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Wicked
A Musical Biography
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2011
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In 2004, the original Broadway production of Wicked earned 10 Tony nominations, including best musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, the show continues to run on Broadway and has touring companies throughout the United States and around the world. In Wicked: A Musical Biography, author Paul Laird explores the creation of this popular Broadway musical through an examination of draft scripts, interviews with major figures, and the study of primary musical sources such as sketches, drafts, and completed musical scores.
Laird brings together an impressive amount of detail on the creation of Wicked, including a look at Maguire's novel, as well as the original source material, The Wizard of Oz. This volume also offers a history of the show's genesis along with examinations of the draft scenarios and scripts that demonstrate the show's development. Laird also explores Stephen Schwartz's life and work, providing an analysis of the composer and lyricist's work on the show through song drafts, sketches, and musical examples.
Laird also surveys the show's critical reception in New York and London, noting how many critics failed to appreciate its qualities or anticipate its great success. The unusual nature of Wicked's story—dominated by two strong female leads—is also placed in the context of Broadway history. A unique look into a successful Broadway production, Wicked: A Musical Biography will be of interest to musicologists, theatre scholars, students, and general readers alike.
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Copyright year
2011
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-7751-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-7752-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
342
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CONTENTS No access
PREFACE No access
MUSICAL EXAMPLES No access
INTRODUCTION No access
CHAPTER 01. GREGORY MAGUIRE’S NOVEL IN THE AMERICAN LAND OF OZ No access Pages 1 - 18
CHAPTER 02. STEPHEN SCHWARTZ BEFORE WICKED No access Pages 19 - 28
CHAPTER 03. COLLABORATION AND CREATION No access Pages 29 - 52
CHAPTER 04. WICKED FROM SCENARIOS TO “FINAL” SCRIPT No access Pages 53 - 88
CHAPTER 05. THE MUSIC AND LYRICS OF WICKED No access Pages 89 - 212
CHAPTER 06. ORCHESTRATION No access Pages 213 - 250
CHAPTER 07. CRITICAL RECEPTION AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE No access Pages 251 - 260
CHAPTER 08. BEYOND NEW YORK No access Pages 261 - 286
CHAPTER 09. WICKED IN CONTEXT No access Pages 287 - 304
APPENDIX No access Pages 305 - 310
BIBLIOGRAPHY No access Pages 311 - 322
INDEX No access Pages 323 - 340
ABOUT THE AUTHOR No access Pages 341 - 342
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