The hit Broadway musical Wicked has become an establishment on Broadway and is currently making good as the biggest selling show this year. But do not forget that this exciting musical, based on the book written by Gregory Maguire, was actually inspired by the story of The Wizard of Oz, which is also appearing on stages across the US. The stories of Oz have become an establishment through the years, and Wicked is just another installment of the saga, but everything Oz has revolved around the first story that was published by L. Frank Baum in 1900 under the title The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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