Wicked is a musical based on the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz, the plot begins before Dorothy arrives in Oz and tells the story of Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (Glinda the Good Witch).
Songs
Act 1
- "Overture" -Orchestra, Citizens of Oz and Glinda
- "No One Mourns the Wicked" -Glinda, Citizens of Oz, Elphaba's Mother, Elphaba's Father, Midwife, Salesman
- "Elphaba's Entrance" -Orchestra
- "Dear Old Shiz" -Students (Ensemble) and Galinda
- "Jeweled Shoes" -Orchestra, Elphaba (Speaking), Elphaba's Father (Speaking), Nessarose (Speaking)
- "Let Her Go!" -Orchestra
- "The Wizard and I" -Madame Morrible and Elphaba
- "What is this Feeling?" -Galinda, Elphaba, and Students
- "Something Bad" -Doctor Dillamond, Elphaba, Madame Morrible (Speaking)
- "Into Courtyard" -Orchestra
- "Dancing Through Life" -Fiyero, Boq, Nessarose, Madame Morrible (Speaking), Galinda, Pfannee (Speaking), Shenshen (Speaking)
- "The Ozdust Dance" -Orchestra, Boq, Nessarose, Madame Morrible (Speaking), Galinda, Pfannee (Speaking), Fiyero (Speaking)
- "Elphaba's Dance" -Orchestra and Students (Ensemble)
- "Popular" -Galinda and Elphaba (Speaking)
- "After Popular" -Orchestra
- "Save the Lion" -Orchestra
- "I'm Not That Girl" -Elphaba
- "The Wizard and I" (Reprise) -Elphaba, Madame Morrible, Conductor (Speaking), Nessarose (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking), Boq (Speaking)
- "One Short Day" -Elphaba, Glinda, Citizens of the Emerald City/Show Chorus (Ensemble), Palace Guard (Speaking)
- "I Am Oz" Oz Head/Wizard (Speaking), Elphaba (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking)
- "A Sentimental Man" -Wizard, Elphaba (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking)
- "Monkey Reveal" -Elphaba, Madame Morrible (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking), Wizard/Head, Guards (Speaking)
- "Defying Gravity" -Elphaba, Galinda, Guards, Citizens of Oz (Ensemble)
Act 2
- "Act 2 Opening" -Orchestra, Ensemble, Galinda (Speaking)
- "Thank Goodness" (Part 1) -Galinda, Crowd (Ensemble), Madame Morrible, Fiyero (Speaking)
- "Thank Goodness" (Part 2) -Galinda, Madame Morrible, Fiyero (Speaking), Crowd (Ensemble)
- "Thank Goodness" (Part 3) -Galinda, Crowd (Ensemble)
- "After Thank Goodness" -Orchestra, Boq (Speaking)
- "There's Elphaba!" -Orchestra, Elphaba (Speaking)
- "Wicked Witch of the East" (Intro) -Nessarose (Speaking), Elphaba (Speaking)
- "Wicked Witch of the East" -Nessarose, Elphaba, Boq
- "Ballroom Transition" -Orchestra
- "Wonderful" -Wizard, Elphaba
- "Set Free the Monkeys" -Elphaba (Speaking), Wizard (Speaking)
- "Dillamond Discovered" -Elphaba (Speaking), Wizard (Speaking), Guard (Speaking), Doctor Dillamond (Speaking/Bleating), Fiyero (Speaking)
- "I'm Not That Girl" (Reprise) -Wizard (Speaking), Madame Morrible (Speaking), Galinda
- "As Long As You're Mine" -Elphaba, Fiyero
- "The Cyclone" Orchestra, Elphaba (Speaking), Fiyero (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking)
- "Fiyero!" -Orchestra, Galinda (Speaking), Guard (Speaking)
- "No Good Deed" -Elphaba
- "March of the Witch-Hunters" Ensemble, Boq, Lion, Galinda (Speaking), Madame Morrible (Speaking), Elphaba (Speaking)
- "The Letter" -Orchestra, Elphaba (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking)
- "For Good" (Intro) -Elphaba (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking)
- "For Good" -Elphaba, Galinda
- "The Melting" -Elphaba (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking), Ensemble, Chistery (Speaking)
- "A Sentimental Man" (Reprise) -Wizard, Morrible (Speaking), Galinda (Speaking)
- "Finale" Galinda, Morrible (Speaking), Ensemble, Scarecrow (Speaking), Elphaba
- "Bows/Exits" -Orchestra
Casting
Original Casts
| Characters | Broadway
(2003-Present) |
West End
(2006-Present) |
1st National
Tour (2005-2015) |
2nd National
Tour (2009-Present) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elphaba | Idina Menzel | Stephanie J. Block | Marcie Dodd | |
| Glinda | Kristen Chenoweth | Helen Dallimore | Kendra Kassenbaum | Helen Yorke |
| Fiyero | Norbert Leo Butz | Adam Garcia | Derrick Williams | Colin Donnell |
| The Wizard | Joel Grey | Nigel Planer | David Garrison | Tom McGowan |
| Madame Morrible | Carole Shelley | Miriam Margolyes | Carol Kane | Marilyn Caskey |
| Boq | Christopher Fitzgerald | James Gillian | Logan Lipton | Ted Ely |
| Nessarose | Michelle Federer | Katie Rowley Jones | Jenna Leigh Green | Kristene Reese |
| Doctor Dillamond | William Youman | Martin Ball | Timothy Britten Parker | David DeVries |
| Elphaba
(Standby) |
Eden Espinosa | Kerry Ellis | N/A | Carrie Manolakos |
| Galinda
(Standby) |
Laura bell Bundy | Annalene Beechey | N/A | N/A |
Current Casts
| Characters | Broadway | Munchkinland
Tour (2nd National Tour) |
West End | International Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elphaba | Jennifer DiNoia | Jessica Vosk | Willemijn Verkaik | Jacqueline Hughes |
| Glinda | Kara Lindsay | Amanda Jane Cooper | Suzie Mathers | Carly Anderson |
| Fiyero | Michael Campayno | Jeremy Woodard | Oliver Savile | Bradley Jaden |
| The Wizard | Peter Scolari | Fred Applegate | Mark Curry | Steven Pinder |
| Madame Morrible | Sheryl Lee Ralph | Isabel Keating | Sue Kelvin | Kim Ismay |
| Boq | Zachary Noah Piser | Andy Mientus | Idriss Kargbo | Iddon Jones |
| Nessarose | Dawn E. Cantwell | Kristin Martin | Sarah McNicholas | Emily Shaw |
| Doctor Dillamond | Michael Genet | Chad Jennings | Martin Ball | Steven Pinder |
| Elphaba
(Standby) |
Alyssa Fox | Emily Schultheis | Alice Fearn | Jodie Steele |
| Glinda
(Standby) |
Ginna Claire Mason | N/A | Carina Gillespie | N/A |