Gershwin Theatre

Throughout the novel so far I have found that there are many different reasons as to why this storyline would make for a great musical.

1. There is a sound group of main characters, with high and intense emotions.
2. Along with the emotions are; the relatable instances that happen throughout the entire novel
3. Who wouldn’t want to put amazing lyrics with a great novel and call it a musical?
4. Finally, who would not want to see a classic film be adapted into a musical version, that explains the rise of the Wicked Witch of the West.

All great examples. I have not seen the musical so I do not know how they compare. But just as every book-movie comparison is, the book is always better! Some examples are; Harry Potter (Rowling), Twilight (Meyer) and Anne of Green Gables (Montgomery.) All of these examples are true because I have read the novels and seen the film adaptation. This is hard to do because, the imagination is so much stronger than what is laid out in front of our eyes during a movie. An example of this would be to Google image search the main character from Twilight (Meyer); Edward Cullen, there are many pictures that depict many people’s ideas of what he would look like, rather than the actor that was cast to play the role in the film.

On a personal level, I really love this novel, although there are some boring parts, the content is really good and I am enjoying how the character Elphaba is being played out. I love the original movie, and I love this book. I hope to be able to see the musical one day. I have been really close to seeing it, however, my brother and sister did not want to. I was so close. I even got a picture outside of the theatre it is played at:

I am enjoying this novel so far, and I am interested in reading further into this novel.