http://www.wickedthemusical.com/
Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.
WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ("My So Called Life," "Once And Again" and "thirtysomething"), and is based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire. With musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...), WICKED is directed by 2003 Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, A Man of No Importance).
So I really hate anything Oz related and took a dear friend of mine to this. It was excellent. The acting and singing were great, the story was ideal and would recommend it to anyone who's interested in seeing something in NYC other than Les Mis. (not that there's anything wrong with Les Mis. but I just have something about taking a drama and turning it into a musical). See it with a friend or loved one and you'll remember what it is about that person that you appreciate. There are many Oz references I didn't (or want to) get and the two 'wiches' are great together. It really wasn't anything like I expected and parts were really funny. So I'm giving it 4 out of 5 Broadway taps.