Elphaba technically accomplishes all this, with the side effect of Fiyero becoming the Scarecrow. Wicked has many parallels to the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, but the stories connections are a ...

The Wizard of Oz remains ... of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, which enhance each rendition. Before Dorothy even gets to the land of Oz, she delivers what is the ...

Wicked retells the story of The Wizard of ... and the Scarecrow is highly intelligent; the three simply lack belief in themselves. Through his deceit and theatrics, Oz manages to convince the ...

Fiyero and Elphaba's love comes at an extremely high cost. Elphaba turns Fiyero into the Scarecrow from 'The Wizard of Oz.' Act 2 of Wicked the Musical takes place years after Elphaba becomes the ...

Like the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz," Fiyero does not succumb to the sleep-inducing effects of the poppies. Instead, he helps Elphaba spirit away the lion cub from their classroom. It'd be ...