What is Wicked?
{{Infobox musical | name = Wicked | subtitle = | image = Wicked, Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, August 2009.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = ''Wicked'', Orpheum Theatre, [[San Francisco]], August 2009 | music = Stephen Schwartz | lyrics = Stephen Schwartz | book = Winnie Holzman | basis = ''Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' by Gregory Maguire<br />''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1939 movie)<br />Oz series of book by [[L. Frank Baum]] | productions = [[Broadway]], October 2003 | awards = 3 Tony Awards<br />6 Drama Desk Awards<br />Grammy Award (cast album) }} '''''Wicked''''' is a [[Broadway]] [[musical]]. It is loosely based on characters and concepts created by [[L. Frank Baum]] in his children's series of Wizard of Oz books, the 1939 [[MGM]] [[movie]], ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'', and the 1995 [[novel]], ''Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' by Gregory Maguire. Winnie Holzman wrote the musical's book. Stephen Schwartz wrote the music and lyrics. ''Wicked'' premiered on [[Broadway]] at the Gershwin Theatre in October 2003. It won several awards, including three [[Tony Award|Tony]]s. A film of the same name will be released in two parts. [[Wicked (2024 movie)|The first part]] was released in November 2024, and the second part will be released a year later in November 2025. {{performing-arts-stub}} [[Category:Broadway musicals]] [[Category:2000s musicals]] [[Category:Musicals based on books]]