Wicked: The Original Broadway Script (5 page)

[Scene 15 - Sentimental Man]

A Large Head Is Rolled Onstage... It Speaks To The Two... Voice Booming
Wizard:
I am Oz, the great and terrible! Who are you and why do you seek me?
Glinda:
Say something!
Elphaba:
Uh... Elphaba Thropp your terribleness!
His Speaks Normally.
Wizard:
Oh? Is that you Elphaba? I didn't realize!
He Climbs Out Of The Head.
Wizard:
I hope I didn't startle you, it's so hard to make out peoples' faces all the way back there. So, let's see... which is which? Elphaba!
He grabs her hands.
And you must be..
Glinda:
Glinda. The Ga is silent.
Elphaba touches the Oz mask.
Wizard:
I know. It isn't much, is it? But people expect this sort of thing. You have to give people what they want. The thing is, I hardly ever let people meet the real me, but this being special occasion.
Elphaba:
I'm so happy to meet you.
Wizard:
Well, that's good. 'Cause that's what I love best: making people happy!
I AM A SENTIMENTAL MAN
WHO ALWAYS LONGED TO BE A FATHER
THAT'S WHY I DO THE BEST I CAN
TO TREAT EACH CITIZEN OF OZ AS SON
OR DAUGHTER
SO ELPHABA I'D LIKE TO RAISE YOU HIGH
'CUZ I THINK EVERYONE DESERVES THE CHANCE TO FLY!
AND HELPING YOU WITH YOUR ASCENT
ALLOWS ME TO FEEL SO PARENTAL.
FOR I AM
A SENTIMENTAL MAN!
Elphaba:
I'm here... we're here to alert you that something bad is happening...
Wizard:
Please, I'm the Wizard of Oz. I already know why you've come.
Elphaba & Glinda:
Oooo.
Wizard:
Of course, you must prove yourself...
Glinda:
Prove yourself, prove yourself.
Elphaba:
But how?
Wizard:
Oh, I don't know.
SOME SORT OF GESTURE
MOSTLY FOR SHOW
SOMETHING TO TEST YOUR ADEPTNESS..
I know! Madame, the book!
Morrible Enters.
Glinda:
Madame Morrible...
Wizard:
I believe you're well acquainted with my new Press Secretary.
Elphaba:
Press Secretary?
Morrible:
Oh, yes dearies, I've risen up in the world. You'll find that the Wizard is a very generous man. If you do something for him, he'll do much for you.
Elphaba:
What do you want me to do?
Wizard:
Well, this is my monkey servent, Chistery. He looks so longingly at the birds every morning....
Morrible:
So the Wizard was thinking, perhaps, a levitation spell...
Glinda:
Noticing A Book In Morrible's Hands.
Is that the Grimmerie?
Morrible:
Yes, the ancient book of spells and enchantments.
Hands It To Elphaba.
Glinda:
Whispers
. Can I touch it?
Morrlbe:
Whispers.
No!
Elphaba:
What funny writing...
Morrible:
Well it's a lost language. The lost language of spells.
Wizard:
It's kind of a recipe book for change.
Morrible:
Don't be discouraged if you can't decipherate it, dearie. I, myself, can only read a spell or two, and that took years and years
Elphaba:
AHVEN, TATEY, AVEN TATEY AVEN...
Wizard:
She Continues Chanting.
Oh, Chistery, what a experience you are about to have!
Elphaba:
.................................. AH MAY AH TAY ATUM
Wizard:
SINCE ONCE I HAVE MY OWN DAY IN THE SKY...
Elphaba:
AH MAY AH TAH TAY MAY TU SE SAY TA!
Wizard:
I KNOW EVERYONE DESERVES THE CHANCE TO FLY!
Chistery Screams & Begins To Twitch.
Elphaba:
What happened? Is something wrong?
Morrible:
No just a transition, dearie.
Elphaba:
No, stop you're hurting him!
Wizard:
She's actually done it!
Chistery Sprouts Wings. And Begins Running Around The Stage.
