Because in upside down world...
the "wicked" witch is actually the sympathetic character.
Yawn.
I believe it started the trend of having the villains really be "misunderstood characters".
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In the original story, she's pure evil. Giving her a sad backstory doesn't excuse her nasty behavior.
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It's been years since I saw the play on Broadway, but what they did was not excuse her behavior but showed it from a different perspective. Brilliant adaptation really.
Can you describe the different perspective?
For instance, there's a scene where Dorothy is heard off stage crying about being a captive, and Elephaba (the green bitch) is saying something to the effect that she has a lot of nerve crying because all she has to do is hand over her sister's slippers (which IIRC don't have any power).
My wife has seen it several times in travelling regional performances with her friends but I only saw it the one time with the original cast, so you know that was a long time ago.
Not looking forward to the movie but I'd love to see it again on stage.
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shareWell the book the Musical was based on came out in 1995, so it's not like it was really a tired trope at that time.
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