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Musicals and their source materials part 4

Musicals and their source materials part 4

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Arts, Performing Arts

6th - 12th Grade

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Easy

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MAIGAN MCPHERSON

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19 Slides • 10 Questions

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Musicals and their source materials part 4

...based on a book...

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The NOVEL

Disclaimer: this is an adult book

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based on this NOVEL

this one is great for kids!

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Gregory Maguire took the ANTAGONIST and made them the PROTAGONIST

Wicked Witch of the West = Elphaba


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Multiple Choice

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In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, who is the ANTAGONIST?

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The Wicked Witch of the West

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The Tin man

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Dorothy

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The Lion

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Multiple Choice

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In Wicked, who is the Protagonist?

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Elphaba

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The Wizard

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Fiyero

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Madame Morrible

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Plot

Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (whose name later changes to Glinda the Good Witch), who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately find themselves on opposite sides of the story.

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Stephen Schwartz

Schwartz was born to a Jewish family in New York City. He grew up in New York. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968. Schwartz has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, 3 Grammy Awards, 3 Academy Awards, and has been nominated for 6 Tony Awards. He is a composer. He wrote the music for Wicked.

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Winnie Holzman

Holzman was born in Manhattan but grew up on Long Island in a Jewish family. Although she was shy, she wanted to become an actor. At 13, she attended the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York. Holzman has garnered fame for her work on Broadway, most notably for co-writing the smash stage musical Wicked. She basically re-wrote the story so it would be good as a musical.

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Multiple Choice

Who wrote the music for WICKED?

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Stephen Schwartz

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Winnie Holzman

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L Frank Baum

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Gregory Maguire

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Multiple Choice

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What is the name of the Wicked Witch of the West

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Winnie

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Madama Morrible

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Elphaba

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Glinda

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Multiple Choice

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What type of animal was Dr. Dillamond?

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a lion

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a goat

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a unicorn

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a bear

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Multiple Choice

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This person travels by Bubble. What is her name?

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Elphaba

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Glinda/Galinda

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Madame Morrible

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Nessarose

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Multiple Choice

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What is the name of Elphaba's sister?

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Nessarose

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Glinda

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Madame Morrible

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Boq

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Elphaba and Galinda both go to Shizz University.

At first Galinda is mean to Elphaba but then they become friends.

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Popular

Watch as Galinda tries to hep her become more popular.

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Elphaba and Glinda are both in love with Fiyero but Fiyero loves Elphaba.

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​Catfight

​Elphaba and Glinda have a disagreement.

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Multiple Choice

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Elphaba was in love with whom?

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Fiyero

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Dr. Dillamond

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Stephen Schwartz

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The Wizard

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Elphaba tries to save the animals and people start calling her wicked.

"Animals should be seen and not heard."

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Elphaba tries to save Boq from a spell gone wrong and turns him into the Tin Man.

He isn't happy and blames her.

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Elphaba tries to save Fiyero with a spell and turns him into the Scarecrow.

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In the end, she decides that she has to be WICKED to help people.

Glinda says even though they are in different sides they are still friends.

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Ariana Grande- Glinda

Cynthia Erivo- Elphaba

Wicked MOVIE

coming 2024

(in 2 parts)

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Poll

Are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?

Born Wicked

Have Wickedness put on them

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Poll

If animals could talk, should they be allowed to talk?

Yes

No

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Musicals and their source materials part 4

...based on a book...

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