiyero release a caged lion cub into the forest, to become the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. And ever passionate over the rights and well-being of animals, Elphaba gives caged simians the ability to fly as Winged Monkeys. Unfortunately, Madame Morrible, the Wizard's press secretary, gets the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman to see Elphaba as the caster of evil spells. And the Wizard uses the Winged Monkeys to spy on Animals, who difer from animals in their ability to speak. Ironically, the Lion wouldn't have learned to talk if he hadn't been released by Elphaba from his cage.
Who sings all the songs in the musical 'Wicked'?
1. "Overture / No One Mourns the Wicked" Kristin Chenoweth, Sean McCourt, Cristy Candler, Jan Neuberger, Ensemble 6:40 2. "Dear Old Shiz" Kristin Chenoweth, Ensemble 1:26 3. "The Wizard and I" Idina Menzel, Carole Shelley 5:09 4. "What Is This Feeling?" Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Ensemble 3:32 5. "Something Bad" William Youmans, Idina Menzel 1:39 6. "Dancing Through Life" Norbert Leo Butz, Kristin Chenoweth, Christopher Fitzgerald,Michelle Federer, Idina Menzel, Ensemble 7:37 7. "Popular" Kristin Chenoweth 3:44 8. "I'm Not That Girl" Idina Menzel 2:58 9. "One Short Day" Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Ensemble 3:03 10. "A Sentimental Man" Joel Grey 1:15 11. "Defying Gravity" Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Ensemble 5:53 12. "No One Mourns the Wicked (Reprise) / Thank Goodness" Kristin Chenoweth, Carole Shelley, Ensemble 6:22 13. "Wonderful" Joel Grey, Idina Menzel 4:57 14. "I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)" Kristin Chenoweth 0:49 15. "As Long as You're Mine" Idina Menzel, Norbert Leo Butz 3:45 16. "No Good Deed" Idina Menzel 3:31 17. "March of the Witch Hunters" Christopher Fitzgerald, Ensemble 1:30 18. "For Good" Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel 5:06 19. "Finale: For Good (Reprise)"
Does a witch give monkeys the ability to fly in 'Wicked'?
Yes, a witch gives monkeys the ability to fly in "Wicked."Specifically, it is Elphaba Thropp who gives caged simians the ability to fly and thereby become known as the Flying Monkeys of Oz. At the time, Elphaba is just a green-skinned student from Shiz University. She has powers but is not yet known as the Wicked Witch of the West or in fact as any kind of witch.
Why is Elphaba's name Elphaba in 'Wicked'?
Elphaba is the phonetic pronounciation (el-pha-ba) of L.F.B., which are the initials of Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 5, 1919), original creator of the Oz book series.Specifically, Elphaba's first name, and her last name of Thropp, were given to her by Gregory Maguire (b. June 9, 1954). Baum had left her nameless, other than the title of Wicked Witch of the West. Maguire changed all that, in 1995, with his novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West."
Who does Elphaba love in wicked?
No, Elphaba wasn't in love with the Wizard. She took advantage of an opportunity to spend some time away from Shiz University. Once in the Emerald City, she became aware of unlikeable aspects of the Wizard's personality. For example, he had her give caged monkeys the ability to fly. Elphaba learned after her spell worked that the Wizard was planning to use them as spies. In contrast, Elphaba was a passionate advocate of animal rights and well-being.
What is the synopsis of the musical 'Wicked'?
Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. 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 prior to Dorothy's arrival from Kansas, and also includes several references to well-known scenes and dialogue in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. here is a more detailed look at the whole play... Act I The citizens of Oz celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the West, outside of the Wizard's Palace. Glinda descends in her gleaming bubble to confirm the circumstances of the Witch's melting ("No One Mourns the Wicked"). The scene then shifts to the birth, years earlier, of the green-skinned Elphaba Thropp, who will later become the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba, the daughter of the governor of Munchkinland, suffers an unhappy childhood, facing discrimination because of her skin color and being raised by only her father. At Shiz University, Galinda Upland first encounters Elphaba ("Dear Old Shiz"). In a moment of anger, as she is told she will be rooming with the spoiled and popular Galinda, Elphaba - whose father sent her to the university to care for her disabled sister Nessarose - accidentally reveals an innate magical talent. This impresses Madame Morrible, the "headshiztress" of Shiz, who notes that Elphaba's talents may be of use to the Wizard of Oz, Elphaba's idol. She promises to ask him for an audience, and to instruct Elphaba personally in the art of sorcery, taking no other students ("The Wizard and I"). Galinda (who had been hoping to be admitted to Madame Morrible's sorcery seminar) is horrified, and takes an immediate dislike to Elphaba. Elphaba also dislikes Galinda, and they each lament that they have no choice but to room together ("What Is This Feeling?"). Doctor Dillamond, a goat and Shiz university's only AnimalNote professor, is teaching history class when it is interrupted by an anti-Animal slogan on the back of his blackboard, apparently written in blood: "Animals should be seen not heard." After dismissing the class, he confides in Elphaba that something is causing the Animals of Oz to lose their powers of speech ("Something Bad"). Fiyero Tiggular, a Winkie prince, arrives at Shiz and immediately impresses his own brand of cavalier, carefree living on the students ("Dancing Through Life"). Fiyero organizes a party at a local ballroom. Galinda, while preparing for the dance, discovers a black pointed hat in a box and gives it to Elphaba as a 'present'. Galinda convinces a munchkin student named Boq to take Nessarose, Elphaba's wheelchair bound sister, to the party. Nessarose has a crush on Boq and is overjoyed to be invited. At the dance, Galinda is surprised by the appearance of Madame Morrible, who gives her a training wand and tells her that Elphaba has insisted she be included in the sorcery seminar. Elphaba arrives wearing the hat Galinda had given her, only to be ridiculed. Defiant, she proceeds to dance alone and without musical accompaniment. Fiyero is impressed that Elphaba does not seem to care what anyone thinks of her, but Galinda realizes that this is not true. Feeling guilty, she joins Elphaba on the dance floor, marking the start of a new friendship between the two. After the dance, Galinda and Elphaba talk in their room. Elphaba confides that her father hates her because of her green skin and had forced her mother to eat milk flowers to ensure that Nessarose was not born the same, causing Nessarose to be born early, crippling her and killing their mother. Galinda comforts Elphaba, and moved by a desire to help her new friend, Galinda decides to give Elphaba a makeover and to make her popular ("Popular"). The next day, Ozian officials take Doctor Dillamond away. The new history teacher arrives with a caged lion cub, revealing that Animals that are kept in cages will never learn to speak. Outraged, Elphaba and Fiyero steal the cub and set it free. There is a hint of chemistry between the pair, but Fiyero leaves, embarrassed. Elphaba takes refuge under a bridge and regrets that it would be impossible for someone like Fiyero to love someone like her ("I'm Not That Girl"). Madame Morrible finds Elphaba and announces that she has been granted an audience with the Wizard. At the train station, Galinda and Fiyero see Elphaba off to the Emerald City. Galinda complains to Elphaba privately that Fiyero's affections toward her seem to be waning. Fiyero has brought flowers for Elphaba as a going away present, and seems to be more interested in