One Short Day

One Short Day
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel perform "One Short Day" with the rest of Wicked's original cast
The original Broadway Cast performing "One Short Day"

"One Short Day" is the 9th song in the musical Wicked. It is also the opening number to Wicked in Universal Studios Japan. It takes place during the "Emerald City" scene, where the two witches (Glinda and Elphaba) first go to the emerald city to meet the wizard. The song includes many different costumes and characters but ultimately ends with the two girls going to meet the wizard.[1]


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Plot

The song starts with Elphaba leaving for the Emerald City, Fiyero and Galinda watching. Galinda, trying to impress Fiyero, changes her name to Glinda in honor of the beloved Doctor Dillamond. Fiyero was not impressed, so Elphaba invites "Glinda" to the Emerald city. The girls are so happy to be there, saying that they "belong there"; Elphaba being green, and Glinda being grand. They are dazzled by the wonders of the city. They then see the show "Wizamania", a show about the wizard. The song ends with Elphaba and Glinda affirming their friendship and seeing the wizard.

Set Design

The set in this scene is very simple. There is a green "OZ" sign at the back surrounded by other green lights. The cast (except for Glinda and Elphaba) are all dressed in green. When Glinda and Elphaba go to see the show-within-the show, a green curtain descends from the rafters.

Commentary by Stephen Schwartz (as said in "Wicked The Grimmerie")

Stephen Schwartz said that this was the third song written for Wicked. He wanted this to be one of the "fun" songs in the musical. It was supposed to be like "two girls spending a day in Paris".

References

  1. ^ wickedthemusical.com
v · d · eWicked
Books
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West • Son of a Witch • A Lion Among Men • Out of Oz
Stage adaptation
Wicked (awards and nominations • album)
Characters
Elphaba • Glinda • Wizard of Oz • Boq • Nessarose
Songs
"No One Mourns the Wicked" • "The Wizard and I" • "What is this Feeling?" • "Dancing Through Life" • "Popular" • "I'm Not that Girl" • "One Short Day" • "Defying Gravity" • "As Long as You're Mine" • "No Good Deed" • "For Good"
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