{"id":3661,"date":"2024-10-09T12:24:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:24:57","slug":"wicked-musical-facts-song-the-wizard-and-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wicked-musical-facts-song-the-wizard-and-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Musical Facts Song &#8211; The Wizard and I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wicked musical story is about Glinda and Elphaba coming together, being apart for awhile because of circumstances, and then coming together again and trying to do good in Oz. Along with an amazing score with hits such as &#8220;Defying Gravity,&#8221; &#8220;Popular&#8221; and &#8220;For Good,&#8221; &#8220;Wicked&#8221; is a musical that delivers in every way, no matter how many times you have seen it.<\/p>\n<p>Broadway hit musical, Wicked continues its journey across North America, <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketnetwork.lusg.net\/c\/87164\/1691289\/2322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wicked Tickets are on sale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Discover fun facts about the hit musical&#8217;s most popular tunes. &#8220;The Wizard and I&#8221; is the song that is the first song that Elphaba sings in the musical.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wicked Musical Song &#8211; The Wizard and I:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In it, Madame Morrible tells Elphaba of her talents, and tells her that she will arrange a meeting with the Wizard of Oz. This begins Elphaba&#8217;s desire to change herself, with the aid of the Wizard, who she still believes to be genuine, and can help her with all of her problems.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0r_RWwa2tQ?si=qq-S8_2w1c_KmiyN\" width=\"410\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lyrics:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMADAME MORRIBLE:<\/p>\n<p>(spoken) Oh, Miss Elphaba<\/p>\n<p>(sung\/spoken) Many years<\/p>\n<p>I have waited<\/p>\n<p>For a gift like yours to appear<\/p>\n<p>Why, I predict the Wizard<\/p>\n<p>Could make you his<\/p>\n<p>Magic grand vizier!<\/p>\n<p>My dear, my dear<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll write at once to the Wizard<\/p>\n<p>Tell him of you in advance<\/p>\n<p>With a talent like yours, dear<\/p>\n<p>There is a defint-ish chance<\/p>\n<p>If you work as you should<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be making good:<\/p>\n<p>ELPHABA:<\/p>\n<p>Did that really just happen?<\/p>\n<p>Have I actually understood?<\/p>\n<p>This weird quirk I&#8217;ve tried<\/p>\n<p>To suppress or hide<\/p>\n<p>Is a talent that could<\/p>\n<p>Help me meet the Wizard<\/p>\n<p>If I make good<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;ll make good;<\/p>\n<p>When I meet the Wizard,<\/p>\n<p>Once I prove my worth,<\/p>\n<p>And then I meet the Wizard<\/p>\n<p>What I&#8217;ve waited for since,<\/p>\n<p>(Spoken:) Since birth!<\/p>\n<p>And with all his Wizard wisdom,<\/p>\n<p>By my looks, he won&#8217;t be blinded.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the Wizard is<\/p>\n<p>(Spoken:) dumb?<\/p>\n<p>Or, like Munchkins, so small-minded?<\/p>\n<p>(Spoken:) No!<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll say to me,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I see who you truly are &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>A girl of whom I can rely!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s how we&#8217;ll begin<\/p>\n<p>The Wizard and I:<\/p>\n<p>Once I&#8217;m with the Wizard<\/p>\n<p>My whole life will change<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Cuz once you&#8217;re with the Wizard<\/p>\n<p>No one thinks you&#8217;re strange!<\/p>\n<p>No father is not proud of you,<\/p>\n<p>No sister acts ashamed<\/p>\n<p>And all of Oz has to love you<\/p>\n<p>When by the Wizard, you&#8217;re acclaimed<\/p>\n<p>And this gift or this curse I have inside<\/p>\n<p>Maybe at last, I&#8217;ll know why<\/p>\n<p>When we are hand in hand &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>The Wizard and I!<\/p>\n<p>And one day, he&#8217;ll say to me,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Elphaba,<\/p>\n<p>A girl who is so superior,<\/p>\n<p>Shouldn&#8217;t a girl who&#8217;s so good inside<\/p>\n<p>Have a matching exterior?<\/p>\n<p>And since folks here to an absurd degree<\/p>\n<p>Seem fixated on your verdigris.<\/p>\n<p>Would it be all right by you<\/p>\n<p>If I de-greenify you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And though of course,<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not important to me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All right, why not?&#8221; I&#8217;ll reply<\/p>\n<p>Oh, what a pair we&#8217;ll be The Wizard and I;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, what a pair we&#8217;ll be The Wizard and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Unlimited<\/p>\n<p>My future is unlimited<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;ve just had a vision<\/p>\n<p>Almost like a prophecy<\/p>\n<p>I know &#8211; it sounds truly crazy<\/p>\n<p>And true, the vision&#8217;s hazy<\/p>\n<p>But I swear, someday there&#8217;ll be<\/p>\n<p>A celebration throughout Oz<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all to do with me!<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;ll stand there with the Wizard,<\/p>\n<p>Feeling things I&#8217;ve never felt.<\/p>\n<p>And though I&#8217;d never show it,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be so happy, I could melt!<\/p>\n<p>And so it will be<\/p>\n<p>For the rest of my life,<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;ll want nothing else<\/p>\n<p>Till I die.<\/p>\n<p>Held in such high esteem.<\/p>\n<p>When people see me, they will scream<\/p>\n<p>For half of Oz&#8217;s fav&#8217;rite team;<\/p>\n<p>The Wizard and I!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"greenbold\">WICKED Musical currently playing on tour in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-san-francisco-ca-tickets.html\">San Francisco, California<\/a> (till Oct 13, 2024) and moves to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-portland-or-tickets.html\">Portland, Oregon<\/a> (from Oct 16, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketnetwork.lusg.net\/c\/87164\/1691289\/2322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy Wicked Musical Tour Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ticketnetwork.7eer.net\/c\/87164\/120057\/2322?u=https:\/\/www.ticketnetwork.com\/en\/theatre\/tickets\/plays-and-musicals\/wicked\/c\/99001145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$50 Discount for purchases of $250 or more with Code: TNTIX, Buy Wicked Tickets!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wicked musical story is about Glinda and Elphaba coming together, being apart for awhile because of circumstances, and then coming together again and trying to do good in Oz. Along with an amazing score with hits such as &#8220;Defying Gravity,&#8221; &#8220;Popular&#8221; and &#8220;For Good,&#8221; &#8220;Wicked&#8221; is a musical that delivers in every way, no matter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1931,247,1929,1715,1927,1805,1810,1932,1751,782,1930,1928],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3661"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3662,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3661\/revisions\/3662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}