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L. Frank Baum

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LyricistBook Writer 1856–1919

Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema. Born and raised in Chittenango, New York, Baum moved west after an unsuccessful stint as a theater producer and playwright. He and his wife opened a store in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and he edited and publis…

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The Wizard Of Oz

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  • Wicked , based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , which is in turn based on L. Frank Baum’s Oz novelsebooks/Cuden, Steve/Beating Broadway_ How to Create Stories for Musicals That Get Standing Ovations - Steve Cuden.txt
  • In 1995, Maguire brought his feelings to light in Wicked. He named the girl Elphaba after L. Frank Baum’s initials, and, to stack the deck more against her, made her illegitimate. The book caught the eye of composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose Broadway career had started off strong: he wrote the title song to the 1969 comedy Butterfl…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
  • The Wizard , based of course on L. Frank Baum’s children’s tale, was from the start Baum’s project. He wrote book and lyrics to Paul Tietjens’ music, following his original storyline: Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion (a pantomime animal, rather like Evangeline ’s heifer) set off on a quest that ends with Dorothy’s ret…ebooks/Mordden, Ethan/Anything Goes_ A History of American Musical Theatre - Ethan Mordden.txt
  • However, another show with unflattering reviews has been running unstoppably: Stephen Schwartz’s Wicked (2003). Although the setting is L. Frank Baum’s Oz back when Dorothy visited by cyclone, the tale is timeless: two young women of very different backgrounds and interests become college pals and eventually play significant roles in the…ebooks/Mordden, Ethan/Anything Goes_ A History of American Musical Theatre - Ethan Mordden.txt
  • Gregory Maguire’s bestselling novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West was a witty perspective flip on L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and a small aspect of his just suppose story was that Elphaba (an homage to the original author—her name is drawn from his initials) and Galinda (who evolves into Glinda…ebooks/Rodgers, Joni/Little Bit Wicked, A - Joni Rodgers & Kristin Chenoweth.txt
  • One of the projects MGM put on his plate was an epic musical of L. Frank Baum's classic American children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which would get all the resources of costume, set, and special effects design that MGM, the home of musical film, could muster.ebooks/Viagas, Robert/I'm the Greatest Star_ Broadway's Top Musical Legends from 1900 to Today - Robert Viagas.txt

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