Act 1: Scene 12

SCENE 12

          (The Emerald City)

TOURISTS

ONE SHORT DAY

IN THE EMERALD CITY

ONE SHORT DAY

FULL OF SO MUCH TO DO

EV’RY WAY

THAT YOU LOOK IN THIS CITY

THERE’S SOMETHING EXQUISITE

YOU’LL WANT TO VISIT

BEFORE THE DAY’S THROUGH!

ELPHABA

            THERE ARE BUILDINGS TALL AS QUOXWOOD TREES

GLINDA

            DRESS SALONS

ELPHABA

            AND LIBRARIES

GLINDA

PALACES!

ELPHABA

            MUSEUMS!

BOTH

            A HUNDRED STRONG…

            THERE ARE WONDERS LIKE I’VE NEVER SEEN

GLINDA

            IT’S ALL GRAND

ELPHABA

            AND IT’S ALL GREEN

BOTH

            I THINK WE’VE FOUND THE PLACE WHERE WE BELONG!

            I WANNA BE

            IN THIS HOI POLLOI

ELPHABA

            SO I’LL BE BACK FOR GOOD SOMEDAY

GLINDA

            TO MAKE MY LIFE AND MAKE MY WAY…

BOTH

            BUT FOR TODAY, WE’LL WANDER AND ENJOY…

ALL

            ONE SHORT DAY

            IN THE EMERALD CITY

            ONE SHORT DAY

            TO HAVE A LIFETIME OF FUN

            ONE SHORT DAY…

ELPHABA & GLINDA

            AND WE’RE WARNING THE CITY:

            NOW THAT WE’RE IN HERE

            YOU’LL KNOW WE’VE BEEN HERE

           

ALL

            BEFORE WE ARE DONE!

(They are in front of a Broadway-style marquee that reads Wiz-o-mania. TOURISTS pour into the theatre. GLINDA takes in the scene, enthralled.)

GLINDA

The night-life! The hustle and bustle! It’s all so… ozmopolitan! Elphie, come on—we’ll be late for Wizomania!

ELPHABA

I want to remember this moment. Always. Nobody’s staring. Nobody’s pointing. For the first time, I’m somewhere… where I belong.

GLINDA

You look positively—emerald!

            (They take each other’s hands and run into the theatre.)

WIZOMANIA CHORUS

WHO’S THE MAGE

WHOSE MAJOR ITINERARY

IS MAKNG ALL OZ MERRIER?

WHO’S THE SAGE

WHO SAGELY SAILED IN TO SAVE

OUR POSTERIORS?

WHOSE ENTHUSE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING

HAS ALL OZ HONEYMOONING?

WOO-OO-OO…

WIZ-N’T HE WONDERFUL?

(OUR WONDERFUL WIZARD!)

AUDIENCE                                                                                            WIZOMANIA CHORUS

ONE SHORT DAY                                                                                          WHO’S THE MAGE

IN THE EMERALD                                                                        WHOSE MAJOR ITINERARY

CITY                                                                                            IS MAKING ALL OZ MERRIER

ONE SHORT DAY                                                                                 WHO’S THE SAGE WHO

TO HAVE A LIFETIME OF FUN                                               SAGELY SAILED IN TO SAVE

                                                                                                                       OUR POSTERIORS…

ALL

            WHAT A WAY

TO BE SEEING THE CITY…

ELPHABA & GLINDA

WHERE SO MANY ROAM TO

WE’LL CALL IT HOME TOO

AND THEN, JUST LIKE NOW

WE CAN SAY:

WE’RE JUST TWO FRIENDS…

ELPHABA

            TWO GOOD FRIENDS…

GLINDA

            TWO BEST FRIENDS…

ALL

            SHARING ONE WONDERFUL

            ONE SHORT…

GUARD

The Wizard will see you now!

ALL

            DAY!