Listen to The Wizard And I (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003) by Carole Shelley & Idina Menzel

The Wizard And I (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)

Carole Shelley & Idina Menzel

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The Wizard And I (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003 / Audio)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Carole Shelley

Vocals

Idina Menzel

Vocals

Stephen Oremus

Conductor

Alex Lacamoire

Piano

Christian Hebel

Christian Hebel

First Violin

Andrew Barrett

Synthesizer Programming

Andy Jones

Percussion

Ann Labin

Violin

Dale Kirkland

Trombone

Daniel Miller

Cello

David Evans

Keyboards

Doug Purviance

Trombone

Gary Seligson

Drums

Greg Skaff

Guitar

Helen Campo

Flute

Jeanne LeBlanc

Cello

John Campo

Bassoon

John Moses

Clarinet

Jon Owens

Trumpet

Katherine Livolsi-Stern

Katherine Livolsi-Stern

Violin

Kelly Dent

French Horn

Kevin Roy

Viola

Konrad Adderley

Konrad Adderley

Bass Guitar

Laura Sherman

Harp

Maura Giannini

Violin

Paul Loesel

Keyboards

Ric Molina

Guitar

Ronald Carbone

Viola

Suzanne Ornstein

Suzanne Ornstein

Violin

Theo Primis

French Horn

Tom Hoyt

Trumpet

Tuck Lee

Oboe

Victor Heifets

Violin

Victor Schultz

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz

Composer

Stephen Oremus

Arranger

Alex Lacamoire

Arranger

William David Brohn

William David Brohn

Orchestrator

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz

Producer

Frank Filipetti

Frank Filipetti

Mixing Engineer

Jason Spears

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Justin Shturtz

Assistant Engineer

Jason Stasium

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Oh, miss Elphaba

Many years I have waited

For a gift like yours to appear

Why, I predict the wizard could make you his

Magic grand vizier

My dear, my dear

I'll write at once to the wizard

Tell him of you in advance

With a talent like yours, dear

There is a definish chance

If you work as you should, you'll be making good

[Verse 1]

Did that really just happen?

Have I actually understood?

This weird quirk I've tried to suppress or hide

Is a talent that could help me meet the wizard

If I make good

So, I'll make good

[Verse 2]

When I meet the wizard

Once I prove my worth

And then I meet the wizard

What I've waited for since, since birth

And with all his wizard wisdom

By my looks, he won't be blinded

Do you think the wizard is dumb?

Or like munchkins so small-minded?

No, he'll say to me I see who you truly are

A girl on whom I can rely

And that's how we'll begin

The wizard and I

[Verse 3]

Once I'm with the wizard

My whole life will change

'Cause once you're with the wizard

No one thinks you're strange

No father is not proud of you

No sister acts ashamed

And all of Oz has to love you

When by the wizard you're acclaimed

And this gift or this curse I have inside

Maybe at last I'll know why

When we are hand in hand

The wizard and I

[Bridge]

And one day, he'll say to me, "Elphaba

A girl who is so superior

Shouldn't a girl who's so good inside

Have a matching exterior?

And since folks here to an absurd degree

Seem fixated on your verdigris

Would it be all right by you if I de-greenify you?"

[Verse 4]

And, of course, that's not important to me

"All right, why not?"

I'll reply

Oh, what a pair we'll be

The wizard and I

Yes, what a pair we'll be

The wizard and—

[Verse 5]

Unlimited

My future is unlimited

And I've just had a vision almost like a prophecy

I know, it sounds truly crazy

And, true, the vision's hazy

But I swear someday there'll be

A celebration throughout Oz

That's all to do with me

[Outro]

And I'll stand there with the wizard

Feeling things I've never felt

And though I'd never show it

I'd be so happy, I could melt

And so it will be for the rest of my life

And I'll want nothing else till I die

Held in such high esteem

When people see me, they will scream

For half of Oz's favorite team

The wizard and I

Written by: Stephen Schwartz

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