Video: WICKED Book Writer Winnie Holzman on Looking at a Familiar Story 'In Another Way'
Holzman shared, "There's the stereotype of who you think the person is, and then there's who the person really is, and both are true."
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In a new video, Wicked musical book writer Winnie Holzman breaks down her process of examining the story to create something new, why she and audiencees all over the world relate to the show, and much more.
"One of the things I was playing with is, there's the stereotype of who you think the person is, and then there's who the person really is, and both are true. Both have a validity and a reality to them. The whole idea of Wicked is, 'I'm gonna look at this story that is a child's fable that we all know and love, and I'm gonna say to you, what if you looked at it in another way?'"
Currently the 4th longest-running show in Broadway history, Wicked is in its 23rd year on Broadway. Winner of over 100 international awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, Wicked has been performed in over 100 cities in 16 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland and China) and has thus far been translated into six languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Korean and Portuguese. Wicked has been seen by over 72 million people worldwide and has over $6.2 billion in global sales.
The Broadway sensation Wicked looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “Wicked.”
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