《魔法坏女巫》（Wicked） 自2003年在百老汇首演以来已经吸引了世界范围内超过5000万观众，获得了超过100个奖项，风靡百老汇与西区十余年。其中所获奖项包括1座格莱美、2座奥利弗奖和3座托尼奖。《魔法坏女巫》是有史以来世界上最受瞩目、最壮观也是最成功的剧作之一，至今已经在14个国家上演，有6种语言版本。
《泰晤士报》称其为“《歌剧魅影》后最宏大的作品”.《魔法坏女巫》是对家喻户晓的《绿野仙踪》故事创造性的解构与重述。通体翠绿、遭人排挤的艾芙芭Elphaba，和娇俏讨喜、志存高远的格琳达Glinda，在经历了一系列理想与幻灭，背叛与宽恕之后，结下了深厚而难言的友谊，并收获了各自的历练与成长，其中体现的女性自我意识觉醒以及有关话语权的思考，在当今时代的语境下愈久弥新。宏大而极富想象力的布景舞美亦是一大看点。从天而降的泡泡船，悬于穹顶的神秘地图，浮华艳丽的奥兹人服装，不失为现今百老汇舞台上数一数二的视听盛宴。
“一个引人落泪的绝美的音乐剧。”《魔法坏女巫》是有史以来世界上最受瞩目、最壮观也是最成功的剧作之一。
故事建立在一个充满了巫师、女巫、魔法和咒语的神奇国度，讲述了一个精彩绝伦的隐秘故事。这两个女生在西兹大学初次相遇：广受欢迎的金发女生Glinda，以及不被理解的绿色女生Elphaba，两个看似不可能成为朋友的女生之间结下了深厚的友谊。然而在遇到了奥兹国的神奇巫师后，她们的友谊走到了交叉口，人生道路也从此不同。Glinda执迷于名望，被权利所迷惑；Elphaba则决心忠于自己的内心，她周围的一切，也将会对她的未来形成意想不到、令人震惊的后果……
西方文化中一直有关于“西方坏女巫”的传说，而《魔法坏女巫》的主人公之一Elphaba正是这个为大众所熟知的”坏女巫”。而《魔法坏女巫》的故事，是其“坏”形象的颠覆。这部音乐剧改编自Gregory Maguire的小说《坏女巫——西方坏女巫的前世今生》，讲述了现代女性关于善良、友谊、爱情、独立与成长的思考与追求。
Defying Gravity, 是Wicked中最著名的唱段
GLINDA
(spoken) Elphaba - why couldn't you have stayed calm for
Once, instead of flying off the handle!
I hope you're happy!
(sung) I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how you
Hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever!
ELPHABA
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy, too
I hope you're proud how you
Would grovel in submission
To feed your own ambition
BOTH
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now
GLINDA
(spoken) Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry:
(sung) You can still be with the Wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted:
ELPHABA
(spoken) I know:
(sung) But I don't want it -
No - I can't want it
Anymore:
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap!
It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!
GLINDA
Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur:
ELPHABA
I'm through accepting limits
''cause someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down:
(spoken) Glinda - come with me. Think of what we could
Do: together.
(sung) Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been
Glinda -
Dreams, the way we planned 'em
GLINDA
If we work in tandem:
BOTH
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity
ELPHABA
They'll never bring us down!
(spoken) Well? Are you coming?
GLINDA
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this
ELPHABA
(spoken) You too
(sung) I hope it brings you bliss
BOTH
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend:
ELPHABA
So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!
GLINDA
I hope you're happy!
CITIZENS OF OZ
Look at her, she's wicked!
Get her!
ELPHABA
:Bring me down!
CITIZENS OF OZ
No one mourns the wicked
So we've got to bring her
ELPHABA
Ahhh!
CITIZENS OF OZ
Down!
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