<P> Elements of the book were rewritten while several songs underwent minor transformations . This included the excision of `` Which Way is the Party ? '' , the introductory song to the character Fiyero , which was subsequently replaced by `` Dancing Through Life '' in Schwartz 's fear that the former failed to be a clear `` statement of Fiyero 's philosophy of life '' . In addition , there was concern that Menzel 's Elphaba `` got a little overshadowed '' by Chenoweth 's Glinda . San Francisco Chronicle critic Robert Hurwitt wrote , `` Menzel 's brightly intense Elphaba the Wicked Witch ( needs ) a chance of holding her own alongside Chenoweth 's gloriously , insidiously bubbly Glinda '' , so the creative team set about making her character `` more prominent '' . On the subject of the Broadway revisions , Schwartz recalled , `` It was clear there was work to be done and revisions to be made in the book and the score . The critical community was , frankly , very helpful to us . We learned a lot from the reviews , which were honest and constructive in the aggregate , unlike New York , where the critics make up their minds before they come to the theatre . '' On October 30 , 2003 , the musical opened on Broadway . </P>
<P> Elements of the book were rewritten while several songs underwent minor transformations . This included the excision of `` Which Way is the Party ? '' , the introductory song to the character Fiyero , which was subsequently replaced by `` Dancing Through Life '' in Schwartz 's fear that the former failed to be a clear `` statement of Fiyero 's philosophy of life '' . In addition , there was concern that Menzel 's Elphaba `` got a little overshadowed '' by Chenoweth 's Glinda . San Francisco Chronicle critic Robert Hurwitt wrote , `` Menzel 's brightly intense Elphaba the Wicked Witch ( needs ) a chance of holding her own alongside Chenoweth 's gloriously , insidiously bubbly Glinda '' , so the creative team set about making her character `` more prominent '' . On the subject of the Broadway revisions , Schwartz recalled , `` It was clear there was work to be done and revisions to be made in the book and the score . The critical community was , frankly , very helpful to us . We learned a lot from the reviews , which were honest and constructive in the aggregate , unlike New York , where the critics make up their minds before they come to the theatre . '' On October 30 , 2003 , the musical opened on Broadway . </P>
when did wicked open on broadway in nyc
when did wicked open on broadway in nyc
October 30 , 2003
October 30 , 2003