her than he is in Galinda. In an attempt to impress Fiyero, Galinda announces that she will change her name to "Glinda" in honor of Doctor Dillamond's persistent mispronunciation. Fiyero does not appear to notice and, feeling bad for Glinda, Elphaba invites her along to see the Wizard. After a day of sightseeing in the Emerald City ("One Short Day"), Elphaba and Glinda meet the Wizard. Eschewing special effects, which he employs for the benefit of most visitors, he invites Elphaba to join him ("Sentimental Man"). As a test, he asks that Elphaba give his monkey servant, Chistery, the ability to fly using the Grimmerie, an ancient book of spells. Elphaba demonstrates an innate understanding of the lost language and successfully gives Chistery wings. The Wizard reveals an entire cage full of winged monkeys, and remarks that they will make good spies to report any subversive Animal activity. Realizing that she has been used and that the Wizard has no power of his own, Elphaba runs away with the Grimmerie, pursued by the palace guards. Elphaba and Glinda run into the tallest tower, where they hear Madame Morrible declaring to all of Oz that Elphaba is a "Wicked Witch" and is not to be trusted. Elphaba enchants a broomstick to fly and tries to convince Glinda to join her in her cause, but Glinda cannot resist the call of popularity and refuses. Leaving Glinda behind, Elphaba flies off, promising to fight the Wizard with all her power ("Defying Gravity"). Act II Several years have passed, and Elphaba's exploits have earned her the title "The Wicked Witch of the West" ("No One Mourns the Wicked (reprise)"). Glinda and Morrible hold a press conference a la Evita to announce Glinda's surprise engagement to Fiyero ("Thank Goodness"). Meanwhile, Elphaba arrives at the governor's residence in Munchkinland seeking refuge. Nessarose, now the governor following their father's suicide, criticizes Elphaba for not using magic to help her to overcome her disability. To assuage her feelings of guilt, Elphaba enchants Nessarose's jeweled shoes, enabling her to walk. Boq, Nessarose's servant, is summoned and reveals that his affection for Nessarose was put on and that his heart lies with Glinda. Furious, Nessarose miscasts a spell from the Grimmerie, causing Boq's heart to shrink. While Elphaba attempts to save him, Nessarose reflects on how her obsession with Boq has led her to oppress the Munchkin people ("The Wicked Witch of the East"). Elphaba saves Boq by turning him into the Tin Man - horrified, Nessarose lays the blame on Elphaba. Elphaba returns to the Wizard's palace in order to free the rest of the winged monkeys. The Wizard attempts to regain her favor by agreeing to set them free ("Wonderful"). Upon discovering a now-speechless Doctor Dillamond among the monkeys, Elphaba rejects his offer and attempts to escape, running into Fiyero in the process. Confirming his true love for Elphaba, he runs off with her. Glinda sees this and is crestfallen that she has been betrayed by those closest to her ("I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)"). In an attempt to capture Elphaba once and for all, Madame Morrible decides to create a cyclone that will endanger Nessarose. In a dark forest, Fiyero and Elphaba express their mutual love but are interrupted when Elphaba senses that her sister is in danger ("As Long As You're Mine"). She flies off to help but is too late, arriving just after Dorothy's house has landed on Nessarose, killing her. The palace guards capture Elphaba, but Fiyero intervenes and allows Elphaba to escape before surrendering himself. The guards take him to a nearby cornfield to be tortured until he tells them where Elphaba has fled. At one of Fiyero's family's castles, Elphaba tries to cast a spell to save Fiyero but, thinking she has failed, she begins to accept her reputation as "wicked" ("No Good Deed"). Meanwhile, Boq and the citizens of Oz prepare a witch hunt ("March of the Witch Hunters"). Boq claims that he was turned into the tin man as an act of evil by Elphaba, as he does not know that she saved him. The lion cub that Elphaba freed at Sitz is also at the gathering and turns out to be the "cowardly" lion. Boq tells the citizens that because Elphaba released him to fend for himself at such a young age, the lion has no courage; again Elphaba's good deed is lost amongst the crowd. Seeing the witch hunt, Glinda travels to Elphaba and Fiyero's castle to persuade her to let Dorothy go, but she refuses. She makes Glinda promise not to clear her name and to take charge in Oz, and the two confirm a true friendship ("For Good"). As the mob arrives at the castle, Dorothy throws a bucket of water on Elphaba (there had been previous rumours of Elphaba's allergy to water). Elphaba collapses to the ground, and only her hat, robe and green elixir are left behind. It is then revealed that the Wizard is actually Elphaba's father. Glinda tells the Wizard to leave Oz in his balloon, and sends Morrible to prison, before preparing to address the citizens of Oz, returning to the opening scene of the show. and i will not tell you the rest because.. well that's just wrong and such a spoiler
Is Fiyero in 'Wicked' the Scarecrow in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Yes. Elphaba Thropp, who is the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, turns Prince Fiyero of Munchkinland into the Scarecrow, to save him from being tortured by the Palace guards of her father, the Wizard of Oz. Elphaba also turns Peter Boq, who is the very important and very rich Munchkin who offers hospitality to Dorothy Gale and her pet dog Toto in The Wizard of Oz, into the Tin Woodman. She casts her spell, to protect him from being harmed by her sister Nessarose, who is jealous of his love for Glinda the Good Witch, and who is the Wicked Witch of the East in The Wizard of Oz. And Elphaba and Fiyero release a caged lion cub into the forest, to become the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. And ever passionate over the rights and well-being of animals, Elphaba gives caged simians the ability to fly as Winged Monkeys. Unfortunately, Madame Morrible, the Wizard's press secretary, gets the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman to see Elphaba as the caster of evil spells. And the Wizard uses the Winged Monkeys to spy on Animals, who difer from animals in their ability to speak. Ironically, the Lion wouldn't have learned to talk if he hadn't been released by Elphaba from his cage.
When was When Pigs Fly - musical - created?
When Pigs Fly - musical - was created in 1996.
Who sings all the songs in the musical 'Wicked'?
1. "Overture / No One Mourns the Wicked" Kristin Chenoweth, Sean McCourt, Cristy Candler, Jan Neuberger, Ensemble 6:40 2. "Dear Old Shiz" Kristin Chenoweth, Ensemble 1:26 3. "The Wizard and I" Idina Menzel, Carole Shelley 5:09 4. "What Is This Feeling?" Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Ensemble 3:32 5. "Something Bad" William Youmans, Idina Menzel 1:39 6. "Dancing Through Life" Norbert Leo Butz, Kristin Chenoweth, Christopher Fitzgerald,Michelle Federer, Idina Menzel, Ensemble 7:37 7. "Popular" Kristin Chenoweth 3:44 8. "I'm Not That Girl" Idina Menzel 2:58 9. "One Short Day" Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Ensemble 3:03 10. "A Sentimental Man" Joel Grey 1:15 11. "Defying Gravity" Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Ensemble 5:53 12. "No One Mourns the Wicked (Reprise) / Thank Goodness" Kristin Chenoweth, Carole Shelley, Ensemble 6:22 13. "Wonderful" Joel Grey, Idina Menzel 4:57 14. "I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)" Kristin Chenoweth 0:49 15. "As Long as You're Mine" Idina Menzel, Norbert Leo Butz 3:45 16. "No Good Deed" Idina Menzel 3:31 17. "March of the Witch Hunters" Christopher Fitzgerald, Ensemble 1:30 18. "For Good" Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel 5:06 19. "Finale: For Good (Reprise)"
What is the summary of 'wicked'?
