Watching Dom Nobel's review of it? And yup, that's pretty much why I didn't like it. Although I don't remember most of that? I just remember it being a real slog to get through and wondering why people loved it? I read it, and managed to forgot ninety percent of it (apparently). [ETA: Oh dear, I discovered while listening to his...I'd call it more of a rant than a review? That Wicked was marketed to teens and kids, as basically the same as the movie/musical adaptation. It's really not. The musical adaptation is about 15% of the book.)
The Musical (and the Movie) veers away from it for the most part. Bog is barely in it, as is NessaRose. The Musical focuses mostly on Fiyaro (who survives in the musical), Glinda, Morrible, The Wizard and Elphaba. (It's a musical, it kind of had to. Also, there's a lot of things in the book that can't be shown in a musical on Broadway. In fact, I wondered how they were going to do it - at the time.) My issue with the musical is the same one I had with the movie - I can't stand Glinda. She triggers me on multiple levels. If Glinda/Galinda doesn't bother you - you should be fine.
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The Musical (and the Movie) veers away from it for the most part. Bog is barely in it, as is NessaRose. The Musical focuses mostly on Fiyaro (who survives in the musical), Glinda, Morrible, The Wizard and Elphaba. (It's a musical, it kind of had to. Also, there's a lot of things in the book that can't be shown in a musical on Broadway. In fact, I wondered how they were going to do it - at the time.) My issue with the musical is the same one I had with the movie - I can't stand Glinda. She triggers me on multiple levels. If Glinda/Galinda doesn't bother you - you should be fine.