Packed with thrillifying details, Wicked: The Grimmerie is also full of bonus features that will delight fans of the show, from an Ozian Glossararium and an Oz travelogue to a step-by-step look at how Elphaba gets green. No need for innuendo or outuendo: This is a must-have for Wicked fans of all ages.

So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. Two girls quite accidentally crossed paths: one, pretty and popular; the other smart and . . . green. The story of how these two unlikely friends became Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West has made for the most spellbinding new musical in years: Wicked.

Wicked: The Grimmerie is the behind-the-scenes story of the hit that has captivated Broadway--and now the nation. Designed to resemble the ancient book of spells that changes Ozian history, Wicked: The Grimmerie includes profiles of the cast and creative team, the complete, illustrated lyrics to all the songs, and more than 200 full-color photographs. Packed with thrillifying details, Wicked: The Grimmerie is also full of bonus features that will delight fans of the show, from an Ozian Glossararium and an Oz travelogue to a step-by-step look at how Elphaba gets green. No need for innuendo or outuendo: This is a must-have for Wicked fans of all ages.

Foreword by Marc Platt

The Road to Wicked

CHAPTER I

WHAT Is THIS FEELING?

Part One: In the Beginning

Part Two: Early Workshops

Part Three: Enter a Director

Part Four: On the Road: San Francisco

CHAPTER II

WONDERFUL

Part One: The Write Stuff

AN EXCERPT FROM A HANDWRITTEN EARLY DRAFT

OF WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH

OF THE WEST BY GREGORY MAGUIRE

Part Two: Character Is Destiny

A PRIMER OF THE CURIOUS AND INCREDIBLE INHABITANTS OF Oz

A QUIZ: ARE You MORE GLINDA OR MORE ELPHABA?

Part Three: From Page to Stage

CHAPTER III

DANCING  THROUGH  LIFE

Act I

AN EXCERPT FROM A HANDWRITTEN EARLY DRAFT

OF "DEFYING GRAVITY" BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

Act II

CHAPTER IV

DEFYING GRAVITY

Part One: Ready, Set, Go!

BEHIND THE CURTAIN: THE WONDROUS

AND ENCHANTING SETS AND PROPS OF EUGENE LEE

Part Two: Audio Visual

Part Three: Dress for Success

OUTFITTING WICKED:

THE CAPTIVATING COSTUMES OF SUSAN HILFERTY

Part Four: Face Time

TOM WATSON'S WONDERFUL WIGS

MAKING ELPHABA GREEN

Part Five: Dance Fever

Do THE ELPHIE (DANCE)

THE SONGS AND STORY of WICKED

CHAPTER V

FOR GOOD

Fan Letters

APPENDIX

Ozian Travelogue

Ozian Glossararium

Credits and Acknowledgments