Wicked
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[edit] Introduction
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Gregory Maguire wrote Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. He is also the author of several other novels dealing with similar topics; the dismantling of fairy tales and classic children's literature in order to find deeper and darker meanings, and to explore classically "evil" or "wicked" characters,
The musical Wicked's libretto was written by Winnie Holzman, the creator of '90's TV show My So-Called Life. The music and lyrics were composed by Stephen Schwartz, who is also well known for composing Pippin and Godspell. He wrote the lyrics for the Disney movie Enchanted.
[edit] The Canon
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'Fiyeraba is a term used to describe fan fiction, icons and miscellaneous fan works that pair the character Elphaba with Fiyero
Gelphie is a term used to describe fan fiction, icons and miscellaneous fan works that pair Elphaba (Elphie) with Glinda.
Bessa is a term used to describe fan fiction, icons and miscellaneous fan works that pair the character Boq with Nessarose.
[edit] Fanworks policy and history
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[edit] Timeline
Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.
[edit] 1995
- On October 31, 1995, Wicked by Gregory Maguire was published as a hardcover in the United States.
[edit] 1996
- On November 6, 1996, Wicked by Gregory Maguire was published as a paperback in the United States.
[edit] 2000
- On October 1, 2000, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel by Gregory Maguire was published in the United States.
[edit] 2002
- On November 30, 2002, the Wicked mailing list NotThatGirl was created. [1]
[edit] 2003
- On May 8, 2003, the LiveJournal community ame_soeur was created. [2] Posted to the community was fan fiction from some of the following fandoms: Black Cat, The Cell, Chronicles of Chrestomanci, The Faculty, Firefly, Full Metal Alchemist, Good Omens, Harry Potter, Kill Bill, King Arthur, Naruto, Space: Above & Beyond, Wicked, X-Men.
[edit] 2004
- On January 11, 2004, the Wicked LiveJournal community wicked_fanfic was created. [3]
- On May 31, 2004, the Wicked LiveJournal community wicked_fans was created. [4]
[edit] Kerfluffles
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[edit] Influential Fanworks
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[edit] Fandom Members
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[edit] Fandom Size
Unlike most fandoms for Broadway musicals, Wicked has a fairly large fandom. Wicked is a huge international sensation, and despite losing the 2004 Tony Award, it has made millions of dollars. It's one of the most well-known and large theater fandoms. While smaller than TV, movie and books fandoms that are considered larger than average, Wicked enjoys an active, relatively large fanbase.
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