Elphaba:
NO! Quick, how do I reverse it?
Morrible:
You can't!
Elphaba:
What?!
Morrible:
You can't! Spells are irreversible! I knew she had the power, I told you!
Elphaba:
You planned all this?
Morrible:
Well, you benefit too, dearie! You benefit, too.
Wizard:
And this is only the beginning! Look.
The Other Monkeys Begin To Grow Wings And Fly.
Morrible:
Won't they make perfect spies?
Elphaba:
Spies?!
Wizard:
You're right, that's a harsh word... how about scouts? That's what they'll be really. They'll fly around Oz! Report any subversive Animal activity.
Elphaba:
You can't read this book at all! Can you? That's why you need enemies, and cages, and spies. You have no real power.
Wizard:
Exactly... that's why I need you. Don't you see? The world is your oyster, now! You have so many...opportunites. You both do.
Glinda:
Thank you, your Ozness.
Wizard:
SINCE ONCE I HAD MY OWN DAY IN THE SKY
I KNOW EVERYONE DESERVES THE CHANCE TO...
Elphaba:
NO!
She Runs Off.
Morrible:
Elphaba!
Glinda:
Elphie! I am so sorry, your Wizardship. I'll fetch her back! Elphie wait!
She Runs After Her.
Wizard:
We must get her back. She knows too much.
Morrible:
Don't worry! I will handle it.
He Gets Back In The Head. Speaking, Again, With A Powerful Voice.
Wizard:
Guards, guards! There is a fugitive loose in the palace! Find her, capture her, and bring her to me!
Guards:
Yes your Ozness!

[Scene 17 - Defying Gravity]

Glinda:
Elphie, wait! Where are you going?
Elphaba:
Oh no! There are no more stairs! This might be the attic...
Glinda:
Elphaba, listen to me...
Elphaba:
I have to barricade the door!
She Picks Up A Broom And Places It Over A Trap Door.

Glinda:
Elphaba, why couldn't you have stayed calm for once instead of flying off the handle?
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY HOW YOU'VE HURT YOUR CAUSE FOREVER
I HOPE YOU THINK YOU'RE CLEVER
Elphaba:
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY! I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY TOO
I HOPE YOU'RE PROUD HOW YOU WOULD GROVEL IN SUBMISSION
TO FEED YOUR OWN AMBISSION
Both:
SO THOUGH I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY
RIGHT NOW...
Morrible:
Citizens of Oz, there is an enemy that must be found and captured! Believe nothing she says. She's evil. Responsible for the mutilation of these poor, innocent monkeys! Her green skin is but an outward manifestation of her twisted nature! This distortion... this repulsion... this... Wicked Witch!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Scene Fades To Elphaba & Glinda.
Glinda:
Don't be afraid...
Elphaba:
I'm not... it's the Wizard who should be afraid... of me!
Glinda:
Elphie, just say you're sorry before it's too late.
YOU CAN STILL BE WITH THE WIZARD
WHAT YOU'VE WORKED AND WAITED FOR
YOU CAN HAVE ALL YOU EVER WANTED...
Elphaba:
I know...
BUT I DON'T WANT IT
NO, I CAN'T WANT IT
ANYMORE...
SOMETHING HAS CHANGED WITHIN ME
SOMETHING IS NOT THE SAME
I'M THROUGH WITH PLAYING BY THE RULES
OF SOMEONE ELSE'S GAME!
TOO LATE FOR SECOND GUESSING
TOO LATE TO GO BACK TO SLEEP
IT'S TIME TO TRUST MY INSTINCTS
CLOSE MY EYES...
AND LEAP
IT'S TIME TO TRY DEFYING GRAVITY
I THINK I'LL TRY DEFYING GRAVITY
AND YOU CAN'T PULL ME DOWN
Glinda:
CAN'T I MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE HAVING DELUSIONS OF GRANDURE?
