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2003 musical by Stephen Schwartz

This article is about the musical. For the Broadway cast recording, see Wicked (musical album). For the film adaptations, see Wicked (2024 film) and Wicked: For Good.

Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.

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It is a loose adaptation of the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which in turn is based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation.

The musical is told from the perspective of two witches, Elphaba and Glinda, before and after Dorothy's arrival in Oz. The story explores the complex friendship between Elphaba (who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (who becomes Glinda the Good).

Their relationship is tested by their contrasting personalities, conflicting viewpoints, shared love interest, reactions to the corrupt rule of the Wizard of Oz, and ultimately,