The author of the book that inspired the play and film revealed his ideas and confirmed that he wrote a scene in which the characters intentionally kiss
Last Monday, the 9th, the author’s interview was aired on the website Them, where Maguire told about his references when writing Wicked, “I wanted Oz to feel as real as Middle Earth”, he explained after talking about the inspirations in the children’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, first published in 1900.
Fans speculate that there is some sexual tension between Glinda and Elphaba during the film. In the book of Gregory Maguirethe characters actually kiss, but in the film starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo the scene was left aside. “This was intentional, and it was modest, restrained, and refined in a way that one would imagine one of these two young women felt something more than the other and didn’t want to say,” the author added.
About Wicked, check out the synopsis:
Inspired by the famous Broadway musical, Wicked presents the other side of the story of the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West, check out the synopsis:
“In the plot, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is a young woman from the Kingdom of Oz, but misunderstood because of her unusual green skin and because she has not yet discovered her true power. His routine is quiet and uninteresting, but when he begins his studies at Shiz University, his destiny meets Glinda (Ariana Grande), a popular and ambitious young woman, born with a silver spoon, who just wants to secure her privileges and still doesn’t know her true soul.”
“The two begin an unexpected friendship; however, their differences, such as Glinda’s desire for popularity and power, and Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, get in the way, which can perpetuate in the future of each and in how the people of Oz see them.”
Source: Maxima
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