Adaptations
In 2003, the novel was adapted into the Broadway musical Wicked. The musical was produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. Since then the musical has spread all over the world to places such as Chicago, London's West End, San Francisco and Los Angeles and has international versions in places like Germany and Japan. It was nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning three, and is the 12th longest-running Broadway show in history with over 3,600 performances. The original Broadway production starred Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda.
In a 2009 interview, Maguire stated that he had sold the rights to ABC to make a non-musical TV adaption of Wicked not based on Winnie Holzman's script.
In 2010, it has also been speculated that there will be a movie version of the musical released as soon as 2014. Original Broadway cast members Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda and Idina Menzel as Elphaba have been mentioned as possible film leads. Lea Michele and Amy Adams have also been rumored to be potential leads. Potential writers include Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz. JJ Abrams, Rob Marshall, and Ryan Murphy have been mentioned as possible candidates for director.
On January 9, 2011, it was reported by Entertainment Weekly that ABC would be teaming up with Salma Hayek and her production company to create a TV miniseries of "Wicked" solely based on Gregory Maguire's novel. No further information, such as casting, has been revealed as of yet.
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