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.
when did wicked open on broadway in nyc
October 30, 2003