Choir singers and costumed dancers whimsically regale the crowd about the Wizard’s arrival in his hot air balloon.
Frank Baum’s firstThe Wizard of Ozbook.
The series had a powerhouse team of producers behind it, but it never became a reality.
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Linking Oz’s magical secrets to the Grimmerie and the Wizard alsoenriches the Grimmerie’s importance.
Their contribution succeeds because their segmentservesWicked’s larger story without distracting from it.
Even the existence of the Emerald City Players makes sense in-universe.
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Of course, the Wizard would promote his propaganda through crowd-pleasing entertainment; the Players are justWizomaniaon abigger budget.
Wickedis in theaters now.
The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
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The story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the Wizard of Oz becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
