"For weeks now, we've only heard the briefest of snippets, mere seconds in trailers, of the new songs coming to Wicked: For Good.We've known since 2022 that Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz would be penning two original songs for the sequel - he said so in a newsletter. It's a smart move, considering that the Broadway musical's second act doesn't have nearly the bop density of the first (although its musical high points are very high.)"
"Why do I love this placeThat's never loved me?There's that beautiful girlWith a beautiful lifeSuch a beautiful lifeBuilt on liesFor the girl in the bubbleThat big shiny bubbleIsn't it high time for her bubble to pop But there's no place like homeThere's no place like home Sonically, this song mostly sounds like an excuse for Cynthia Erivo to do some big impressive vocal runs on the words "nooooooo" and "hooooooome,""
"And of course, the title refrain riffs on Dorothy's famous line from The Wizard of Oz. Act two is sort of all about Elphaba going on this parallel journey to Dorothy's while the events of Dorothy's journey are happening in the background. When Dorothy says "There's no place like home" and clicks her heels, it's because she's homesick and misses her family back in Kansas."
Only brief snippets, mere seconds in trailers, have been released of the new songs for Wicked: For Good. Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz wrote two original songs for the sequel, titled "No Place Like Home" and "The Girl in the Bubble". The November 6 Wicked: One Wonderful Night special supplied lyrics and clips to analyze. "No Place Like Home" contains lines questioning attachment to a place that never loved the speaker and references a "girl in the bubble." Cynthia Erivo delivers big vocal runs on elongated refrains and the title echoes Dorothy's "There's no place like home." The act-two narrative parallels Dorothy's journey while questioning what "home" means for Elphaba.
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