Writing Wicked with Winnie Holzman & Stephen Schwartz

Composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz and librettist Winnie Holzman discuss their collaborative journey down the yellow brick road; from stumbling upon Gregory Maguire's imaginative novel, Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West to developing this incredibly complex story into a mega Broadway musical hit.
Originally recorded at the 2013 Dramatists Guild's National Conference in Chicago.

[@DavidMChannel]

I really wish that the very first draft of the musical was available, I'm curious to see what the first Act originally looked like.presumably it was closer to the book, but it sounds like it was still pretty different. 2 hours long sounds crazy!

[@TheColtonGraham]

Same! A recording of a workshop. A read thru. A script. Anything available at all. I would be fascinated to read it.

[@andresfelipe619]

I can't handle her damn jingling!!!! I have to watch this in sections.

[@alanpease8474]

In a word: Great!

[@mustuploadtoo7543]

stephen schwartz is really interesting you should get him on again!

[@GuinnevereB]

Wonderful and informative content, but the clicking, jingling, rattling microphone system was so annoying there were times I was tempted to bail out of listening!
Otherwise, thanks for sharing this.

[@alexdeleon7829]

First of all, she is not wicked she is troubled and was pushed to the breaking point. Besides, if someone spontaneously needs another person and their decisions improved their lives, I'd suggest them be with that person anyway. It's funny how when you're anxious one mistake can lead to one catastrophe after another. Thus, tearing their life to the shreds making them do you value goodness and love until they learn how to love and be good to themselves as well as others. I understand Elphaba completely.

[@patrickhicks9880]

I like these two but what's that on his head?

[@amyclarke41]

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[@amyclarke4698]

W 03 😊 gm e I g k d

[@erpollock]

This is so incredibly dull - zzzzzzzzz