"Someday I'll wish upon a star + wake + find the darkness far behind me," E. Y. (Yip) Harburg scrawled in pencil on a piece of yellow legal paper. And so was born a classic. By Paul Grein The Library ...

Goodness knows the wicked’s lives are lonely.” This line, sung by Glinda in the song “No One Mourns the Wicked,” is one of the most nuanced lyrics, in my opinion, of the whole “Wicked” musical. It ...

The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg’s creative output, including the first handwritten drafts of music and lyrics from some of the ...

Stephen Schwartz wrote two new songs for the film, one of which is titled after Dorothy’s famous catchphrase. In Wicked: For Good, Elphaba sings the famous words to show how much she loves her ...

The Library of Congress has acquired rare artifacts related to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. "Yip" ...