Wicked: the delightful prequel to the wizard of oz

Just about everybody knows story of Dorothy and Wizard of Oz. But have we ever thought about what happened before story began? Do you know anything at all about Glinda and Elphaba? Where did they come from? What happened to make them both way they are? Was Elphaba always mean and wicked?

This delightful musical reveals hitherto untold story of Wicked Witch of West. Based on Gregory Maguire's outstanding novel, "Wicked' musical takes we down a spellbinding journey to the magical world of witches and wizards and tells you fascinating story of "How Glinda met Elphaba'. Turns out they knew each other from way back then. Both went to same school and an extraordinary friendship struck up between two very different girls -- one of them blonde and popular and other, a misunderstood green girl, Elphaba. She started off trying to use her powers to oppose Wizard of Oz, but destiny had other things in store for her. And so began the story of the infamous Wicked Witch of the West. So now we know she was not so wicked after all.

This absolutely wicked and wonderful version of Wicked is directed by Joe Mantello, Tony award winner for "Take Me Out and "Frankie & Johnny in Clair de Lune".

The music and lyrics of the wickedly delightful songs including "The Wizard and I", "Wonderful" "What is this feeling?", and "No one mourns wicked' are written by Stephen Schwartz Academy Award winner for The Prince of Egypt and Pocahontas.

The musical staging is handled by Wayne Cilento, Tony award winner for "Aida" and "The Who's Tommy".

The cast is no less impressive, with Idina Menzel picking up Best Actress in a Musical award for her stellar performance as Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of West. Glinda, the dizzy blond with a peppy fa�ade and a fragile heart, is superbly played by Kristin Chenoweth.

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