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Question: How different is the musical Wicked different than the book!?
For a project I'm doing, I have to list all the differences between the musical Wicked and the play Wicked!. I think I've got everything, but I want to make sure!.

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I would read the book to get a deeper insight into the musical but I don't recommend it!. It sort of destroyed my faith in the musical a bit because it's really sad!. Nothing works out the way you want it to!. Fiyero dies!. Elphaba dies!. Boq marries someone else!. Glinda marries someone else!. Fiyero and Elphaba have to have an affair because Fiyero is married!. Doctor Dillamond is killed!. Nessa has no arms in the book as opposed to being in a wheelchair!. The wizard is not Elphaba's father!. The book has much more detail!. But the musical is so much better!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, in the musical Boq=Tinman, and Fiyero=Scarecrow but in the book, it follows Baum's beliefs!.!.!.
The book explains the Witch's entire childhood while the musical spend 1 song section on it!.
The book mentions Elphie's brother Shell; While the musical doesn't mention it!.
In the book Elphaba and Fiyero had sex & in the musical they just kissed!.
In the musical, the Witch of the West isn't really killed, in the book she was melted!.
The musical doesn't mention that the witch's mom's name is Melena, as it does in the book!.
The musical says out all the spells, the book doesn't!.
In the book has more characters than Wicked does!.
The relationships involving Fiyero are different in each!.
In the book, Fiyero's skin is tattood with blue diamonds!.
In the book, Fiyero already has taken a wife!.
In the book, It mentions Elphaba's son named Liir!.
The musical has no mention of Turtle Heart or the Vinkus!.
In the book, Elphaba bit off her finger!.
In the musical, we know exactly why Elphie is green, but we do not know/remember much about it in the book!.
The book has way more details!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The book Wicked and the musical Wicked are certainly different, but they have the same basic skeleton of a plot!.

I absolutely love both!. Every time I read the book I find another little detail!.

Frex is a minister in the book and governor of Munchkinland in the show!.
Melena dies giving birth to Shell in the book and Nessarose in the show!.
Nessarose is armless in the book and crippled in the show
Turtle Heart is Nessarose's father in the book
The wizard is Elphaba's father in both
Fiyero has a wife and 3 kids from an arranged marriage in the book
Liir is the son of Elphaba and Fiyero
the monkeys gain wings through magic in the show and through surgical procedures in the book
Elphaba is not allergic to water in the show, but in the book she is
Glinda marries Sir Chuffrey in the book
Dr!. Dillamond is killed in the book and taken away in the show!.
The origins of the scarecrow and tinman are not found in the book
Fiyero is the scarecrow, and Boq is the tinman in the show
The cowardly lion is the cub from a day in class in both


I could go on and on!. Just make a list of everything you know of about each and figure out how they link to each other!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

-Wellllllll, Galinda and Elphaba don't spend as much time together as they say in the musical!.
-They elaborate more on the birth of elphaba in the book
-Elphaba's father is not the wizard
-The tin man is not poq, the scarecrow is not fearoho<-sp!.
-Elphaba's sister has no hands and can't walk in the book!.
-the goat teacher really dies in the book!.
-Elphaba has dinner w/ dorothy in book
-Elphaba doesn't really want to die in book
-Dororathy pours water on her just the let the flames out!.
-The death was not planed in the book!.
-Elphaba really dies in the book!.!.!.!.!.!. :'(

there is a lot of differences in the book and the musical, the musical was really just writen for the characters of the Wicked Witch and the Good Witch!.!.!.!.you can safley say that it was written as a fanfiction!. i love the musical and i love the book!. oh also, Madam M whatshernam, really dies in the book!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Why didn't you list what you had already discovered!? Sorry, but it seem rather obvious that you have done NO research!.

Though there is a musical called "Wicked," there is no play by that title as you mentioned!. The musical was adapted from the novel by Gregory Maguire!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i didnt read the book, but the play was ABSOLUTLY amazing!
was the book any good!?!? should i go read it!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com