Winnie Holzman did not get robbed of the Tony for best book! I mean, the book is not only adapting the story to the stage but also providing character depth and developing the musical story properly which Holzman does not do. In another thread we discussed how nothing happens between "The Wizard and I" and "What Is This Feeling?" so the passionate loathing between Galinda and Elphaba is not really accounted for, the whole thing at the end saying that Elphaba is so powerful because she is mixed makes no sense, like they never explain in the show that mixed people are powerful, and Fiyero is extremely underwritten regardless of the fact that it's a supporting role, there are many supporting roles on Broadway that are very well-written.
I extremely love Wicked but I think Schwartz and Mantello are responsible for the great moments in the show, not Holzman.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
