Wicked Broad Way Musical Page #3

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Synopsis: Wicked is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, itself a retelling of the classic 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz.
Year:
2003
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[Scene 3 - The Wizard & I]

Elphaba:

DID THAT REALLY JUST HAPPEN?

HAVE I ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD?

THIS WEIRD QUIRK I'VE TRIED TO SURPRESS OR HIDE

IS A TALENT THAT COULD HELP ME MEET THE WIZARD

IF I MAKE GOOD:

SO I'LL MAKE GOOD.

WHEN I MEET THE WIZARD,

ONCE I PROVE MY WORTH,

AND THEN I MEET THE WIZARD,

WHAT I'VE WAITED FOR SINCE

SINCE BIRTH!

AND WITH ALL HIS WIZARD WISDOM

BY MY LOOKS HE WON'T BE BLINDED

DO YOU THINK THE WIZARD IS DUMB?

OR LIKE MUNCHKINS SO SMALL-MINDED? NO!

HE'LL SAY TO ME "I SEE WHO YOU TRULY ARE,

A GIRL ON WHOM I CAN RELY"

AND THAT'S HOW WE'LL BEGIN,

THE WIZARD AND I

ONCE I'M WITH THE WIZARD,

MY WHOLE LIFE WILL CHANGE,

'CUZ ONCE YOU'RE WITH THE WIZARD

NO ONE THINKS YOU'RE STRANGE

NO FATHER IS NOT PROUD OF YOU,

NO SISTER ACTS ASHAMED,

AND ALL OF OZ HAS TO LOVE YOU

WHEN BY THE WIZARD YOU'RE ACLAIMED

AND THIS GIFT OR THIS CURSE

THAT I HAVE INSIDE

MAYBE AT LAST I'LL KNOW WHY

WHEN WE ARE HAND IN HAND,

THE WIZARD AND I

AND ONE DAY HE'LL SAY TO ME, "ELPHABA,

A GIRL WHO IS SO SUPERIOR,

SHOULDN'T A GIRL WHO'S SO GOOD INSIDE

HAVE A MATCHING EXTERIOR?

AND SINCE FOLKS HERE TO AN OBSURED DEGREE

SEEM FIXATED ON YOUR VERDEGRIS

WOULD IT BE ALRIGHT BY YOU

IF I DEGREENIFY YOU?"

AND OF COURSE THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT TO ME

"ALRIGHT! WHY NOT?" I'LL REPLY

OH, WHAT A PAIR WE'LL BE

THE WIZARD AND I

YES, WHAT A PAIR WE'LL BE

THE WIZARD AND...

UNLIMITED, MY FUTURE IS UNLIMITED

AND I'VE JUST HAD A VISION ALMOST LIKE A PROPHECY

I KNOW:

IT SOUNDS TRULY CRAZY

AND TRUE, THE VISION'S HAZY

BUT I SWEAR SOME DAY THERE'LL BE

A CELEBRATION THROUGHOUT OZ

THAT'S ALL TO DO

WITH ME!

AND I'LL STAND THERE WITH THE WIZARD

FEELING THINGS I'VE NEVER FELT

AND THOUGH I'D NEVER SHOW IT

I'D BE SO HAPPY I COULD MELT!

AND SO IT WILL BE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

AND I'LL WANT NOTHING ELSE 'TILL I DIE

HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM!

WHEN PEOPLE SEE ME THEY WILL SCREAM

FOR HALF OF OZ'S FAVORITE TEAM:

THE WIZARD...

AND I!!!!

[Scene 4 - What Is This Feeling?]

Galinda:
Dearest, Darlingest Momsy and Popsicle...

Elphaba:
My dear father...

Both:

THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION OVER ROOMING HERE AT SHIZ

Elphaba:

BUT, OF COURSE, I'LL CARE FOR NESSA...

Galinda:

BUT, OF COURSE, I'LL RISE ABOVE IT...

Both:

FOR I KNOW THAT'S HOW YOU'D WANT ME TO RESPOND

Yes...

THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION FOR YOU SEE MY ROOMATE IS...

Galinda:

UNUSUALLY, AND EXCEEDLINGLY PECULIAR AND ALTOGETHER QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE...

Elphaba:
Blonde.

Galinda:

WHAT IS THIS FEELING, SO SUDDEN AND NEW?

Elphaba:

I FELT THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU!

Galinda:

MY PULSE IS RUSHING...

Elphaba:

MY HEAD IS REELING...

Galinda:

MY FACE IS FLUSHING...

Both:

WHAT IS THIS FEELING?

FERVID AS A FLAME,

DOES IT HAVE A NAME?

YES...

LOATHING!

UNADULTERATED LOATHING!

Galinda:

FOR YOUR FACE:

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Winnie Holzman

Winnie Holzman is an American dramatist, screenwriter and poet. She is known for having created the ABC television series My So-Called Life, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination for writing in 1995, as well as her work writing for thirtysomething and Once and Again. Holzman has garnered fame for her work on Broadway, most notably for writing the book for the smash stage musical Wicked. more…

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