Libreto Wicked Inglés

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Prequal, Broadway Musical to The Wizard Of Oz Gregory Maguire: author of the book Stephen Schwartz: composer and author of the music and lyrics for the broadway. Script from here Cast of Characters: Elphaba.................................................. (Witch of the West) G(a)linda ............................................... (Witch of the North) Nessarose.........................................…. (Witch of the East) Fiyero..............................................…... (Scarecrow/ Winkie Prince) Boq..............................................….….. (Tinman/Munchkin) Mme. Morrible..................................… (Press Secretary/Head of Shiz) Wizard............................................…... (Leader of Oz) Dr. Dillamond........................................(Elphaba's Professor/Goat) Frex................................................…… (Witch's Father) Melena.............................................….. (Witch's Mother) Shen Shen.........................................…. (Galinda's Friend) Pfanee..............................................….. (Galinda's Friend) Chistery.............................................… (Winged Monkey) HeadGuard.......................................… (Ozian Army Member) Avaric..............................................….. (Fiyero's Servant) Professer...........................................…. (Dillamond's Replacement)

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ACT I [Scene 1 - No One Mourns The Wicked] Ozians: GOOD NEWS, SHE'S DEAD! THE WITCH OF THE WEST IS DEAD! THE WICKEDEST WITCH THERE EVER WAS, THE ENEMY OF ALL OF US HERE IN OZ,IS DEAD! GOOD NEWS! GOOD NEWS! Ozian: Look, it's Glinda! (Glinda floats in on a giant bubble) Glinda: It's good to see me, isn't it? (Ozians Agree) No need to respond that was rhetorical. Fellow Ozians: LET US BE GLAD, LET US BE GRATEFUL, LET US REJOICIFY THAT GOODNESS COULD SUBDUE THE WICKED WORKINGS OF YOU KNOW WHO! ISN'T IT NICE TO KNOW THAT GOOD WILL CONQUER EVIL? THE TRUTH WE ALL BELIEVE'LL BYAND BY OUTLIVE A LIE FOR YOU AND... Ozian: Glinda! Exactly how dead is she? Glinda: Well, there has been much rumor and speculation... innuendo, outuendo... but let me set the record straight. According to the Time Dragon Clock, the melting occurred at the 13th hour; a direct result of a bucket of water thrown by a female child. Yes, the Wicked Witch of the West is dead! Ozian: NO ONE MOURNS THEWICKED! Ozian: NO ONE CRIES THEY WON'T RETURN! Ozians: NO ONE LAYS A LILY ON THEIR GRAVE! Ozian Man: THE GOOD MAN SCORNS THE WICKED! Women: THROUGH THEIR LIVES OUR CHILDREN LEARN! Ozians: WHAT WE MISS WHEN WE MISBEHAVE! Glinda: AND GOODNESS KNOWS THE WICKEDS' LIVES ARE LONELY
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GOODNESS KNOWS THE WICKED DIE ALONE IT JUST SHOWS WHEN YOU'RE WICKED YOU'RE LEFT ONLY ON YOUR OWN Ozians: YES,GOODNESS KNOWS THE WICKEDS' LIVES ARE LONELY GOODNESS KNOWS THE WICKED CRY ALONE NOTHING GROWS FOR THE WICKED THEY REAP ONLY WHAT THEY'VE SEWN Ozian: Glinda, why does wickedness happen? Glinda: That's a good question; one that many people find confusifying. Are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them? After all, she had a childhood,; She had a father, who just happed to be thegovernor of munchlinkland.. (Witch's Parents Enter) . Frex: I'm off to the assembly, dear. Glinda: She had a mother, as so many do... Frex: HOW I HATE TO GO AND LEAVE YOU LONELY Melena: THAT'S ALRIGH IT'S ONLY JUST ONE NIGHT Frex: BUT KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, IN MY HEART WHILE I'M OUT OF YOUR SIGHT! (Frex Exits. A Lover Runs Into The Room.) Glinda: And like all families, they had their secrets.Lover: HAVE ANOTHER DRINK, MY DARK EYED BEAUTY, I'VE GOT ONE MORE NIGHT LEFT HERE IN TOWN, SO HAVE ANOTHER DRINK OF GREEN ELIXER AND WE'LL HAVE OURSELVES A LITTLE MIXER HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE SWALLOW LITTLE LADY, AND FOLLOW ME DOWN Glinda: And of course, from the moment she was born she was... well... different! Midwife: AHHH!! It's coming! Frex: Now? Midwife: The baby's coming! Frex: And how!
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