Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, an alternate telling of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The musical is told from the perception of the witches of the Land of Oz; its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy's arrival in Oz from Kansas and includes numerous references to the 1939 film and Baum's novel. Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda the Good, who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's
dishonest government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace.
And now it’s been revealed that one of the biggest broadway/west end production are now going to be adapted into a movie.
"Let It Go" singer Idina Menzel who played Elphaba and won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical has been told that she is not going to be cast in the movie adaptation as she was told that she's "too old" to play the role, however she would love to play a part in the intended project.
"I would die to be in the film, except I'm afraid Kristin Chenoweth and I... they told us we're a little over the age for that," she added.
On the other hand, "Glee" star Lea Michele, who really worked with Idina Menzel in "Glee" as mother and daughter, is reportedly trying to get the lead role for the movie adaptation.
Although, with Menzel’s latest success with Frozen and the number 1 hit single ‘Let It Go’ putting Menzel back on the hot spot then she may have more of a chance of landing the role.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_(musical)
http://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk/
http://screenrant.com/wicked-musical-movie/
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