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Wicked , published in 1995, is a parallel work that uses an existing work that is not part of the franchise series. Many parallel works begin as novels such as Grendel by John Gardner, based on the old English poem beowulf , and wicked is such works. It is the novel Gregory Maguire, illustrated by Douglas Smith, whose full name is evil: the life of the times of the evil witch in the west . Both the book and the derivative musical, Wicked are founded in the world created in the novel by L. Frank Baum from 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The childhood and education of Elphaby, who became a bad witch in the West, her roommate Galinda - Later - called Glinda - and details of their lives and career. Prejudices of minority and minority form important topics. Many elements of OZ culture - such as Emerald City, Munchkinland and Ruby slippers are included, but the topics and roles play Dorothy are occupied in a very different light.
Wicked The Broadway Musical, with the book Winnie Holzman and songs and lyrics Stephen Schwartz is based on the novel Maguire. This opened in October 2003 with mixed reviews, but still violated the cash register records. Production from 2003 won three Tony Awards for which it was nominated: the best actress, costume design and scenic design. In addition, she won six awards drama Awards from 11 nominations and Grammy for the best cast of the album. Since then, production in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States; Tokyo and Universal Studios in Japan; West End in London; Melbourne in Australia; and Stuttgart in Germany. Osaka, Japan Sydney, Australia Productions are scheduled for 2010.
When transforming the novel into a musical, there have been many significant changes in the conspiracy, so the story differs from both Baum's version and Maguire's novel. In addition, it offers an alternative explanation of the origin of threeKey figures Baum: a coward lion, tin Woodman and Scarecrow. On the other hand, in honor of the composer Harold Arlen, who scored the film adaptation of Baum's book, Schwartz included the first seven notes of "Over the Rainbow" hits from this production in the melodic of melodic material referred to as "unlimited theme".