Well, I Laughed
Two Best Friends pt.2: THAT girl
The story of "Wicked" is a beautiful, complicated tale about love and regret and friendship... but if you've only ever seen the musical there is much you don't know! This week, Maia explains what "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire is about. We explore how dark does the original Wicked get. And why the art is so heartbreaking and important on its own. This week, we dig into the life and times of the "Wicked" Witch of the West!
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Chapters:
00:10:48-Story begins
00:23:40-Gregroy Maguire background
00:52:02-Wizard of Oz Lore
01:05:39-Wicked Lore
01:25:42-Overview of the Wicked novel begins (Munchkinlanders)
01:41:05-Wicked: Gilikin
02:07:29-Wicked: City of Emeralds
02:14:05-Wicked: In the Vinkus
02:34:00-Wicked: The Murder and its Afterlife
03:07:15-Back to Gregory
03:11:55-Linking it all together
Photos Referenced:
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“Consolation: A Study,” by Andy Newman - courtesy of Rachel Armany / GBH News | The illustrated map in the Wicked book |
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Tik-Tok as he appeared in Ozma of Oz (1907) - Wikimedia Commons | The Wicked Set showing the Time Dragon - courtesy of u/TheSonder via Reddit *The Broadway Dragon is names Oswald, the West End Dragon is called Percival |
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The Clock of the Time Dragon illustrated in Wicked for the cover of the section titled 'Munchkinlanders' | The illustration for the cover of the section titled 'City of Emeralds' |
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The illustration for the cover of the section titled 'The Murder and its Afterlife' |
Sources:
Wicked
The Book (1995): Wicked - Gregory Maguire
The Musical (2003): Wicked on Broadway
The Movie (2024): Wicked - Amazon Prime Video
Q&A with Original Wicked Novel Author, Gregory Maguire - Denver Center for the Performing Arts
How 'Wicked' author Gregory Maguire's own story helped him channel Elphaba's - GBH
Wicked Wouldn't Have Been What It Is If I Hadn't Written the Novel by Hand - LitHub
Everything you need to know about 'Wicked' on Broadway - New York Theatre Guide
Wicked History - Stephen Schwartz
Wicked History - Musical Schwartz
Q&A: 'Wicked' author discusses souls, saints and religion in Oz - The Salt Lake Tribune
Wicked: The Life and Time of the Wicked Witch of the West - Oz Wiki
Something Wicked - or Perhaps Halfway Decent! - Your Way Comes - Arc Mag.
Malaysian actor Aaron Teoh's 'Wicked' journey to the land of Oz - Free Malaysia Today
Wicked's Musical Themes - Musical Schwartz
The Wicked Witch of the East - Genius
Wicked Wouldn't Have Been What It Is If I Hadn't Written the Novel by Hand - Lit Hub
Everything you need to know about 'Wicked' on Broadway - New York Theatre Guide
"Wicked" Author, Gregory Maguire '78MA, on the Power of Words - Simmons University
Wicked Author Gregory Maguire Says Elphaba and Glinda's Sexual Tension was "Intentional" - Them
Q&A with Wicked Composer & Lyricist Stephen Schwartz - Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Stephen Schwartz Talks 12 Years of Wicked, Kristin Chenoweth and "Out of Oz" Music Videos - Playbill
Interview with 'Wicked' Writer Winnie Holzman - Script
Winnie Holzman - Wicked's Bookwriter - Musical Schwartz.
Wicked Specific Lore
Nessarose Thropp - Wicked Fandom
Frexspar the Godly - Wicked Fandom
Eminent Thropp - Wicked Fandom
Clock of the Time Dragon - Wicked Fandom
Matilda Gage/L. Frank Baum
Matilda Joslyn Gage - National Women's History Museum
The Feminist Who Inspired the Witches of Oz - Smithsonian
Matilda Joslyn Gage - National Parts Service
Matilda Joslyn Gage's legacy and her impact on Oz - Spectrum News
Matilda Joslyn Gage - National Women's Hall of Fame
Frank Baum, the man Behind the Curtain - Smithsonian
The Matilda Effect
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 - The Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911 - The Nobel Prize
The Wizard of Oz
The Book (1900): The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: (Illustrated first edition. 148 original full-color illustrations) - Frank L Baum
The Movie (1939): The Wizard of Oz - HBO
The Wizard of Allegory - Henry Littlefield in The Baum Bugle Vol 36, No 1, 1992 via The Oz Club
The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism - Henry M Littlefield on Amphigory via Web Archive
A short analysis of the Wizard of Oz - Medium (Ezra Godson)
Behind the Curtain: The Wizard of Oz's Political Allegory Decoded - Medium (B.W. Harris)
Populism and the World of Oz - National Museum of American History
Populism in the Wizard of Oz - Plodding through the Presidents
No, the Wizard of Oz isn't a political allegory - The Royal Blog of Oz
Oz Specific Lore
Misc
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Wikipedia
CLNE aka Children's Literature New England - Educating Alice
List of the longest-running Broadway shows - Wikipedia
List of Awards and nominations received by Stephen Schwartz - Wikipedia