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CYTthespian
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Joined: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:22 pm
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Location: missouri
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 Wicked: the novel or the musical? which do you prefer?
personally, i prefer the novel...it's brilliant, and has a much more dark story. i was fascinated by every page.
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Salome
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The novel is totally engrossing, Its deep,Dark and Touching.
the musical is dreadful it makes a mockery out of the work.
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MademoiselleMusicals
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The novel is meant to be REALLY good so it's on my birthday list lol 
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Holly
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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The two are so different. I like them both, but it's hard to compare them.
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wickedeast2102
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i didnt really understand the book at all. im going to try and read it again and hopefully ill understand. personally, i love the musical. its just all the magic. ive loved the wizard of oz since i was little and it just brings back the magic of being a kid.
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SCurran07
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Location: Texas
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well. I'm completely addicted to Glinda the Good, so, although I read Wicked about 4 years ago, I prefer the musical.
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AngelicDramaQueen58
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Just what I was going to say! 
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Baker
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The novel is more successful with its dark mood than it would have been with a light, cheery mood.
The musical is more successful with its light mood than it would have been with a dark mood a la the novel.
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Valjean_Jean24601
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Location: Coal Valley, IL
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I respecfully disagree.
I read the book knowing there was a musical based on it, and I was totally picturing a dark Les Miz/Miss Saigon feeling to it. .
I think the book's darkness would have been an asset to the musical. . though it would have been more artistically successful, rather than the financial blockbuster it's become. Yet, what's good isn't always popular. . and what's popular isn't always good. .
Sm**chies!
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Baker
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I'm not saying the musical would have been better with a darker tone to it... just that it probably wouldn't been as successful on Broadway. Family shows tend to do better than adult-oriented shows.
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Salome
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but in the long run..the more artistic shows become classics whereas the fmaily shows decend into mockery.
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qpidsangel
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Joined: Sat Apr 20, 2002 9:28 am
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Location: Columbus, Ohio
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only by people like you who think their's is the only opinion that matters. Let's look at CATS, it's STILL the longest running musical... even if it is utter crap.
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