History Trivia / WICKED

* DevelopmentHell: A movie adaptation of the musical has been in various stages of development since shortly after the musical debuted. At one point it was scheduled for 2019 only to be delayed until 2021 in favor of ''Film/{{Cats}}''. Then in early 2020 the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]] lead to it being delayed indefinitely so ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}} 2'' could take the 2021 date. As of November 2021 the project finally appears to have started moving forward as Creator/CynthiaErivo and Music/ArianaGrande were cast as, respectively, Elphaba and Galinda.

* DevelopmentHell: A movie adaptation of the musical has been in various stages of development since shortly after the musical debuted. At one point it was scheduled for 2019 only to be delayed until 2021 in favor of ''Film/{{Cats}}''. Then in early 2020 the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]] lead to it being delayed indefinitely so ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}} 2'' could take the 2021 date.
* FandomLifeCycle: Stage 5 for the musical. It's one of the most popular Broadway musicals worldwide and has a steady flow of fan-works.

* RecursiveAdaptation: If the rumored [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_(Maguire_novel)#Adaptations film]] [[TheFilmOfTheBook adaptation]] of the ''Wicked'' musical develops, it will be a movie based on a [[{{Theatre/Wicked}} musical]] [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations based]] on a [[{{Literature/Wicked}} novel]] [[TwiceToldTale based]] on a [[{{Film/TheWizardOfOz}} movie]][[note]]and [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz novel]][[/note]] based on a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1902_musical) play]][[note]][[TheFilmOfTheBook and]] [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz novel]] again[[/note]] based on a [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz novel]]. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptations_of_The_Wizard_of_Oz At minimum]].

* DevelopmentHell: A movie adaptation of the musical has been in various stages of development since shortly after the musical debuted. At one point it was scheduled for 2019 only to be delayed until 2021 in favor of ''Film/{{Cats}}''. Then in early 2020 the [[ReleaseDateChange/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]] lead to it being delayed indefinitely so ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}} 2'' could take the 2021 date.

* WordOfGay: Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel have said that they believe if things had gone differently, Galinda and Elphaba fallen in love. The same was said by some other cast members and Maguire.

!!Books
* SequelGap: A ten year one between ''Literature/{{Wicked}}'' and ''Literature/SonOfAWitch''. This is why the [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} theatrical musical]] doesn't include any references to ''Son of a Witch''.
* WordOfGay: Maguire had stated that "something" was going on between Elphaba and Glinda, but he [[ShrugOfGod never specified what]]. [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu7tvoxiqL1qhlx07o1_1280.png And then one day, he did]].
* QuoteSource:
** MaternityCrisis

** Disney animator Heidi Gilbert [[https://vimeo.com/19733014 storyboarded]] an animated version of Defying Gravity.

* WordOfGay: Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel have said that they believe if things had gone differently, Galinda and Elphaba [[LesYay would've eventually fallen in love]]. The same was said by some other cast members and Maguire.

** The song "Wicked Witch of the East" is in the musical, but not in any of the sound tracks. This is because the lyrics are interspersed with a lot of dialog, and because it contains spoilers that were not yet common knowledge when the cast recording was released in 2003. Still, you can find videos of the song on YouTube.

!!Book

* WordOfGay: Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel have said that they believe if things had gone differently, Galinda and Elphaba [[LesYay would've eventually fallen in love]]. The same was said by some other cast members and Maguire. Maguire had stated that "something" was going on between Elphaba and Glinda, but he [[ShrugOfGod never specified what]]. [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu7tvoxiqL1qhlx07o1_1280.png And then one day, he did]].

** "No Good Deed" originally had a DarkReprise of the ''Unlimited'' verse that also appears in "The Wizard and I", "Defying Gravity", and "For Good", (it went '''unlimited... the damage is unlimited''') that got snipped from it because it was decided having the verse show up four times was overkill.

** "No Good Deed" originally had a DarkReprise of the ''Unlimited'' verse that also appears in "The Wizard and I", "Defying Gravity", and "For Good", (it went 'unlimited, the damage is unlimited') that got snipped from it because it was decided having the verse show up four times was overkill.

** "No Good Deed" originally had a DarkReprise of the ''Unlimited'' verse that also appears in "The Wizard and I", "Defying Gravity", and "For Good", that got snipped from it because it was decided having it show up four times was overkill.

* WordOfGay: Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel have said that they believe if things had gone differently, Galinda and Elphaba [[LesYay would've eventually fallen in love]]. The same was said by some other cast members and Maguire.
** Maguire had stated that "something" was going on between Elphaba and Glinda, but he [[ShrugOfGod never specified what]]. [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu7tvoxiqL1qhlx07o1_1280.png And then one day, he did]].

* RecursiveAdaptation: If the rumored [[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wicked:_The_Life_and_Times_of_the_Wicked_Witch_of_the_West#Adaptations film]] [[TheFilmOfTheBook adaptation]] of the ''Wicked'' musical develops, it will be a movie based on a [[{{Theatre/Wicked}} musical]] [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations based]] on a [[{{Literature/Wicked}} novel]] [[TwiceToldTale based]] on a [[{{Film/TheWizardOfOz}} movie]][[note]]and [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz novel]][[/note]] based on a [[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_%281902_stage_play%29 play]][[note]][[TheFilmOfTheBook and]] [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz novel]] again[[/note]] based on a [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz novel]]. [[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_%28adaptations%29 At minimum.]]

** Maguire had stated that "something" was going on between Elphaba and Glinda, but he [[ShrugOfGod never specified what]]. [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu7tvoxiqL1qhlx07o1_1280.png And then one day, he did.]]

** Maguire had stated that "something" was going on between Elphaba and Glinda, but he [[ShrugOfGod never specified what]]. [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu7tvoxiqL1qhlx07o1_500.png And then one day, he did.]]

* WordOfGay: Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel have said that they believe if things had gone differently, Galinda and Elphaba [[LesYay would've eventually fallen in love]]. The same was said by some other cast members and Maguire.

* ConstructiveCriticism: The play had a test run in San Francisco a few months before the Broadway debut. The [[WordOfGod producer said]] that while he felt the New York critics [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch had made up their mind about the play already]], the San Francisco critics instead gave advice that helped the play grow to its current form (such as giving Elphaba a stronger role).