The musical 'Wicked' is based on the novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire [b. June 9, 1954]. Many of its characters are drawn from the original 1900 book edition by Lyman Frank Baum [May 15, 1856-May 6, 1919], and the beloved 1939 film version, of 'The Wizard of Oz'.
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The book 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' came out in 1995. 'Wicked: the musical' (only the best musical ever) came out in 2003.
the novel wicked is written by Gregory Maquire the novel is the basis of the Brodway musical
Gregory Maguire (b. June 9, 1954) published the book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" in 1995. Screenwriter Winnie Holzman (b. 1954) wrote the book for the musical adaptation "Wicked" in 2003. Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (b. March 6, 1948) was the composer and lyricist for the musical production.
In the musical he becomes the scarecrowIn the book he dies
Prose literature in the form of a novel is the genre of the book version of 'Wicked'. Theater in the form of musical drama is the genre of the stage version of 'Wicked'. In the event of a movie version, the genre most likely will be drama or musical drama.