Elphaba:
I'M THROUHG EXCEPTING LIMITS
'CUZ SOMEONE SAYS THEY'RE SO
SOME THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE,
BUT 'TIL I TRY I'LL NEVER KNOW!
TOO LONG I'VE BEEN AFRAID OF
LOSING LOVE I GUESS I'D LOST
WELL IF THAT'S LOVE,
IT COMES AT MUCH TOO HIGH A COST!
I'D SOONER BUY DEFYING GRAVITY
KISS ME GOODBYE I'M DEFYING GRAVITY
AND YOU CAN'T PULL ME DOWN!
The Guards Bang On The Locked Door.
Guard:
Open this door, in the name of his supreme Ozness!
Elphaba:
Ah May Ah Tay Ah Tum Ditum...
Glinda:
As Elphaba Continues Chanting.
What are you doing?! Stop it! That's what started all this in the first place... that hideous levitation spell! STOP!!!
Elphaba Stops Chanting.
Glinda:
Well... Where are your wings? Maybe you're not as powerful as you think you are...
A Broomstick Floats Across The Room Towards Elphaba.
Elphaba
: I told you, Glinda... I did it, I tell ya!
The Guards Bang On The Door Once Again.
Elphaba:
Quick! Get on!
Glinda:
What?
Elphaba:
Come with me... think of what we could do... together.
UNLIMITED, TOGETHER WE'RE UNLIMITED
TOGETHER WE'LL BE THE GREATEST TEAM THERE'S EVER BEEN, GLINDA
DREAMS THE WAY WE PLANNED 'EM
Glinda
:
IF WE WORK IN TANDEM
Both:
JUST YOU AND I DEFYING GRAVITY
WITH YOU AND I DEFYING GRAVITY
Elphaba:
THEY'LL NEVER BRING US DOWN.
Well, are you coming?
Glinda:
Elphie, you're trembling... here, put this around you...
She Drapes A Black Cape Around Her.
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY
NOW THAT YOU'RE CHOOSING THIS
Elphaba:
You too.
I HOPE IT BRINGS YOU BLISS
Both:
I REALLY HOPE YOU GET IT
AND YOU DON'T LIVE TO REGRET IT
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY IN THE END!
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY...
MY FRIEND...
Elphaba Runs Off. The Guards Break Down The Door.
Guard:
There she is! Don't let her get away!
They Grab Hold Of Glinda.
Glinda:
What in Oz?! Let go of me! Do you hear me? Let go!
Elphaba:
It's not her. She has nothing to do with. I'm the one you want. It's me. Hahahahaha. It's me! Up here! It's me!
She Rises Up Center Stage Holding Her Broom.
Elphaba:
SO IF YOU CARE TO FIND ME,
LOOK TO THE WESTERN SKY
AS SOMEONE TOLD ME LATELY,
EVERYONE DESERVES THE CHANCE TO FLY!
AND IF I'M FLYING SOLO,
AT LEAST I'M FLYING FREE!
TO THOSE WHO GROUND ME,
TAKE A MESSAGE BACK FROM ME!
TELL THEM HOW I AM DEFYING GRAVITY!!!
I'M FLYING HIGH DEFYING GRAVITY!!!
AND SOON I'LL MATCH THEM IN RENOWN
AND NOBODY
IN ALL OF OZ...
NO WIZARD THAT THERE IS OR WAS
IS EVER GONNA BRING
ME DOWN!!!
Ozians:
LOOK AT HER, SHE'S WICKED
GET HER!!!
Elphaba:
BRING ME DOWN!!!!
Ozians:
NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED! SO WE'VE GOT TO BRING HER...
Elphaba:
AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Ozians:
DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

END ACT I

ACT II
[Scene 1 - Thank Goodness]
The Act Opens With Ozians.
Ozians:
EVERY DAY THE WICKED
EVERY DAY THE TERROR GROWS
ALL OF OZ IS EVER ON ALERT
THAT'S THE WAY WITH WICKED-
SPREADING FEAR WHERE E'ER SHE GOES
SEEKING OUT NEW VICTIMS SHE CAN HURT!
