Wicked The Musical vs. Wicked the Book

 

 

This reviewer compared Gregory Maguire’s book Wicked to Stephen Schwarz’s musical adaptation, and the musical came out on top. Surprising to someone such as myself who enjoyed the book so much, but his points were well-taken. Mostly, the reviewer “Yuling” enjoyed the way the musical polished out some of the otherworldly literary red-herrings present in Maguire’s novel: “I thought the idea/plot was creative, but there were tons of rabbit trails that led to nowhere. It was pretty trippy at times (almost like Alice in Wonderland), … I thought the musical was a better story/experience as compared to the book. The characters and the humor was just plain fun. So if you can still catch it before it leaves TO, go for it.”

Post your comments on Yueling’s site–I think that those trials in Maguire’s book really made it something of an total and Orphic creation, but on the other hand, I can see what he means by polishing the story into a more single arc, which is exactly what adding music to a story will do.

So throw in your two cents, and if you’re looking for tickets to Wicked the Musical, check out StubHub’s Wicked the Musical tickets page for sold out shows, where Wicked fans buy and sell tickets.

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