It's about a girl named Elphaba who turned green from an elixir that her mother drank (That the wizard gave her) and on accident she became pregnant with Elphaba. Then her sister Nessa when her mother was pregnant her father made her chew on Milkweed so that Nessa wasn't green like her sister. Many years later. . they arrive at Shiz academy where Elphaba goes to take care of Nessa, and to go to school. Then Galinda (Ga-lin-da) On accident she gets the same dormitory as Elphaba. They become great friends but then she goes to the wizard and the wizard make her turn helpless animals into flying monkeys! Then one of the monkeys was her professor that she loved that was a goat Dr.Dillamond!She went away from the angry guards after her Did I mention she was with Glinda! And they got into the janitors room and Elphaba made one of the brooms fly and she told Galinda to go with her.And also be on the dark side of oz but glinda said no. So Glinda goes to the wizard again and figures out that she's his daughter! but she told him their was one catch. . . He had to let the monkeys free! so he did and Fiyero was married to Glinda and elphaba stole him away from her and so another guy Boq is with nessa and nessa does a spell on boq that made his heart shrink . . . and elphaba turned him into a tin man!!!!! Then later on accident she turned Fiyero into a Scarecrow with these a words:Elekamn tum a tum melikaman. and then her sister falls dead from Dorothy and the cyclone and she gets the red shoes then elphaba and Glinda slap each other and then fiyero and elphaba when they think the witch dies, she doesn't. They put a trap door in the floor and she went away with the scarecrow to earth.If you want to learn more about Wicked, go see it for yourself!!!I did. It was amazing!!!!!!The musical 'Wicked' is the untold story of the witches of Oz. At the beginning of the musical (song: No One Mourns the Wicked), a married lady has an affair with another man, and Elphaba (the wicked witch of the west) is born. However, everyone is shocked and frightened because she is born with green skin. Elphaba's mother dies in childbirth when she gives birth for the second time, to Nessarose (this time the baby was of the husband's, so Nessa and Elphaba are actually half-sisters). Nessarose is in a wheelchair because her mother wanted to make sure Nessa wasn't green too, so she chewed and chewed and chewed this plant that would make sure she wasn't green, but the plant caused Nessa to be born premature, so her legs weren't strong enough.Anyway, the beginning of the story is when Elphaba arrives at Shiz university (Song: Dear old shiz) and everybody is frightened of her because of her skin. She meets a girl named Galinda (later known as Glinda) who is spoilt, unkind, self-centred and most of all, very popular. Galinda and Elphaba hate each other as soon as they meet each other (song: What is This Feeling?). The two girls are also put together in a room, making both of them loathe the other even more, and when Elphaba becomes extremely angry with her, her magical powers accidentally burst out of controll. The headmistress, Madame Morrible sees this, and when Elphaba apoligises, becoming panicked that she will be expelled for her actions, Madame Morrible congratulates her and is awed at such magic that Elphaba posseses. Morrible declares that she will write to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz immediately, telling him of the student's powers. She also tells Elphaba that the Wizard could make her his 'Magic Grand Vizier'. Elphaba realises that she has a rare talent and that she must cherish and practice it. (Song: The Wizard and I)In one of her lessons, Elphaba meets Dr Dillamond. Dr Dillamond is half goat, half human. Many of the other students take the micky out of the professor, but Elphaba feels sorry for him. Galinda gets very annoyed with him because he can not say her name correctly (he says 'Gllinda' as apposed to 'Galinda' so after the lesson, she goes and talks to him. He tells her that something bad is happening to the animals of Oz, that they are no longer permitted to teach, or even speak. Elphaba reassures him that nothing all that bad is going to happen if they tell the Wizard. (Song: Something Bad)Later on, she meets Fiyero (pronounced fee-air-o). Fiyero is a lot like Galinda: stubborn, self-centered, popular - and extremely gorgous. Galinda and Fiyero meet and they fall in love. They decide to go to a party that night and Elphaba and the other students come along too. (Song: Dancing Through Life) A munchkin named Boq asks Galinda to dance with him, but she's truly bessoted with Fiyero, so she introduces Nessarose to him and exaggerates how sorry she feels for Nessa, being in a wheelchair. Galinda tells Boq that he would be her hero if he invited her so that she could for once in her life have a fun night. Boq then talks to Nessa and asks her out. Nessa falls in love with him - but Boq still loves Galinda.Later on, at the party, Elphaba turns up and starts dancing (well, trying to dance, since everyone in the ballroom is just staring at her because of her weird skin - and hilariously awful dancing). Galinda goes over to her and shows her how to do it. they begin to dance together and become friends.After the party Galinda attemts to make her new friend 'popular' by giving her a makeover. Elphaba (or Elphie, as Galinda begins to call her) is uncomfortable with this, but Galinda assures her that it will work. (Song: Popular)The next day, in lessons, Fiyero sees Elphaba with her makeover. He is shocked, and says that she has been 'Galindafyed'. He tells her that she doesn't have to do that. Embarresed, Elphaba takes the flower out of her hair and attempts to put herself back to normal. In the lesson, Elphaba and Fiyero discover that Dr Dillamond has been replaced, and they have a monstruos teacher who brings in a lion cub in a cage. When he is just about to start torturing it, Elphaba and Fiyero snatch the cage and run out of the University grounds, planning to set it free. They are panicking, and when Fiyero decides to go back and get help, Elphaba grabs his hand and tells him not to. They both realise that they are holding hands and they stare at each other for a moment. Fiyero, embarresed, says that he has to go, and he leaves Elphaba to find her way back. Elphaba discovers that she has fallen in love with him, and is sad because they can't be together. (Song:I'm Not That Girl)Madame Morrible tells Elphaba that she has had word from the Wizard, and that he says he would most like to meet her. Elphaba and Glinda (now 'Glinda', not 'Gaaalinda', in memory of Dr Dillamond who couldn't say the 'Gaaa' bit in her name) go to the Emerald City to see the Great Oz. They find the Wizard and dicover that, under all of his fine words and his marvellous reputation, he is a coward, and that he wants to use