Ozian Woman:
LIKE SOME TERRIBLE GREEN BLIZZARD
THROUGHOUT THE LAND SHE FLIES...
Ozian Man:
DEFAMING OUR POOR WIZARD
Ozians:
WITH HER CALUMNIES AND LIES
SHE LIES!
SAVE US FROM THE WICKED
SHIELD US SO WE WON'T BE HEXED
GIVE US WARNING
WHERE WILL SHE STRIKE NEXT
WHERE WILL SHE STRIKE NEXT
WHERE WILL SHE STRIKE NEXT
Glinda, Fiyero and Morrible Appear Onstage On APodium.
Glinda:
Fellow Ozians, as terrifying as terror is, let us put aside our panic for this one day... and celebrate!
OH WHAT A CELEBRATION WE'LL HAVE TODAY!
Ozians:
THANK GOODNESS!
Glinda:
LET'S HAVE A CELEBRATION THE GLINDA WAY!
Ozians:
THANK GOODNESS!
Morrible:
FINALLY A DAY THAT'S TOTALLY WICKED WITCH FREE
All:
WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
THANK GOODNESS!
Morrible:
And thank goodness for you, Glinda, and your handsome swain, our new captain of the guard.
To Fiyero.
Now you've been at the forefront of the hunt for the Wicked Witch, haven't you?
Fiyero:
Not really, but I don't like to think of her as a Wicked Witch.
Morrible:
Captain, how does it feel?
Fiyero:
Frustrating... but I became captain of the guard to find her, and I will keep searching!
Morrible:
No, being engaged!
Ozians:
Congratulotions!
Fiyero:
To Glinda - Confused.
This is an engagement party?
Glinda:
Surprised?
Fiyero:
Yes!
Glinda:
Good, we hoped you'd be... the Wizard and I!
WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
RIGHT DEAR?
COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
RIGHT HERE
LOOK WHAT WE'VE GOT
A FAIRY TALE PLOT
OUR VERY OWN HAPPY ENDING
WHERE WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
TRUE DEAR?
COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE OUR ENDING VICARIOUSLY
WITH ALL OF YOU!
HE COULDN'T LOOK HANDSOMER
I COULDN'T BE HUMBLER
BECAUSE HAPPY IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE...
Morrible:
And Glinda, dear, we're happy for you! As Press Secretary, I have striven to ensure that all of Oz knows the story of your braverism! How I vividly remember...
THE DAY YOU WERE FIRST SUMMONED
TO AN AUDIENCE WITH OZ,
AND ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT TELL YOU WHY INITIALLY
WHEN YOU BOWED BEFORE HIS THROWN
HE DECREED YOU'D HENCE BE KNOWN
AS GLINDA THE GOOD
OFFICIALLY!
Fiyero:
That's not how you described it to me.
Glinda:
Oh no, not exactly, but
Whispers
we'll talk about it later.
Morrible:
THEN WITH A JEALOUS SQUEEE
THE WICKED WITCH BURST FROM CONCEALMENT
WHERE SHE HAD BEEN LURKING
SURREPTITIALLY!
Gasps From Among The Crowd.
Ozian:
I HEAR SHE HAS AN EXTRA EYE THAT ALWAYS REMAINS AWAKE!
Ozian:
I HEAR THAT SHE CAN SHED HER SKIN AS EASILY AS A SNAKE!
Ozian:
I HEAR SOME REBEL ANIMALS ARE GIVING HER FOOD AND SHELTER!
Ozian:
I HEAR HER SOUL IS SO UNCLEAN, PURE WATER CAN MELT HER!
Fiyero:
What?
Ozians:
MELT HER! PLEASE SOMEBODY GO AND MELT HER!
Fiyero:
Do you hear that?! Water will melt her? People are so empty-headed they'll believe anything!
Glinda
: Excuse me just a tick-tock!
Her And Fiyero Talk Aside.
Fiyero:
I can't just stand here grinning pretending to go along with all of this!
