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'Wicked,' 'the Wizard Of Oz,' And The Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg
People around the globe have been watching the blockbuster musical film "Wicked" this holiday season. Based on the Broadway musical, it serves as a backstory to the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," casting that film's villain, the Wicked Witch of the West, in a positive light, as a misunderstood and bullied child who goes on to challenge authority ...Read more