The Wizard and I

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"The Wizard and I" is a prominent solo number from the Broadway musical Wicked that introduces Elphaba’s hopes, ambitions, and belief that meeting the Wizard will change her life.

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The Wizard and I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
act Act I ⓘ
basedOnWork Wicked by Gregory Maguire (indirectly, via the musical) ⓘ
linked to: Wicked (novel)
broadwayOpeningCity New York City ⓘ
broadwayOpeningTheatre Gershwin Theatre ⓘ
castAlbum Wicked Original Broadway Cast Recording ⓘ
linked to: Wicked (musical)
characterState Elphaba is optimistic ⓘ
composer Stephen Schwartz ⓘ
describesCharacter Elphaba’s hopes and ambitions ⓘ
dramaticIrony Elphaba’s expectations about the Wizard contrast with later events ⓘ
featuresVocalRange belting ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 2003 ⓘ
followsSongInShow Dear Old Shiz ⓘ
linked to: Dear Old Syracuse

The Wizard and I (reprise of motifs from opening) in some productions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Stephen Schwartz ⓘ
musicalFrom Wicked ⓘ
linked to: Wicked (musical)
musicStyle contemporary Broadway ⓘ
narrativeFunction I want song ⓘ
character introduction ⓘ
notablePerformer Idina Menzel ⓘ
Kerry Ellis ⓘ
Rachel Tucker ⓘ
Stephanie J. Block ⓘ
originalBroadwayOpeningDate October 30, 2003 ⓘ
partOf Wicked ⓘ
linked to: Wicked (musical)
performedByCharacter Elphaba ⓘ
popularWith musical theatre performers ⓘ
positionInShow early Act I number ⓘ
precedesSongInShow What Is This Feeling? ⓘ
premieredIn Wicked original Broadway production ⓘ
productionType Broadway musical number ⓘ
publisher Music Theatre International (licensing for Wicked) ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Broadway ⓘ
linked to: Decca Records
settingInStory Shiz University ⓘ
show Wicked (musical) ⓘ
singerInOriginalBroadwayCast Idina Menzel ⓘ
theme ambition ⓘ
belief in the Wizard ⓘ
desire for transformation ⓘ
hope ⓘ
self-acceptance ⓘ
usedFor auditions ⓘ
concert performances ⓘ
vocalType solo ⓘ

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Wicked → notableSong → The Wizard and I ⓘ
subject linked to: Wicked (musical)