Glinda:
Do you think I like to hear them say those awful things about her? I hate it!
Fiyero:
Then what are we doing here? Let's go, let's get out of here!
Glinda:
We can't leave now, not when people are looking to us to raise their spirits.
Fiyero:
You can't leave, because you can't resist this. And that is the truth.
Glinda:
Maybe I can't. Is that so wrong? Who could?
Fiyero:
You know who could. Who has.
Glinda:
Fiyero, I miss her too, but we can't just stop living. No one has searched harder for her than you. But don't you see? She doesn't want to be found. We have to face it.
Fiyero:
You're right. I'm sorry, you're right. And if it's going to make you happy, of course I'll marry you.
Glinda:
But it'll make you happy too, right?
Fiyero:
You know me... I'm always happy.
He Runs Off.
Glinda:
Fiyero! Thanks plenty dearest! He's gone to fetch me a refreshment, he's so thoughtful that way!
THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
NO, I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
THOUGH IT IS I ADMIT, THE TINIEST BIT
UNLIKE I ANTICIPATED,
BUT I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
SIMPLY COULDN'T BE HAPPIER...
Well, not simply...
'CUZ GETTING YOUR DREAMS, IT'S STRANGE BUT IT SEEMS
A LITTLE, WELL, COMPLICATED...
THERE'S A KIND OF A SORT OF COST
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS GET LOST...
THERE ARE BRIDGES YOU CROSSED YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU CROSSED UNTIL YOU'VE CROSSED!
AND IF THAT JOY THAT THRILL
DOESN'T THRILL LIKE YOU THINK IT WILL...
STILL... WITH THIS PERFECT FINALE
THE CHEERS AND THE BALLYHOO
WHO WOULDN'T BE HAPPIER?
SO I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
BECAUSE HAPPY IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE...
WELL, ISN'T IT?
HAPPY IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR DREAMS COME...
TRUE!!!!
Ozians:
WE LOVE YOU GLINDA IF WE MAY BE SO FRANK!
Glinda:
THANK GOODNESS!
Ozians:
FOR ALL THIS JOY WE KNOW WHO WE'VE GOT TO THANK!
THANK GOODNESS!
THAT MEANS THE WIZARD, GLINDA...
Glinda:
AND FIANCE!
Ozians:
THEY COULDN'T BE GOODLIER
SHE COULDN'T BE LOVLIER
WE COULDN'T BE LUCKIER!
Glinda:
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER!!!
Ozians:
THANK GOODNESS!!!
Glinda:
TODAY!!!!
Ozians:
TODAY, THANK GOODNESS FOR TODAY!
[Scene 2 - Elphaba & Nessa Reunite]
The Scene Opens At The Governer's House In Munchkinland.
Boq:
Will there be anything else, Madame?
Nessarose:
I've asked you to call me Nessarose, remember?
Boq:
Yes, Madame.
He Exits.
Nessarose:
Boq...
Elphaba's Voice Is Heard Inside A Closet.
Elphaba:
Well, it seems the beautiful only get more beautiful,
Nessarose Screams.
while the green just get greener.
Nessarose Is Scared And Confused. Elphaba Steps Out Of The Closet.
Elphaba:
I'm sorry. Did I scare you? I seem to have that effect on people. It's good to see you.
Nessarose:
What are you doing here?
Elphaba:
Well, there's no place like home. I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I need father's help. I need him to stand with me.
Nessarose:
That's impossible.
Elphaba:
No, no it's not. Not if you ask him. You know he'll listen to you.
Nessarose:
Father's dead.
Elphaba:
What?
Nessarose:
He's dead. I'm the governor... Well what did you expect? After he learned what you'd done, how you'd disgraced us, he died... of shame. Embarrassed to death.
Elphaba:
Good, I'm glad. It's better that way.
Nessarose:
That's a wicked thing to say.
Elphaba:
No, it's true. Because now it's just us. You can help me and together we can...
