Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
Tazber's: Reply to
Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
...it looks almost entirely like a recreation of the animated film, but without the magic, so what's the point? I don't love the stage musical, but it at least had its own look and point of view. It's sad to see Disney cannibalize itself to make far less memorable films.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."