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I think when I was probably about like 16 or 17, I went to this summer camp and there was a kid there who told me about this new Broadway show that he was obsessed with, Wicked. So when I went home, I had recently gotten my driver's license and I drove my Hyundai Elantra to the Best Buy to buy the cast recording. I remember listening to it in my car nonstop.

I think when I was probably about like 16 or 17, I went to this summer camp and there was a kid there who told me about this new Broadway show that he was obsessed with, Wicked. So when I went home, I had recently gotten my driver's license and I drove my Hyundai Elantra to the Best Buy to buy the cast recording. I remember listening to it in my car nonstop.

How many times do you think I've listened to this soundtrack? Well, see, I'm going to assume zero because one thing that I have found reporting this story is that for as many of us like me who know so much about this show and have seen it multiple times, there's this whole other part of the globe that has just like totally sat this one out.

How many times do you think I've listened to this soundtrack? Well, see, I'm going to assume zero because one thing that I have found reporting this story is that for as many of us like me who know so much about this show and have seen it multiple times, there's this whole other part of the globe that has just like totally sat this one out.

How many times do you think I've listened to this soundtrack? Well, see, I'm going to assume zero because one thing that I have found reporting this story is that for as many of us like me who know so much about this show and have seen it multiple times, there's this whole other part of the globe that has just like totally sat this one out.

Which is a funny thing to imagine for someone like me who is almost like, feels like I'm seeing something I know so well. Do you have a favorite song? Oh, it's probably Dancing Through Life, which is this big like six and a half minute song about putting your cares aside and dancing through life, Ryan. You're going to have to sing Dancing Through Life because I don't know what it sounds like.

Which is a funny thing to imagine for someone like me who is almost like, feels like I'm seeing something I know so well. Do you have a favorite song? Oh, it's probably Dancing Through Life, which is this big like six and a half minute song about putting your cares aside and dancing through life, Ryan. You're going to have to sing Dancing Through Life because I don't know what it sounds like.

Which is a funny thing to imagine for someone like me who is almost like, feels like I'm seeing something I know so well. Do you have a favorite song? Oh, it's probably Dancing Through Life, which is this big like six and a half minute song about putting your cares aside and dancing through life, Ryan. You're going to have to sing Dancing Through Life because I don't know what it sounds like.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. I wasn't born yesterday. Never in a million years. No, I know how these work.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. I wasn't born yesterday. Never in a million years. No, I know how these work.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. I wasn't born yesterday. Never in a million years. No, I know how these work.

The author, Gregory Maguire, had this idea of retelling The Wizard of Oz, but in a way that takes place largely before the film and the book, but also recasts characters that we know well. So in this retelling, the Wicked Witch is not a villain. And it tells the story of the Wicked Witch as a young woman at school where she meets Glinda the Good Witch. And it's about their friendship.

The author, Gregory Maguire, had this idea of retelling The Wizard of Oz, but in a way that takes place largely before the film and the book, but also recasts characters that we know well. So in this retelling, the Wicked Witch is not a villain. And it tells the story of the Wicked Witch as a young woman at school where she meets Glinda the Good Witch. And it's about their friendship.

The author, Gregory Maguire, had this idea of retelling The Wizard of Oz, but in a way that takes place largely before the film and the book, but also recasts characters that we know well. So in this retelling, the Wicked Witch is not a villain. And it tells the story of the Wicked Witch as a young woman at school where she meets Glinda the Good Witch. And it's about their friendship.

And was it a hit from the start? No, it wasn't. It was actually a very dicey proposition because it had a budget of $14 million, which in Hollywood is a quaint indie, but on Broadway is a massive investment. And then there were some critics who thought that it relied too heavily on the stagecraft. Like there's a lot of special effects. I mean, Act One ends with

And was it a hit from the start? No, it wasn't. It was actually a very dicey proposition because it had a budget of $14 million, which in Hollywood is a quaint indie, but on Broadway is a massive investment. And then there were some critics who thought that it relied too heavily on the stagecraft. Like there's a lot of special effects. I mean, Act One ends with

And was it a hit from the start? No, it wasn't. It was actually a very dicey proposition because it had a budget of $14 million, which in Hollywood is a quaint indie, but on Broadway is a massive investment. And then there were some critics who thought that it relied too heavily on the stagecraft. Like there's a lot of special effects. I mean, Act One ends with

Elphaba, the Wicked Witch, like several feet above the stage because she's flying. She's defying gravity, so to speak. She sings the song and at a climactic moment, she ends like high above the stage. And when I went to see Wicked in late September, I had dinner that night with a friend who produces Broadway shows.

Elphaba, the Wicked Witch, like several feet above the stage because she's flying. She's defying gravity, so to speak. She sings the song and at a climactic moment, she ends like high above the stage. And when I went to see Wicked in late September, I had dinner that night with a friend who produces Broadway shows.

Elphaba, the Wicked Witch, like several feet above the stage because she's flying. She's defying gravity, so to speak. She sings the song and at a climactic moment, she ends like high above the stage. And when I went to see Wicked in late September, I had dinner that night with a friend who produces Broadway shows.