Wicked Countdown - 1 day!

Last day of my "10 days to Wicked countdown". Finally tomorrow!

Character of the Day:
Elphaba Thropp

The protagonist of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba is a green-skinned girl who eventually becomes known as the Wicked Witch of the West. She acquires this nickname more because of her sister's nickname (the Wicked Witch of the East, who was so named by her political opponents) than for any wicked deeds. An Animal rights activist, Elphaba is involved in an assassination attempt on Madame Morrible. She shares an illicit relationship with Fiyero, whose death causes her to abandon her revolutionary ideals. Elphaba's name is derived from sounding out the initials of Oz author L. Frank Baum's name. She is later referred to in the book as simply the Witch.

In the musical, the role of Elphaba was originally played on Broadway and in London by Idina Menzel, who won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance

Quote of the Day:

I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game

Song of the Day:

"Defying Gravity" performance at the 2004 Tony Awards

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Character of the Day:
Galinda Arduenna Upland

Galinda Arduenna Upland is Elphaba's roommate at Shiz University. She hates Elphaba at first, but they later become close friends. However, the two are separated for twenty years when Elphaba goes into hiding. Glinda is part of the high society in Gillikin, Oz's northern province. The Glinda in the book is parallel to her character in the musical Wicked, sometimes behaving in a snobby and mean fashion, whereas in The Wizard of Oz, as well as in the original Oz Books, she is portrayed as kind and gentle.

In the musical, the role was originally played by Kristin Chenoweth.

Quote of the Day:

Glinda: "Can I call you Elphie?"
Elphaba: "It's a little perky."
Glina: "And you can call me...Galinda!"

Song of the Day:

Wicked ProShot with the original cast

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Character of the Day:
Fiyero Tiggular

Fiyero is the prince of the Arjiki tribe in the Vinkus. He meets Elphaba at Shiz, and later has a romance with her while she is involved in a resistance movement against the Wizard of Oz. This leads to his murder by the Gale Force, the Wizard's secret police. In the musical Elphaba saves him by changing him into the Scarecrow, a well known character from the Wizard Of Oz, instead. His last name is spelled as "Tiggular" in the musical, wheereas in the books, notable A Lion Among Men, it is "Tigelaar".

In the original Broadway production of the musical he was played by Norbert Leo Butz. Other actors to play the role include Taye Diggs, Kristoffer Cusick, Joey McIntyre,Sebastian Arcelus, Aaron Tveit, Kevin Kern, Cliffton Hall, Oliver Tompsett, Rob Mills, Tim Campbell, Richard H. Blake, Andy Karl, Lee Mead, and Kyle Dean Massey.

Quote of the Day:

"Let the green girl go!"

Song of the Day:

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Character of the Day:
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz is a human who came to Oz from Earth in a hot air balloon. He was originally seeking the Grimmerie, but became sidetracked when he discovered he could orchestrate a coup d'état and overthrow the Ozma Regent. It is heavily implied that he fathered Elphaba while her mother was under the influence of the Miracle Elixir, which may explain Elphaba's green skin, her aquaphobia, and occasional ability to read parts of the Grimmerie, which originated in the Wizard's world. When he sees the bottle of Miricale Elixir left by Elphaba when she "dies" Galinda brings it to him. She throws him out of Oz and puts Madame Morrible in jail. He is also referred to by the name Oscar Zoroaster Diggs.

In the original Broadway production of the show he was played by Joel Grey. Other actors to play the role include George Hearn, Ben Vereen, David Garrison, Lenny Wolpe, P.J. Benjamin, Lee Wilkof, Nigel Planer, Desmond Barrit, Bert Newton, Tom McGowan, Richard Kline, Don Amendolia, Gene Weygandt, and the late Rob Guest.

Quote of the Day:

"Believe me it's hard to resist cause it feels Wonderful!"

Song of the Day:

Wicked ProShot with the original Wizard, Joel Grey

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Character of the Day:
Boq

In the musical, Boq is the love interest of Elphaba's younger sister, Nessarose (who would later become The Wicked Witch of the East). However, the feeling is not mutual; Boq only became involved with Nessarose in hopes of impressing Galinda, on whom he truly has his heart set. Unfortunately, Galinda has so little regard for him that she cannot remember his name (calling him Biq). When Nessarose eventually becomes the governor of Munchkinland, she uses her power to enslave Boq as her personal servant. When Boq confesses his love for Glinda, Nessarose becomes extremely angry with him. At that point, she casts a spell on him from Elphaba's spell book, the Grimmrie, but mispronounces it. This causes Boq's heart to shrink until it is completely gone. In a desperate attempt to save Boq's life, Elphaba turns Boq into the Tin Woodman. Unlike in the novel, Boq plays a considerably condensed role in the stage production.

