Wicked

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English - July 08, 2020 10:55 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB
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Next Episode: Jesus Christ Superstar

WICKED Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Book by Winnie Holzman | Based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Episode Segments:

1:43 - Speed Test 4:20 - Why God Why5:43 - Back to Before20:52 - What's Inside 46:06 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:03:58 - Our Favorite Things1:15:00 - Corner of the Sky

Works Consulted:

Wicked (Original Libretto) by Winnie Holzman & Stephen SchwartzWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory MaguireGreat Performances: Jesus Christ Superstar (2001 PBS Broadcast) Directed by Gale Edwards & Nick MorrisWicked: The Grimmerie by David Cote

Music Credits:

"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer "Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Popular” from Wicked | Performed by Kristin Chenoweth"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas