Wicked (musical)

Wicked is a musical that premiered on Broadway in October 2003. It is touted as the untold story of the witches of Oz and is loosely based on the best selling novel ' by Gregory Maguire. The musical features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. With musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento, Wicked is directed by 2003 and 2004 Tony winner Joe Mantello.

Pre-Broadway run

In June of 2003, the musical opened a pre-Broadway run at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. While most of the original cast members remained when the show opened on Broadway, the San Francisco run featured multiple actors in roles that would eventually be re-cast– most notably, Robert Morse as The Wizard. While the show received mediocre reviews, the audience response was generally enthusiastic. The trial run closed in early August, and after extensive retooling, opened on Broadway in October.

Related Topics:
June - 2003 - Broadway - Curran Theatre - San Francisco - Robert Morse - The Wizard - August - October

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Re-cast parts

• Robert Morse as The Wizard (replaced by Joel Grey)
• Kirk McDonald as Boq (replaced by Christopher Fitzgerald)
• John Horton as Doctor Dillamond (replaced by William Youmans)
• Stephanie J. Block as an ensemble member/understudy for Elphaba (replaced by Kristy Cates)

Musical numbers

Act I

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• "No One Mourns The Wicked" – Glinda and Citizens of Oz
• "Dear Old Shiz" – Students
• "The Wizard And I" – Morrible, Elphaba
• "What Is This Feeling?" – Glinda, Elphaba and Students
• "Something Bad" – Dr. Dillamond and Elphaba
• "Which Way's the Party?"/"We Deserve Each Other" – Fiyero, Glinda, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba and Students
• "Popular" – Glinda
• "I'm Not That Girl" – Elphaba
• "Dear Old Shiz" (Reprise) – Mourners
• "The Wizard And I" (Reprise) – Elphaba
• "One Short Day" – Elphaba, Glinda and Denizens of the Emerald City
• "A Sentimental Man"/"The Chance to Fly" – The Wizard, Elphaba, Morrible and Glinda
• "Defying Gravity" – Elphaba, Glinda, Guards and Citizens of Oz

Act II

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• "Thank Goodness"/"I Couldn't Be Happier" – Revelers, Morrible and Glinda
• "We Deserve Each Other" (Reprise) – Nessarose, Boq
• "Wonderful" – The Wizard and Elphaba
• "I'm Not That Girl" (Reprise) – Glinda
• "As Long As You're Mine" – Elphaba and Fiyero
• "No Good Deed" – Elphaba
• "March Of The Witch Hunters" – Boq and Citizens of Oz
• "For Good" – Glinda and Elphaba
• "No One Mourns The Wicked" (Reprise) – Citizens of Oz
• "A Sentimental Man" (Reprise) – The Wizard
• "Finale" – Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero and Citizens of Oz