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The Wizard and I

Song · 2003 · Idina Menzel with Carole Shelley. Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Album: Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Decca Broadway

When the big chance finally comes through. ✨💚

Who it's for

This song captures the rush right after a door opens: the meeting is set, the offer has come through, and your mind races ahead to everything that could follow.

Buzzing, hopeful→Soaring, ready

Feelings it meets

What it is

'The Wizard and I' is from the 2003 Broadway musical Wicked. Early in the show, after the headmistress Madame Morrible notices Elphaba's powers and promises to introduce her to the Wizard of Oz, Elphaba sings about meeting him and imagining a future where she is finally valued. The original cast recording won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

Where to find it

Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music; performed in Wicked on stage.

Before you start

Age: All ages

Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 2, Scene 2

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