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Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.It is a loose adaptation of the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which in turn is based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation.
The song was translated into eight languages, along with the musical. Among these, the German version, sung by Dutch actress Willemijn Verkaik, was featured on the 5th and 10th Anniversary Wicked albums. [4] [5] In Willemijn's 10-year career in the show, she performed this song in three languages - German, Dutch and English. In an interview ...
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[3] [4] At the end of the song, Elphaba confesses that she feels "Wicked" for the first time. This is a play on the moniker she has been given, and the British slang term wicked , a reference to the fact that Fiyero has been romantically involved with Elphaba's closest friend, Glinda , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and Elphaba's first move into the world of ...
The Music of ‘Wicked’: Stephen Schwartz and Arranger Stephen Oremus on What It Took to Make a Classic Broadway Song Score Even More Popular. Chris Willman. December 31, 2024 at 1:30 PM.
A Wicked fan favorite almost received a modern upgrade for the movie adaptation. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Monday, November 25, Stephen Schwartz, who composed the ...
When the sing-along screenings of “Wicked” go down beginning Christmas Day, I’ll be there — but not because I have any intention of personally raising my voice in song. (Or maybe I’ll ...
The song was released as part of the accompanying cast recording on December 16, 2003. The song is about Glinda trying to help her roommate Elphaba become more popular. American singer and actress Ariana Grande performed a version of "Popular" for the 2024 film adaptation of the musical, which was released as a single.