Nessarose:
Elphaba, shut up! First of all, I can't harbor a fugitive, I'm an un-elected official! And why should I help you? You fly around Oz, trying to rescue animals you've never even met, and not once have you ever thought to use your powers to rescue me!
ALL OF MY LIFE, I'VE DEPENDED ON YOU
HOW DO YOU THINK THAT FEELS?
ALL OF MY LIFE I'VE DEPENDED ON YOU
AND THIS HIDEOUS CHAIR WITH WHEELS!
SCROUNGING FOR SCRAPS OF PITY TO PICK UP
AND LONGING TO KICK UP
MY HEELS...
Elphaba:
Nessa, there isn't a spell for everything! The power is mysterious. It's not like coddling up a pair of...
She Pulls Out The Grimmerie From Her Bag.
Wait.
Nessarose:
What are you doing?
Elphaba Begins Chanting.
Nessarose:
What is that? Ah! My shoes! It feels like... like they're on fire! What have you done to my shoes???
She Lifts Her Dress, Revealing The Ruby Slippers. Nessarose Stands, But Falls. Elphaba Gives Her A Hand.
Nessarose:
No, don't help me.
She Stands.
Elphaba:
Oh, Nessa, at last...
I'VE DONE WHAT LONG AGO I SHOULD
AND FINALLY FROM THESE POWERS SOMETHING GOOD
FINALLY SOMETHING GOOD...
Nessarose:
Boq! Boq! Come quickly!
Elphaba:
Boq?
Nessarose:
Boq! Come here at once!
Elphaba:
No! Nessa, listen, nobody can know I'm here!
Nessarose Runs Behind The Closet As Boq Enters.
Boq:
Yes, what is it, Madame?
Elphaba:
Boq...
Boq:
What are you doing here? You stay back!
Elphaba:
Boq, it's just me, I'm not going to hurt you!
Boq:
No! You're lying! That's all you ever do! You and your sister! She's as wicked as you are!
Elphaba:
What are you talking about?
Boq:
I'm talking about my life. The little that's left of it. I'm not free to leave Munchkinland, none of us are. Ever since she took power, she's been stripping the Munchkins of our rights... and we didn't have that many to begin with! And do you know why?
Nessarose Reveals Herself In The Chair.
Nessarose:
To keep you here, with me. But none of that matters anymore. Look.
Nessarose Stands Up.
Boq:
To Elphaba. You did this for her?
Nessarose:
For both of us!
Boq:
Nessa, this changes everything.
Nessarose:
I know.
Boq:
LISTEN NESSA...
Nessarose:
What?
Boq:
UH NESSA, SURELY NOW I'LL MATTER LESS TO YOU
AND YOU WON'T MIND MY LEAVING HERE TONIGHT...
Nessarose:
Leaving?
Boq:
Yes...
THAT BALL THAT'S BEING STAGED
ANNOUNCING GLINDA IS ENGAGED
Nessarose:
Glinda?
Boq:
YES NESSA THAT'S RIGHT!
I'VE GOT TO GO APPEAL TO HER
EXPRESS THE WAY I FEEL TO HER
Oh, Nessa, I lost my heart to Glinda from the moment I first saw her. You know that.
Nessarose:
Lost your heart? Well, we'll see about that...
Elphaba:
Nessa, let him go...
Nessarose:
DID YOU THINK I'D LET YOU LEAVE ME HERE FLAT?
Boq:
Don't come any closer!
YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE YOUR HEART TO ME, I TELL YOU!
IF I HAVE TO... I HAVE TO...
Sees The Grimmerie.
MAGIC SPELL YOU...
She Grabs The Book.
Nessarose:
Ah... Tum... Tah... Tae...
Elphaba Reveals Herself.
Elphaba:
Nessa, stop!
Boq:
What is she doing?!
Elphaba:
No, Nessa, you're pronouncing the words all wrong!
Elphaba:
Nessa!
Nessarose:
Boq! What is it?
Boq:
Gasps.
My heart feels like it's... shrinking.