Memory is a funny thing. It’s been 20 years since the first performance of Wicked, the Wizard of Oz prequel musical based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel. These days it’s hard to think of it as anything but the first smash-hit stage show of the 21st century.
You can’t avoid it in pop culture: it’s in our gone-viral history, our reality competition challenges, our TV shows for theatre kids or those who love a dramedy. You can’t even pick up a comic book without finding the trickster god Loki singing a Wicked number in the shower. It’s clear that these witches are here to stay.
