A STRONG FRIENDSHIP
ABBY LEE
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A Story Of Two
Witches
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Wicked the Musical is a musical about two witches
About Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel, the actress who played
Elphaba in “Wicked”, says, “It’s been
deliberate since ‘Wicked’ for sure. The best
feeling in the world is to stand there with a
composer who has a new song for you.”
Menzel says she fell in love with London
when she did Wicked and made a lot of
friends for life there, including Kristin
Chenoweth. “I have several favorite
moments,” says Menzel, “it depends on the
day. I love singing the duet with Kristin in
the end because I am always in awe of how
different our voices are and yet, when we
sing in unison, how wonderfully they
blend.” Menzel says she always wants to
do things that are different and challenging,
to work with composers and directors she’s
always wanted to work with.
who are extremely different from each other. They
have no hope of being friends. Especially best
friends. The “good” witch is Glinda Upland. The
“bad” witch is Elphaba Thropp. They both go to
Shiz University where they meet. At first they
deeply loathe each other. Then slowly, gradually,
they begin to like each other and become best
friends. Why do they have no hope of being best
friends? Because Glinda is extremely popular.
Elphaba, however, is the exact opposite.
Elphaba
Elphaba is one of the main characters, played by
Idina Menzel. Elphaba was born in the rural areas
of Munchkinland in Rush Margins, in the land of
Oz. When Elphaba finds out “the Wizard of Oz”
is not actually a wizard, she stands up for what she
believes in. Her life becomes a tragic fate! At Shiz,
Elphaba is tormented by her fellow pupils because
her skin is green. Some people call her Elphie,
Fabala, Fae, the Wicked Witch of the West,
Auntie, Auntie Witch, and Sister St./ Elphaba.
As for her family, Elphaba has a sister, Nessarose,
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