Elphaba's magic for his own ends. They also dicover that he is keeping monkeys with wings trapped in a cage - like Dr Dillamond had said. Elphaba and Glinda run away, with the Wizard's men chasing after them. Elphaba tries to perform a levitation spell so that she and Glinda can fly away. She produces a magic broom and asks Glinda to fly away with her on it, but Glinda is scared, and wishes her luck. Elphaba flys away, leaving the land of Oz terror stricken by 'The Wicked Witch of the West'. (Song: Defying Gravity)Interval(Song: No One Mourns the Wicked (reprise)) Glinda's name is cleared and she pretends to be against Elphaba, saying that she is wicked. Glinda and Morrible hold a press conference to announce Glinda's surprise engagement to Fiyero aswell - which Fiyero doesn't know about. Rumour has spread like wildfire in Oz, with people believing things about Elphaba like 'her soul is so unclean clear water can melt her'. Fiyero is upset and angry by these comments, and it becomes clear that he has fallen in love with her also.Meanwhile, Elphaba goes to seek refuge at the Govorner's Residence where Nessarose is, and finds that Nessa's father has died, and she has enslaved all of the munchkins (including Boq) into service to her. Nessarose critisizes Elphaba, saying that she should have used her powers to help her body be stronger. Guilty, Elphaba enchants Nessarose's ruby-red slippers, enabling her to walk. Boq, Nessarose's servant, is summoned and reveals that his affection for Nessarose was not real and his heart lies with Glinda. Furious, Nessarose casts a spell causing Boqs heart to shrink. In an attempt to save him, Elphaba accidentally turns his body to metal, making him the Tin Woodman. Horrified, Nessa lays the blame on Elphaba.Elphaba returns to the Wizard's palace in order to free the rest of the winged monkeys. The Wizard attempts to regain her favor by agreeing to set them free (song: Wonderful). After discovering a now-speechless Doctor Dillamond imprisoned among the monkeys, Elphaba rejects his offer and attempts to escape, but runs into Fiyero and Glinda. Fiyero tells Elphaba that his is in love with her, and she tells him the same. They run off together, and Glinda is heartbroken (song: I'm Not That Girl (reprise)). In an attempt to capture Elphaba once and for all, Madame Morrible decides to create a cyclone that will endanger Nessarose.In a dark forest, Fiyero and Elphaba express their love (song: As Long As Your Mine), but Elphaba senses that her sister is in danger, and flies away to help. She gets there too late though, arriving to find Nessarose crushed underneath a house and just as Glinda sends Dorothy and Toto off along the yellow brick road. The palace guards capture Elphaba, but Fiyero intervenes and allows Elphaba to escape before surrendering himself. The guards tie him to a wooden post, leaving him in the middle of a cornfeild to be tortured for information. Elphaba desparately tries to cast any spell that could save Fiyero (song: No Good Deed), but, thinking that she cannot save him, she begins to accept her reputation as 'Wicked'.Meanwhile, the Citizens of Oz and Boq prepare a witch-hunt ("March of the Witch Hunters"). Seeing this, Glinda travels to Elphaba's castle to persuade her to let Dorothy go, but Elphaba refuses. She makes Glinda promise not to clear her name and to take charge in Oz, and the two confirm a true friendship (song: For Good). As the mob arrives at the castle, Dorothy runs in and throws a bucket of water on Elphaba, melting her. Glinda, unsure of what has happened, sees that all that remains of her friend is her black hat and elixir vial. After mourning Elphaba's death, Glinda takes the elixir vial to the Wizard, revealing the fact that he is Elphaba's father after having had an affair with her mother. Glinda tells the Wizard to leave Oz in his balloon and sends Madame Morrible to prison.Fiyero, whom Elphaba had in fact managed to save by turning him into the scarecrow, opens a trapdoor in Elphaba's castle. Elphaba, very much alive, emerges, revealing that the melting was just an act and the two are happily reunited. The two lovers escape Oz and run away to a far-away land to be together, and Glinda is left in charge of the Land of Oz.Curtain FallsHappy reading :)
What happens in wicked?
The musical 'Wicked' is the untold story of the witches of Oz. At the beginning of the musical (song: No One Mourns the Wicked), a married lady has an affair with another man, and Elphaba (the wicked witch of the west) is born. However, everyone is shocked and frightened because she is born with green skin. Elphaba's mother dies in childbirth when she gives birth for the second time, to Nessarose (this time the baby was of the husband's, so Nessa and Elphaba are actually half-sisters). Nessarose is in a wheelchair because her mother wanted to make sure Nessa wasn't green too, so she chewed and chewed and chewed this plant that would make sure she wasn't green, but the plant caused Nessa to be born premature, so her legs weren't strong enough.Anyway, the beginning of the story is when Elphaba arrives at Shiz university (Song: Dear old shiz) and everybody is frightened of her because of her skin. She meets a girl named Galinda (later known as Glinda) who is spoilt, unkind, self-centred and most of all, very popular. Galinda and Elphaba hate each other as soon as they meet each other (song: What is This Feeling?). The two girls are also put together in a room, making both of them loathe the other even more, and when Elphaba becomes extremely angry with her, her magical powers accidentally burst out of controll. The headmistress, Madame Morrible sees this, and when Elphaba apoligises, becoming panicked that she will be expelled for her actions, Madame Morrible congratulates her and is awed at such magic that Elphaba posseses. Morrible declares that she will write to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz immediately, telling him of the student's powers. She also tells Elphaba that the Wizard could make her his 'Magic Grand Vizier'. Elphaba realises that she has a rare talent and that she must cherish and practice it. (Song: The Wizard and I)In one of her lessons, Elphaba meets Dr Dillamond. Dr Dillamond is half goat, half human. Many of the other students take the micky out of the professor, but Elphaba feels sorry for him. Galinda gets very annoyed with him because he can not say her name correctly (he says 'Gllinda' as apposed to 'Galinda' so after the lesson, she goes and talks to him. He tells her that something bad is happening to the animals of Oz, that they are no longer permitted to teach, or even speak. Elphaba reassures him that nothing all that bad is going to happen if they tell the Wizard. (Song: Something Bad)Later on, she meets Fiyero (pronounced fee-air-o). Fiyero is a lot like Galinda: stubborn, self-centered, popular - and