What's the Difference between Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West the Book and Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz the Play?
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In the Play |
Elphaba Thropp
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Elphaba
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Galinda Arduenna Upland
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Galinda
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Fiyero
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Fiyero
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Boq
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Boq
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Avaric
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This Character does not appear.
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Madame Morrible
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Madame Morrible
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Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz Book vs Play
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In the Play |
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Nessarose is born without arms. |
Nessarose is born with crippled legs. |
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Glinda enchants Nessarose's shoes to allow her to walk without help. |
It is Elphaba who enchants the shoes.
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Boq is attracted to Galinda, but they end up as friends and he marries one of her schoolmates. |
Galinda coerces Boq into pretending he likes Nessarose, and they end up spending years together. When Nessarose learns the truth, Boq ends up turned into the Tin Man. |
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Fiyero is murdered by the Gale Force |
He is arrested by the Oz guards, tied to a pole and taken to a cornfield nearby to be tortured. But Elphaba, unknowingly turns him into the Scarecrow
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Fiyero is African-American and is covered in diamond tattooes |
He skin color is any and he does not have tattoos |