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hlthe2b

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6. Umm, it is an EXPROPRIATION of the Wizard of Oz--both original book and movie.

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:41 PM

Nov 21

So, I don't know how one can say it is not based on it. There would be no WICKED--no Glinda character without the original from L. Frank Baum's book(s). Yes, the Elphaba character is original, but that is all.

Here is a list of all the L. Frank Baum original books should you not be aware of all of them. Glinda appears in more thant the Wizard of Oz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oz_books

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Am I The Only One That Doesn't Get Wicked?..... [View all] global1 Nov 21 OP

There's so much more great L Frank Baum material C_U_L8R Nov 21 #1

There is NOTHING authentic about Wicked--either movie. Neither is based on anything but an expropriation of the hlthe2b Nov 21 #3

I can't even discuss it with most anyone because I don't like either actress (Arianna is so anorexic she makes me hurt) hlthe2b Nov 21 #2

It's not based on The Wizard of Oz leftieNanner Nov 21 #4

Umm, it is an EXPROPRIATION of the Wizard of Oz--both original book and movie. hlthe2b Nov 21 #6

I agree leftieNanner Nov 21 #7

Couldn't stand it! I did however enjoy the Broadway production. Floyd R. Turbo Nov 21 #5

I have absolutely no desire to see it. bif Nov 21 #8

I don't get it either. It's like most things today - all glitz, no substance. Sick of the ads for the movie too. Borogove Nov 21 #9

We saw the original play in New York in 2023. Kristin Chenowetch and Idina Menzel were great question everything Nov 22 #10

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