extremely gorgous. Galinda and Fiyero meet and they fall in love. They decide to go to a party that night and Elphaba and the other students come along too. (Song: Dancing Through Life) A munchkin named Boq asks Galinda to dance with him, but she's truly bessoted with Fiyero, so she introduces Nessarose to him and exaggerates how sorry she feels for Nessa, being in a wheelchair. Galinda tells Boq that he would be her hero if he invited her so that she could for once in her life have a fun night. Boq then talks to Nessa and asks her out. Nessa falls in love with him - but Boq still loves Galinda.Later on, at the party, Elphaba turns up and starts dancing (well, trying to dance, since everyone in the ballroom is just staring at her because of her weird skin - and hilariously awful dancing). Galinda goes over to her and shows her how to do it. they begin to dance together and become friends.After the party Galinda attemts to make her new friend 'popular' by giving her a makeover. Elphaba (or Elphie, as Galinda begins to call her) is uncomfortable with this, but Galinda assures her that it will work. (Song: Popular)The next day, in lessons, Fiyero sees Elphaba with her makeover. He is shocked, and says that she has been 'Galindafyed'. He tells her that she doesn't have to do that. Embarresed, Elphaba takes the flower out of her hair and attempts to put herself back to normal. In the lesson, Elphaba and Fiyero discover that Dr Dillamond has been replaced, and they have a monstruos teacher who brings in a lion cub in a cage. When he is just about to start torturing it, Elphaba and Fiyero snatch the cage and run out of the University grounds, planning to set it free. They are panicking, and when Fiyero decides to go back and get help, Elphaba grabs his hand and tells him not to. They both realise that they are holding hands and they stare at each other for a moment. Fiyero, embarresed, says that he has to go, and he leaves Elphaba to find her way back. Elphaba discovers that she has fallen in love with him, and is sad because they can't be together. (Song:I'm Not That Girl)Madame Morrible tells Elphaba that she has had word from the Wizard, and that he says he would most like to meet her. Elphaba and Glinda (now 'Glinda', not 'Gaaalinda', in memory of Dr Dillamond who couldn't say the 'Gaaa' bit in her name) go to the Emerald City to see the Great Oz. They find the Wizard and dicover that, under all of his fine words and his marvellous reputation, he is a coward, and that he wants to use Elphaba's magic for his own ends. They also dicover that he is keeping monkeys with wings trapped in a cage - like Dr Dillamond had said. Elphaba and Glinda run away, with the Wizard's men chasing after them. Elphaba tries to perform a levitation spell so that she and Glinda can fly away. She produces a magic broom and asks Glinda to fly away with her on it, but Glinda is scared, and wishes her luck. Elphaba flys away, leaving the land of Oz terror stricken by 'The Wicked Witch of the West'. (Song: Defying Gravity)Interval(Song: No One Mourns the Wicked (reprise)) Glinda's name is cleared and she pretends to be against Elphaba, saying that she is wicked. Glinda and Morrible hold a press conference to announce Glinda's surprise engagement to Fiyero aswell - which Fiyero doesn't know about. Rumour has spread like wildfire in Oz, with people believing things about Elphaba like 'her soul is so unclean clear water can melt her'. Fiyero is upset and angry by these comments, and it becomes clear that he has fallen in love with her also.Meanwhile, Elphaba goes to seek refuge at the Govorner's Residence where Nessarose is, and finds that Nessa's father has died, and she has enslaved all of the munchkins (including Boq) into service to her. Nessarose critisizes Elphaba, saying that she should have used her powers to help her body be stronger. Guilty, Elphaba enchants Nessarose's ruby-red slippers, enabling her to walk. Boq, Nessarose's servant, is summoned and reveals that his affection for Nessarose was not real and his heart lies with Glinda. Furious, Nessarose casts a spell causing Boqs heart to shrink. In an attempt to save him, Elphaba accidentally turns his body to metal, making him the Tin Woodman. Horrified, Nessa lays the blame on Elphaba.Elphaba returns to the Wizard's palace in order to free the rest of the winged monkeys. The Wizard attempts to regain her favor by agreeing to set them free (song: Wonderful). After discovering a now-speechless Doctor Dillamond imprisoned among the monkeys, Elphaba rejects his offer and attempts to escape, but runs into Fiyero and Glinda. Fiyero tells Elphaba that his is in love with her, and she tells him the same. They run off together, and Glinda is heartbroken (song: I'm Not That Girl (reprise)). In an attempt to capture Elphaba once and for all, Madame Morrible decides to create a cyclone that will endanger Nessarose.In a dark forest, Fiyero and Elphaba express their love (song: As Long As Your Mine), but Elphaba senses that her sister is in danger, and flies away to help. She gets there too late though, arriving to find Nessarose crushed underneath a house and just as Glinda sends Dorothy and Toto_(dog) off along the Yellow_Brick_Road. The palace guards capture Elphaba, but Fiyero intervenes and allows Elphaba to escape before surrendering himself. The guards tie him to a wooden post, leaving him in the middle of a cornfeild to be tortured for information. Elphaba desparately tries to cast any spell that could save Fiyero (song: No Good Deed), but, thinking that she cannot save him, she begins to accept her reputation as 'Wicked'.Meanwhile, the Citizens of Oz and Boq prepare a witch-hunt ("March of the Witch Hunters"). Seeing this, Glinda travels to Elphaba's castle to persuade her to let Dorothy go, but Elphaba refuses. She makes Glinda promise not to clear her name and to take charge in Oz, and the two confirm a true friendship (song: For Good). As the mob arrives at the castle, Dorothy runs in and throws a bucket of water on Elphaba, melting her. Glinda, unsure of what has happened, sees that all that remains of her friend is her black hat and elixir vial. After mourning Elphaba's death, Glinda takes the elixir vial to the Wizard, revealing the fact that he is Elphaba's father after having had an affair with her mother. Glinda tells the Wizard to leave Oz in his balloon and sends Madame Morrible to prison.Fiyero, whom Elphaba had in fact managed to save by turning him into the scarecrow, opens a trapdoor in Elphaba's castle. Elphaba, very much alive, emerges, revealing that the melting was just an act and the two are happily reunited. The two lovers escape Oz and run away to a far-away land to be together, and Glinda is left in charge of the Land of Oz.Curtain FallsHappy reading :)
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What is the complete story of Wicked?
