![]() For details on the development of this song, subscribe to The Schwartz Scene, and ask for Issue 13.Ĥ. ![]() It also hints at her subconscious desire to be accepted by a fatherly figure that the Wizard represents, as made more poignant by her being snubbed by Frex, the father she grew up with who favors the other daughter, Nessarose. It introduces what she wants on the surface. The students are in fact quite unaccepting of a certain green-skinned freshman. It suggests the superficial togetherness of the student body. This song provides stage time for the students to enter little by little, culminating in Galinda's grand arrival, dressed in a creamy white suit and riding a luggage cart pushed in by someone else. The jump in the story timeline from Elphaba's birth to her college days creates a need for some transitional material. With its tone, this song introduces the "Things are not what they seem" theme which the audience will appreciate by the finale. At the end of the song and scene, the timeline shifts to Elphaba's birth, and then jumps to her college days. Here we first meet Glinda and learn the "official" story of the Wicked Witch's demise. Wicked begins with the celebration of the death of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, as we would have seen towards the end of The Wizard of Oz movie, just after Dorothy melted her by accidentally throwing a bucket of water in her direction. NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED - Glinda and Citizens of OzĬombining celebrative feeling with the show's edgy irony, this somewhat melancholy and dramatic song introduces the frame for the storyline. įor a version with photos (slower loading page) Wicked Songs - With Photos ACT I - Wicked Synopsis and Song Commentaryġ. (For more details on the characters see: Wicked characters) Read about Wicked: Grimmerie and Defying Gravity books. ![]() Note that in Maguire's novel and in this musical, "Glinda" the good-witch-to-be was originally named "Galinda," but changes her name part way through the tale as a display of solidarity for Professor Dillamond. Dillamond, and the Wizard (the political story),
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