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92: Two Best Friends pt.2: THAT Girl

Writer: Maia WarnerMaia Warner

Updated: Feb 26



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: 

00:09:09 Story begins 

00:22:40 Gregory Maguire background

00:51:03 Wizard of Oz Lore

01:04:40 Wicked Lore

01:24:43 Overview begins

01:40:06 Wicked: Gilikin

02:07:29 Wicked: City of Emeralds

02:13:06 Wicked: In the Vinkus

02:33:00 Wicked: The Murder and its Afterlife

03:06:16 Back to Gregory

03:10:54 Linking it all together

 

Photos Referenced:

Stage set for Wicked the musical
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
Consolation: A Study by Andy Newman
“Consolation: A Study,” by Andy Newman - courtesy of Rachel Armany / GBH News
Illustrated map of Oz in the Wicked novel
The illustrated map in the Wicked book
Tik-Tok as he is described in Ozma of Oz (1907)
Tik-Tok as he appeared in Ozma of Oz (1907) - Wikimedia Commons
The Clock of the Time Dragon as illustrated in the Wicked novel
The Clock of the Time Dragon illustrated in Wicked for the cover of the section titled 'Munchkinlanders'
Elphaba and Fiyero as illustrated in Wicked the novel
The illustration for the cover of the section titled 'City of Emeralds
Elphaba and Dorothy as illustrated in Wicked the novel
'The illustration for the cover of the section titled 'The Murder and its Afterlife'

 

Sources:

Wicked

The Musical (2003): Wicked on Broadway


Wicked Specific Lore

 

Matilda Gage/L. Frank Baum

 

The Matilda Effect

 

The Wizard of Oz

The Movie (1939): The Wizard of Oz - HBO

 

Oz Specific Lore

 

Misc


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