Act IWhile the citizens of Oz celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda descends onto the stage in her bubble to confirm the circumstances of the Witch's melting. She recalls that the green-skinned Elphaba was conceived during an affair between the erstwhile Munchkin Governor's wife and a mysterious stranger with a bottle of green elixir. Everyone was repulsed by Elphaba from birth, so Glinda asks the Ozians to empathize ("No One Mourns the Wicked"). The remainder of the plot forms an extended flashback through the events of Glinda's and Elphaba's lives. At Shiz University, the pair first meet amongst students reuniting with their friends ("Dear Old Shiz"). Elphaba is hardly surprised that all the students, including the popular but shallow Glinda (then named Galinda), revile her. The only reason that Elphaba is sent to Shiz is to take care of her beautiful, wheelchair-bound younger sister Nessarose, who is presented with a bejeweled pair of Silver Shoes, being their father's favorite. Despite Elphaba and Galinda's instant mutual loathing, Madame Morrible, Shiz's headmistress, makes them roommates. Elphaba has been excluded from Madame Morrible's Sorcery Seminar, but when Elphaba betrays an innate magical talent in sudden anger, Morrible notes that her talents may be of use to the Wizard of Oz. Elphaba dreams of what she and the Wizard could accomplish together ("The Wizard and I"). Galinda and Elphaba later write home about their unfortunate room-mate assignments ("What is this Feeling?"). The students gather in a history class taught by Doctor Dillamond, a Goat and Shiz's only Animal professor, who keeps mispronouncing Galinda's name as "Glinda". After dismissing the class upon the discovery of an anti-Animal slogan on the blackboard (which reads, "Animals should be seen and not heard"), Doctor Dillamond confides in Elphaba that something is causing the Animals of Oz to lose their powers of speech ("Something Bad"). Elphaba believes that the Wizard is the only one who can help.Fiyero, a Winkie prince, then arrives at Shiz and immediately impresses his own brand of mindless, cavalier and carefree living on the students ("Dancing Through Life"). Besotted with Galinda, a Munchkin named Boq asks her to accompany him to a party at the Ozdust Ballroom, but having felt "perfect together" with Fiyero, Galinda asks him to invite Nessarose instead. Nessarose, not realising Galinda's real motives for getting Boq to ask her out, is delighted, and tells Elphaba that she wishes she could repay Galinda somehow. Later, Galinda discovers a black pointed hat in a box and gives it to Elphaba as a mock present. Elphaba, remembering how happy Galinda had made Nessarose (and not realising that she had ulterior motives), asks Madame Morrible to reconsider Galinda in her Sorcery Seminar, in return. When, however, Elphaba arrives to the party wearing the hat, she is only ridiculed. Defiant, she proceeds to dance alone without musical accompaniment. Feeling guilty, Galinda joins her, marking the start of their friendship. Meanwhile, Boq convinces Nessarose that it was not pity that prompted him to ask her out, but the fact that she is "so beautiful", not realizing the full extent of Nessarose's affections towards him.Back in their dorm, Elphaba tells Galinda that her mother had been fed milk-flowers to prevent her second child from being born green-skinned; the milk-flowers instead caused Nessarose to be born prematurely, which left her crippled whilst her mother died in childbirth. Feeling sympathetic, Galinda decides to give Elphaba a personality makeover, making her admirable to fellow students ("Popular").The next day, Doctor Dillamond is arrested by Ozian officials. The new history teacher arrives with a caged lion cub as the subject of an in-class experiment, revealing that Animals are to be kept in a new invention he has created, called a cage, the benefit of which is that Animals raised in them will not have the power of speech. He reveals that soon all Animals will be turned dumb, and Elphaba is outraged. She and Fiyero steal the cub and set it free, and as Elphaba begins to discover romantic feelings towards Fiyero, she personally reafirms that she "wasn't born" to be loved ("I'm Not that Girl"). Madame Morrible finds her, announcing that Elphaba has been granted an audience with the Wizard in the Emerald City.At the train station, Galinda, Fiyero, Nessarose and Boq see Elphaba off, all happy for her accomplishment. When it becomes apparent that Boq is not genuinely interested in Nessarose, Galinda feels guilty and suggests that Boq is not the right person for Nessarose, who in turn insists that it is herself "that's not right." Elphaba expresses concern about leaving her younger sister, but a protesting Nessarose insists she will manage without her and leaves. In an attempt to impress Fiyero, Galinda announces that she will change her name to "Glinda" in honor of Doctor Dillamond's persistent mispronunciation. Fiyero fails to notice and leaves. Glinda breaks into tears. Feeling badly for Glinda, Elphaba invites her along to see the Wizard.After a day of bonding and sightseeing in the Emerald City ("One Short Day"), Elphaba and Glinda meet the Wizard. Eschewing the special effects he employs for the benefit of most visitors, he invites Elphaba to join him ("A Sentimental Man"). As a test, he asks that Elphaba give his monkey servant, Chistery, the ability to fly using the Grimmerie - an ancient book of spells. Elphaba demonstrates an intrinsic understanding of the lost language contained in the book, and successfully gives Chistery wings. The Wizard then reveals a cage full of winged monkeys, proving the extent of Elphaba's powers, and remarks that in time, they will make good spies to report any subversive Animal activity. Realizing that she has been used and that the fraudulent Wizard and Madame Morrible are responsible for the Animals losing their power of speech, a horrified Elphaba runs away with the Grimmerie. Glinda goes after her, pursued by the palace guards. She runs to the tallest tower, where they hear Madame Morrible declaring to Oz that Elphaba is a "Wicked Witch" and not to be trusted. Elphaba enchants a broomstick to fly and almost convinces Glinda to join her in her cause, but Glinda cannot resist the call of popularity as one of the Wizard's assistants, and refuses. Leaving Glinda behind and escaping the guards, Elphaba flies off towards the western sky, promising to fight the Wizard with all her power ("Defying Gravity").Act IIElphaba becomes increasingly ostracized as the story progresses. A few months have passed and Elphaba's opposition of the Wizard's regime has earned her the title "The Wicked Witch of the West" (reprise of "No One Mourns the Wicked"). Rumor has it that the witch's soul is so impure that pure water could melt her. Glinda, now the Wizard's assistant and adored by everyone, pronounces herself engaged to Fiyero. Informing him that he has to accept the fact that Elphaba does not want to be found, Glinda puts on a happy front despite Fiyero's waning affections ("Thank Goodness").Meanwhile, Elphaba arrives at her old home, the Governor's residence in Munchkinland, seeking refuge. Nessarose is the Governor now, and laments that their father "died of shame" after Elphaba rebelliously defied the Wizard. She criticizes Elphaba for not using her new-found powers to help her own sister. Guilty, Elphaba enchants Nessarose's jeweled shoes, turning them into the ruby slippers and enabling her to walk. Boq is summoned, and he bemoans that Nessarose is as "wicked" as Elphaba for stripping the Munchkins of their rights and prohibiting them from leaving Munchkinland. Nessarose explains that she did this to keep Boq with her, but is sure that he will stay with her of his own accord now that she is no longer crippled. However, Boq insists that he should now be free to pursue Glinda instead, going so far as to brandish a knife when his "Madame Governor" refuses to let him go. Hurt and angry, Nessarose attempts to cast a spell from the Grimmerie to make Boq lose his heart to her, however her ability to understand the Lost Language of Spells is not as good as her sister's, and she mispronounces the magic words which causes Boq to literally lose his heart. While Elphaba attempts to save him, Nessarose reflects on how being "alone and loveless" has led to her wicked actions, and fears that she deserves her infamous new title ("The Wicked Witch of the East"). Elphaba says that nothing will ever be enough for her younger sister and leaves