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Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda, Meinhardt Raabe, Idina Menzel as Elphaba, and Joel Grey as the Wizard pose backstage in costume from the original Wicked Broadway cast.
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Kristin Chenoweth

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  • Wicked
    Wicked
    / Plot summary and original cast

    …Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Galinda, as well as Joel Grey, Carole Shelley, Norbert Leo Butz, Michelle Federer, and Christopher Fitzgerald. Although critics were unimpressed by the songs and plot of the show, Menzel’s and Chenoweth’s performances received praise. The show garnered the most nominations of any…

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    …Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Galinda, as well as Joel Grey, Carole Shelley, Norbert Leo Butz, Michelle Federer, and Christopher Fitzgerald. Although critics were unimpressed by the songs and plot of the show, Menzel’s and Chenoweth’s performances received praise. The show garnered the most nominations of any…

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