Wicked’s Long Lost Story

At some point or another we have all loved The Wizard of Oz story, as it follows the central characters around Oz trying to find the recluse wizard who doesn’t really help with their problems in the end. Some really dedicated fans might have attempted the film “Return to Oz,” a film starring Fairuza Balk and Nicol Williamson as Dorothy once again must find her friends in Oz after she’s saved from a psychiatric experiment that her Aunt Em sent her to since she wasn’t able to sleep since returning from Oz. Though it’s poorly made and something truly out of the ’80s, the story retains its classic fable just like the Broadway musical “Wicked.” Though much darker and a bit more deep, the story is still just as magical as the first film and story by L. Frank Baum.

Though rather than focusing solely on the story everyone knows, “Wicked” doesn’t spend too much time on the “Dorothy complex” as they deem it, which eventually changes everything about the area. Instead, Gregory Maguire follows the two central characters that make up Oz prior to Kansas’ own arrival - the Wicked Witch and Glinda, who befriend each other years prior while at school. See what you think about the story with Wicked tickets today!

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