her for good, despite Nessarose's frantic pleas for her sister to stay. When Boq wakes up, he is horrified to discover that Elphaba has transformed him into a Tin Man, so he could live without a heart, and a desperate Nessarose lays the entire blame on her sister while Boq runs away in horror, believing that Elphaba has cursed him for leaving her sister.Returning to the Wizard's palace, Elphaba tries to free the remaining winged monkeys. The Wizard attempts to regain her favor by agreeing to set them free, recounting how the Ozians hailed him as the Wonderful Wizard when he first came to Oz in a balloon from America. He explains that she could, likewise, be hailed by everyone if she joins him ("Wonderful"). Upon discovering the now-speechless Doctor Dillamond amongst the monkeys, however, Elphaba rejects his offer. While attempting to escape, she bumps into Fiyero, who runs away with her, confirming that he loves her in return. Glinda sees this and is crestfallen that she has been betrayed by those closest to her (reprise of "I'm Not that Girl"). When Glinda states that Elphaba can be lured by spreading a rumor that Nessarose is in danger, the fiendish Madame Morrible creates a cyclone that brings Dorothy's house to Oz and crushes Nessarose to death. During this, Fiyero and Elphaba express their love in a dark forest ("As Long as You're Mine"), but Elphaba senses that her sister is in danger. Before she flees to help, Fiyero explains to Elphaba that his family has an empty castle far away. He promises her she can hide there and that he will go to join her. She then flies to Nessarose, but she is too late, arriving just as Glinda sends Dorothy and Toto off along the Yellow Brick Road. The palace guards capture Elphaba, but Fiyero intervenes, allowing Elphaba to escape before surrendering himself. The guards drag him to a nearby cornfield to be tortured or even killed, unless he tells them of Elphaba's whereabouts. At the castle, Elphaba tries to cast any spell she can to save Fiyero, but thinking she has failed, she begins to accept her reputation as "wicked" ("No Good Deed").Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Boq - now the Tin Man - and the Cowardly Lion are sent to kill Elphaba ("March of the Witch Hunters"). It is revealed that the Cowardly Lion is the lion cub Elphaba set free; Boq claims that she turned him into a coward by not letting him fight his own battles. Meanwhile, Elphaba captures Dorothy, refusing to release her until she relinquishes Nessarose's ruby slippers - the only things left of her dead sister. Glinda travels to Elphaba's castle to warn her of the trouble and persuade her to let Dorothy go. Although Elphaba refuses, the two women forgive each other for all grievances, acknowledging they have both made mistakes. Elphaba makes Glinda promise not to clear her name and to take charge in Oz, allowing Elphaba to disappear. The two friends embrace for the last time before saying goodbye forever ("For Good"). Immediately after, when Dorothy throws a bucket of water on Elphaba, the witch appears to melt away. Glinda, not quite sure what has happened, sees that all that remains of her friend is her black hat and a vial of green elixir. Back at the Emerald City, Glinda reminds the Wizard that he has an identical bottle, and it is revealed that the Wizard is Elphaba's biological father, being the stranger with whom her mother had an affair. Madame Morrible surmises that Elphaba had special powers because she was a child of both Oz and the outside world. Glinda orders the Wizard to leave Oz in his balloon and sends Madame Morrible to prison before preparing to face the citizens of Oz, returning to the opening scene of the show.Meanwhile, Fiyero had in fact been turned into the Scarecrow when Elphaba had cast spells, therefore saving him from the Ozian guards' spears in the cornfield. He opens a trap door in Elphaba's castle, down which she had descended, only pretending to die for the benefit of the others. While Elphaba and Fiyero leave Oz forever, Glinda continues her bittersweet celebration with the citizens of Oz. They gaze up at the sky, individually appreciating their true friendship and acknowledging that they have changed for the better because they knew each other ("Finale").
What is the story of Complete Stories?
Act IWhile the citizens of Oz celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda descends onto the stage in her bubble to confirm the circumstances of the Witch's melting. She recalls that the green-skinned Elphaba was conceived during an affair between the erstwhile Munchkin Governor's wife and a mysterious stranger with a bottle of green elixir. Everyone was repulsed by Elphaba from birth, so Glinda asks the Ozians to empathize ("No One Mourns the Wicked"). The remainder of the plot forms an extended flashback through the events of Glinda's and Elphaba's lives. At Shiz University, the pair first meet amongst students reuniting with their friends ("Dear Old Shiz"). Elphaba is hardly surprised that all the students, including the popular but shallow Glinda (then named Galinda), revile her. The only reason that Elphaba is sent to Shiz is to take care of her beautiful, wheelchair-bound younger sister Nessarose, who is presented with a bejeweled pair of Silver Shoes, being their father's favorite. Despite Elphaba and Galinda's instant mutual loathing, Madame Morrible, Shiz's headmistress, makes them roommates. Elphaba has been excluded from Madame Morrible's Sorcery Seminar, but when Elphaba betrays an innate magical talent in sudden anger, Morrible notes that her talents may be of use to the Wizard of Oz. Elphaba dreams of what she and the Wizard could accomplish together ("The Wizard and I"). Galinda and Elphaba later write home about their unfortunate room-mate assignments ("What is this Feeling?"). The students gather in a history class taught by Doctor Dillamond, a Goat and Shiz's only Animal professor, who keeps mispronouncing Galinda's name as "Glinda". After dismissing the class upon the discovery of an anti-Animal slogan on the blackboard (which reads, "Animals should be seen and not heard"), Doctor Dillamond confides in Elphaba that something is causing the Animals of Oz to lose their powers of speech ("Something Bad"). Elphaba believes that the Wizard is the only one who can help.Fiyero, a Winkie prince, then arrives at Shiz and immediately impresses his own brand of mindless, cavalier and carefree living on the students ("Dancing Through Life"). Besotted with Galinda, a Munchkin named Boq asks her to accompany him to a party at the Ozdust Ballroom, but having felt "perfect together" with Fiyero, Galinda asks him to invite Nessarose instead. Nessarose, not realising Galinda's real motives for getting Boq to ask her out, is delighted, and tells Elphaba that she wishes she could repay Galinda somehow. Later, Galinda discovers a black pointed hat in a box and gives it to Elphaba as a mock present. Elphaba, remembering how happy Galinda had made Nessarose (and not realising that she had ulterior motives), asks Madame Morrible to reconsider Galinda in her Sorcery Seminar, in return. When, however, Elphaba arrives to the party wearing the hat, she is only ridiculed. Defiant, she proceeds to dance alone without musical accompaniment. Feeling guilty, Galinda joins her, marking the start of their friendship. Meanwhile, Boq convinces Nessarose that it was not pity that prompted him to ask her out, but the fact that she is "so beautiful", not realizing the full extent of Nessarose's affections towards him.Back in their dorm, Elphaba tells Galinda that her mother had been fed milk-flowers to prevent her second child from being born green-skinned; the milk-flowers instead caused Nessarose to be born prematurely, which left her crippled whilst her mother died in childbirth. Feeling sympathetic, Galinda decides to give Elphaba a personality makeover, making her admirable to fellow students ("Popular").The next day, Doctor Dillamond is arrested by Ozian officials. The new history teacher arrives with a caged lion cub as the subject of an in-class experiment, revealing that Animals are to be kept in a new invention he has created, called a cage, the benefit of which is that Animals raised in them will not have the power of speech. He reveals that soon all Animals will be turned dumb, and Elphaba is outraged. She and Fiyero steal the cub and set it free, and as Elphaba begins to discover romantic feelings towards Fiyero, she personally reafirms that she "wasn't born" to be loved ("I'm Not that Girl"). Madame