In the original Broadway production, he was played by Christopher Fitzgerald

Quote of the Day:

"Yes dear, just follow that one road the whole time.. oh I hope she doesn't get lost I'm just terrible at giving to directions!"

Song of the Day:

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Character of the Day:
Nessarose

Like many other characters in the Broadway adaptation of Wicked, Nessarose is portrayed very differently from the novel. She was originally played by Michelle Federer. In the musical, Nessarose is not chosen as a sorceress by Madame Morrible, and while the character of the musical does have arms, she is instead a wheelchair user. As in the novel, she is seen as beautiful, but the adaptation presents her as a more tragic character, attending Shiz University with Elphaba, who often embarrasses her. In an effort to shoo away a persistent love-struck Munchkin named Boq so that her own relationship with Fiyero can develop, Glinda arranges a date between him and Nessarose. Thereafter, Boq unhappily dates and becomes a point of love obsession for Nessarose. Because her father was governor of Munchkinland, Nessarose takes control of the province following his death. She enslaves Boq to keep her with him, and in an attempt to use Elphaba's spells to make him love her, accidentally causes his heart to shrink. As Elphaba begins to save Boq by turning him into the Tin Woodsman, Nessarose declares herself 'The Wicked Witch of the East' calamitously.

As in the novel, Nessarose receives the magical slippers as a gift from her father, but they are enchanted by Elphaba, rather than Glinda, to give her the ability to walk. The musical does not refer to Turtle Heart or Shell, and thus it is implied that Nessarose was the legitimate child of Frex and Melena. The musical also shows that it was Madame Morrible who created the fateful cyclone, as a trap to draw Elphaba out of hiding.

In the original Broadway production, the role was played by Michelle Federer.

Quote of the Day:

"It's just life, so keep dancing through."

Song of the Day:

Here is the WickedProShot with the original cast

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My Wicked countdown from today to the 22nd when I'll finally watch Wicked!

In each post I'll include:

Song of the Day
Quote of the Day
Character of the Day

Character of the Day:
Madame Morrible

Madame Morrible is the headmistress of Shiz University's Crage Hall, which Elphaba and Galinda attend. Elphaba and her friends suspect Morrible to be responsible for the murder of Doctor Dillamond. At one point, she proposes that Elphaba, Galinda, and Nessarose become future behind-the-scenes rulers in Oz, a proposal that they never willingly accept. Elphaba suspects that Madame Morrible has at least some magical powers, and may have indeed controlled the fates of the three women. It is possible that she spies on Elphaba and sends messages to Liir through the Carp in the well at Elphaba's home in the Vinkus, because the Carp dies at about the same time as Morrible. It remains unknown whether Elphaba murdered her or if she died of natural causes minutes before Elphaba's attempt.

Quote of the Day:

Glinda: You're still riding that old thing?
Elphaba: Yea, well, we can't all come and go by bubble!

Song of the Day:

Weekly Song

It's a beautiful song




I'm getting ready for Wicked on the 22nd of this month. I liked the music, all the songs are beautiful. But lately I've been replaying "As Long As You're Mine" constantly. So with any further ado, I'm having a countdown to the 22nd! Yeah, yeah, you guys must have realized by now that I would. So I'll be starting the 10 day countdown on Saturday the 12th. So come back and see what goodies I'll have and songs, picture countdown I'll be having!
I'll leave you guys with the Wicked Proshots

And here is an actual clip with the original Idina Menzel(Elphaba) and Norbert Leo Butz (Fiyero)


See you in Emerald City!

'Wicked' in March!

I don't know if you guys recall but back on May 24, 2010 I post this about WICKED coming near my town and I was going to try and watch it. Then on October 25, 2010 I post this that it was coming to the OCPAC, now called Segerstrom Center of the Arts. But anyways, I finally got my tickets today! Today is one of the happiest days in many, many years.

After so many years of waiting and waiting I can officially say on Tuesday March 22th, 2011 at 7:30pm one of my many wishes will finally come true! Finally getting to watch WICKED!




To hold on for the next month, I will be listening to the soundtrack.
Have you seen WICKED? If so, did you like it? Love it? Tell me in the comments!