Revising Wicked

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:46am

Did a search, couldn't find anything. If you were given the task of revising the book of the musical, what would you change?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:50am

id build up fiyero a little more so it didnt seem so sudden that hes in love elphaba.

[Phantom Chicken]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:51am

id cUt out the pARt of IDEna




JK


I think I would do what Mistress said, and fix up Dancing Through Life.....

[La Vie Boheme]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:54am

I know this is a big part of the show but its sometimes why people hate it...

The whole cruelty to animals thing...thats kind of a weak part of the story if there was one. Even though I love Wicked, i think they could work on that...

~Peace Out~

[RumTumTugger22]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 12:04pm

I agree with Mistress. But if you look he does make EXTREMELY sublte hints that he does. But its not obvious at all

[baddadnpa]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 12:06pm

I would not have Elphaba be responsible for creating the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly lion and be more truthful to Baum's OZ history where these characters are concerned.

[BEKA531]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 12:16pm

make the time dragon clock a larger part of the plot. it is very important in the novel, and just seems to be part of the scenery in the show.

[dididda]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 12:20pm

flesh out nessa's character more.
add more to fyiero, as stated by others

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 2:31pm

I would add more Fiyero and more Boq. In the book he has a much larger part then he does in the actual show and I really like his character. And I agree that the whole cruelty to animals thing, while trying to give off a good message of morality, is a weaker point in the story line. I do think they could work on that a little more.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 2:35pm

I would turn Oz into a large Nude beach, invite Idina back into the show....

JK, of course

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 3:02pm

make it truer to the show. ie: make it darker

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 3:03pm

you mean to the book....?

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 4:38pm

Yeah the show has been censored a bit from the book which kind of sucks because I think the story is supposed to be dark. But thats just me.

[Chip1012]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 4:42pm

have Elphaba bash Morrible's head in like in the book.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 4:44pm

then elphaba can go cannibal on morrible

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 4:49pm

Hav Boq be more like he was in the book. Instead of the geeky musical rendition. He such a little perv...

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 4:55pm

I would have Stephen Sondheim re-write the entire thing - sticking closely to the actual book, of course.

[RumTumTugger22]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 5:00pm

BSoBW every post u've made today has to do with nudity. How strange. I bet sondeheim would do a good job with the show.

Updated On: 1/30/05 at 05:00 PM

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 5:02pm

no, the other one was about cannibalism....

[RumTumTugger22]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 5:03pm

Good point.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 5:05pm

but yes, idina would be naked when she eats everyone

then, in the finale, she would spring on a nude JLT's f;ying bubbly using her own flying powers...eat her....then fall off the bubble on to Joey......and bte him on the nose.....

[Broadway_Baby]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 5:30pm

It's raunchy, it's risque, I love it BSoBW2!

Haha!

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 5:34pm

and imagine how many people would come see it.

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 5:55pm

hahaha love it BSoBW2!

Yeah they turned Boq into a geeky schoolboy in the show which really sucks. They need to completely redo Boq and Nessarose in the show, and give them more stage time and solos.

[Justice]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 5:59pm

Add Tick Tock (the role can be quite humorous). Have him kill Dillimond, programmed by Mme. Morrible,
and have Elphie bash Morrible's face in with the Trophy -
The way it was INTENDED!