Morrible finds her, announcing that Elphaba has been granted an audience with the Wizard in the Emerald City.At the train station, Galinda, Fiyero, Nessarose and Boq see Elphaba off, all happy for her accomplishment. When it becomes apparent that Boq is not genuinely interested in Nessarose, Galinda feels guilty and suggests that Boq is not the right person for Nessarose, who in turn insists that it is herself "that's not right." Elphaba expresses concern about leaving her younger sister, but a protesting Nessarose insists she will manage without her and leaves. In an attempt to impress Fiyero, Galinda announces that she will change her name to "Glinda" in honor of Doctor Dillamond's persistent mispronunciation. Fiyero fails to notice and leaves. Glinda breaks into tears. Feeling badly for Glinda, Elphaba invites her along to see the Wizard.After a day of bonding and sightseeing in the Emerald City ("One Short Day"), Elphaba and Glinda meet the Wizard. Eschewing the special effects he employs for the benefit of most visitors, he invites Elphaba to join him ("A Sentimental Man"). As a test, he asks that Elphaba give his monkey servant, Chistery, the ability to fly using the Grimmerie - an ancient book of spells. Elphaba demonstrates an intrinsic understanding of the lost language contained in the book, and successfully gives Chistery wings. The Wizard then reveals a cage full of winged monkeys, proving the extent of Elphaba's powers, and remarks that in time, they will make good spies to report any subversive Animal activity. Realizing that she has been used and that the fraudulent Wizard and Madame Morrible are responsible for the Animals losing their power of speech, a horrified Elphaba runs away with the Grimmerie. Glinda goes after her, pursued by the palace guards. She runs to the tallest tower, where they hear Madame Morrible declaring to Oz that Elphaba is a "Wicked Witch" and not to be trusted. Elphaba enchants a broomstick to fly and almost convinces Glinda to join her in her cause, but Glinda cannot resist the call of popularity as one of the Wizard's assistants, and refuses. Leaving Glinda behind and escaping the guards, Elphaba flies off towards the western sky, promising to fight the Wizard with all her power ("Defying Gravity").Act IIElphaba becomes increasingly ostracized as the story progresses. A few months have passed and Elphaba's opposition of the Wizard's regime has earned her the title "The Wicked Witch of the West" (reprise of "No One Mourns the Wicked"). Rumor has it that the witch's soul is so impure that pure water could melt her. Glinda, now the Wizard's assistant and adored by everyone, pronounces herself engaged to Fiyero. Informing him that he has to accept the fact that Elphaba does not want to be found, Glinda puts on a happy front despite Fiyero's waning affections ("Thank Goodness").Meanwhile, Elphaba arrives at her old home, the Governor's residence in Munchkinland, seeking refuge. Nessarose is the Governor now, and laments that their father "died of shame" after Elphaba rebelliously defied the Wizard. She criticizes Elphaba for not using her new-found powers to help her own sister. Guilty, Elphaba enchants Nessarose's jeweled shoes, turning them into the ruby slippers and enabling her to walk. Boq is summoned, and he bemoans that Nessarose is as "wicked" as Elphaba for stripping the Munchkins of their rights and prohibiting them from leaving Munchkinland. Nessarose explains that she did this to keep Boq with her, but is sure that he will stay with her of his own accord now that she is no longer crippled. However, Boq insists that he should now be free to pursue Glinda instead, going so far as to brandish a knife when his "Madame Governor" refuses to let him go. Hurt and angry, Nessarose attempts to cast a spell from the Grimmerie to make Boq lose his heart to her, however her ability to understand the Lost Language of Spells is not as good as her sister's, and she mispronounces the magic words which causes Boq to literally lose his heart. While Elphaba attempts to save him, Nessarose reflects on how being "alone and loveless" has led to her wicked actions, and fears that she deserves her infamous new title ("The Wicked Witch of the East"). Elphaba says that nothing will ever be enough for her younger sister and leaves her for good, despite Nessarose's frantic pleas for her sister to stay. When Boq wakes up, he is horrified to discover that Elphaba has transformed him into a Tin Man, so he could live without a heart, and a desperate Nessarose lays the entire blame on her sister while Boq runs away in Horror, believing that Elphaba has cursed him for leaving her sister.Returning to the Wizard's palace, Elphaba tries to free the remaining winged monkeys. The Wizard attempts to regain her favor by agreeing to set them free, recounting how the Ozians hailed him as the Wonderful Wizard when he first came to Oz in a balloon from America. He explains that she could, likewise, be hailed by everyone if she joins him ("Wonderful"). Upon discovering the now-speechless Doctor Dillamond amongst the monkeys, however, Elphaba rejects his offer. While attempting to escape, she bumps into Fiyero, who runs away with her, confirming that he loves her in return. Glinda sees this and is crestfallen that she has been betrayed by those closest to her (reprise of "I'm Not that Girl"). When Glinda states that Elphaba can be lured by spreading a rumor that Nessarose is in danger, the fiendish Madame Morrible creates a cyclone that brings Dorothy's house to Oz and crushes Nessarose to death. During this, Fiyero and Elphaba express their love in a dark forest ("As Long as You're Mine"), but Elphaba senses that her sister is in danger. Before she flees to help, Fiyero explains to Elphaba that his family has an empty castle far away. He promises her she can hide there and that he will go to join her. She then flies to Nessarose, but she is too late, arriving just as Glinda sends Dorothy and Toto off along the Yellow Brick Road. The palace guards capture Elphaba, but Fiyero intervenes, allowing Elphaba to escape before surrendering himself. The guards drag him to a nearby cornfield to be tortured or even killed, unless he tells them of Elphaba's whereabouts. At the castle, Elphaba tries to cast any spell she can to save Fiyero, but thinking she has failed, she begins to accept her reputation as "wicked" ("No Good Deed").Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Boq - now the Tin Man - and the Cowardly Lion are sent to kill Elphaba ("March of the Witch Hunters"). It is revealed that the Cowardly Lion is the lion cub Elphaba set free; Boq claims that she turned him into a coward by not letting him fight his own battles. Meanwhile, Elphaba captures Dorothy, refusing to release her until she relinquishes Nessarose's ruby slippers - the only things left of her dead sister. Glinda travels to Elphaba's castle to warn her of the trouble and persuade her to let Dorothy go. Although Elphaba refuses, the two women forgive each other for all grievances, acknowledging they have both made mistakes. Elphaba makes Glinda promise not to clear her name and to take charge in Oz, allowing Elphaba to disappear. The two friends embrace for the last time before saying goodbye forever ("For Good"). Immediately after, when Dorothy throws a bucket of water on Elphaba, the witch appears to melt away. Glinda, not quite sure what has happened, sees that all that remains of her friend is her black hat and a vial of green elixir. Back at the Emerald City, Glinda reminds the Wizard that he has an identical bottle, and it is revealed that the Wizard is Elphaba's biological father, being the stranger with whom her mother had an affair. Madame Morrible surmises that Elphaba had special powers because she was a child of both Oz and the outside world. Glinda orders the Wizard to leave Oz in his balloon and sends Madame Morrible to prison before preparing to face the citizens of Oz, returning to the opening scene of the show.Meanwhile, Fiyero had in fact been turned into the Scarecrow when Elphaba had cast spells, therefore saving him from the Ozian guards' spears in the cornfield. He opens a trap door in Elphaba's castle, down which she had descended, only pretending to die for the benefit of the others. While Elphaba and Fiyero leave Oz forever, Glinda continues her bittersweet celebration with the citizens of Oz. They gaze up at the sky, individually appreciating their true friendship and acknowledging that they have changed for the better because they knew each other ("Finale").
