INTRO – (Piano, solo female) DOROTHY (soft, intimate): I was just a girl with a ribbon in my hair, Chasing little dreams in the Kansas air. Then the sky turned dark, and the wind turned wild — Now I’m not that simple child. Is wicked born… or made somehow? And who decides what matters now? VERSE 1 – Women ELPHABA (controlled fire): You see green skin, you call it sin, Before I even dare begin. You mark me wrong, you name me threat — But I’m not finished yet. GLINDA (bright, polished edge): Goodness shines in polished shoes, With perfect smiles and careful views. But crowns can slip, and halos crack — What if white is hiding black? NESSA (earnest, rising): They’ll say “Wicked Witch of the East,” Like I was born a beast. But I was just a sister unseen, Fighting to be queen. MADAME MORRIBLE (smooth, calculating): Storms don’t gather by mistake, They form because of choices made. Prophecy is shaped by will — And I decide what’s written still. (Drums begin to pulse) PRE-CHORUS DOROTHY (growing stronger): I don’t know who’s wrong or right — ELPHABA (harmony under): But I won’t vanish from your sight — GLINDA (above harmony): If truth must stand against the night — ALL WOMEN: Then let it rise! CHORUS – FULL CAST FULL CAST: Who decides what’s wrong or right? Who controls the story we write? Is it magic? Is it might? Or who survives the fight? CALL & RESPONSE: MALES: Power! FEMALES: Truth! MALES: Courage! FEMALES: Proof! ALL: When the curtain falls tonight, We rise, we ignite — No place like power in the light! (Brass punch) VERSE 2 – Men WIZARD (showman charm): Pay no mind to smoke and flame, Every miracle needs a name. Give them spectacle and sound — And they won’t look down. SCARECROW (hopeful): If I only had the mind To see the truths we leave behind — TIN MAN (aching warmth): If I only had a heart We wouldn’t tear ourselves apart — COWARDLY LION (vulnerable strength): If courage lives inside my roar, Why am I still afraid of more? PRE-CHORUS 2 – Overlapping ELPHABA (belt building): I won’t bow — I won’t break — GLINDA (counter melody): Every choice is one we make — NESSA (urgent): Let them tremble when I wake — DOROTHY: I just want my home to take me back — MADAME MORRIBLE (low): History bends… along my track. (Big drum build) CHORUS – BIGGER FULL CAST: Who decides what’s wrong or right? Who survives the shifting fight? Is it written in the sky? Or who they choose to vilify? ENSEMBLE STACKS: Power! Truth! Courage! Proof! ALL: When the curtain starts to fall, We stand, we call — No place like power after all! BRIDGE – Drop to Piano & Strings DOROTHY (soft): I never meant to spark a flame… ELPHABA (gentle harmony): Neither did I… GLINDA (whispered): But here we stand… NESSA (aching): They’ll remember me in black — Wicked Witch of the East — no turning back. MADAME MORRIBLE (ominous): Legends rise… when truth goes slack. (Silence beat) KEY CHANGE (Drums explode. Brass punches upward.) FINAL CHORUS – FULL BELT, OVERLAPPING A

No Place Like Power