Her name is Elphaba,
she's green because her mother drank a green elixir while she was pregnant.
I have always loved the Wizard of Oz.
When I was a kid I could hardly wait until that once a year showing on TV.
My favorite character is the wicked witch of the west, Elphaba
which brings me to the broadway musical called
WICKED
( I saw several years ago in chicago)
It's about the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Then there's the books,
I started reading and fell in love with the details of this "pre- Dorothy" story of the land of oz. I was enchanted by Oz once again, this time from a vastly different point of view and with some sympathy.
You see the "wicked witch" really wasn't so wicked... just misunderstood.
Last night I finished the 4th book of the Wicked series by Gregory Maguire
now I want to start all over again and put everything together.
I've already read Wicked 3 times but I'm sure the 4th time would be a charm.
The 4 books
One shelf in my kitchen dedicated to some of my "wizard of oz" collection
Did you know Elphaba's main flying monkey in the movie had a name?
His name was Chistery (that's him on the right)
I love my "Oz" musical snow globe (above pic) ,
it depicts the scene in the Wizard of Oz when Elphaba
is putting a spell on Dorothy, tin man, lion and scarecrow
as they are walking through a field of Poisonous poppies.
Oh, I could go on and on.....
Cool dude.
ReplyDeleteI must say, Wicked was an awesome production, I loved it! It's cool that you loved the movie when you were little and you can still love it now and read those new books :) Poor Elphie....no one understands her :)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adored Wicked. I've sen it twice and next time it comes to Shea's Theatre, I'll be bringing Annabelle along:)
ReplyDeletecute... have you read any of his other books? Mirror morror? The Other Sister (i think it's called that, it's cinderella's step sister story) they're good too!!
ReplyDeleteI always think of you when I see anything to do with Wizard of Oz!
ReplyDeleteGrowing up, I was exactly like you, anticipating the annual television airing of The Wizard of Oz. The witch and the flying monkeys scared me, though. I didn't know they had names. Makes them a bit more personable. I think it's time for me to watch that classic again.
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