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'Wicked' author reveals how one line in 'The Wizard of Oz' inspired Elphaba and Glinda's story

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Gregory Maguire says he "fell down to the ground" laughing when the idea for Elphaba and Glinda 's friendship came to him.

The author of " Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West " was inspired by a line in " The Wizard of Oz ".

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50

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45

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32

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informal

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English

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40

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possibly offensive

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medium-lived

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