Look to the western sky!

Part of making Wicked so impressive is the special effects that go on during the show. Lets be honest, the show has witches, wizards, a dragon and flying monkeys. To make this world seem real, you need someone who knows what they are doing. For Wicked, they have Chic Silber. He is responsible for making the magic happen.

Mr. Silber has done special effects for more than twenty five shows, including, Dracula (1980), Macbeth (1981), Alice in Wonderland (1982), Annie Get Your Gun (1999) and Dance of the Vampires (2002).

Another part of the play is the flying sequences. This is where Paul Rubin and ZFX inc. come in. Paul Rubin has worked on nine different shows including, Peter Pan (1998), Saturday Night Fever (1999) and Dance of the Vampires (2002). Mr. Rubin had help with Wicked. ZFX inc. ZFX inc. has done multiple shows, such as Peter Pan (1998), Saturday Night Fever (1999), The Green Bird (2000) and Dance of the Vampires (2002) to list just a few.

Aaron Waitz made his Broadway debut as the Special Effects Associate on Wicked. Since Wicked, he has worked on Dracula the Musical (2004) and Lennon (2005).

Want to know how Elphaba defies gravity? Stephanie J. Block will show you here in this CBS interview.

This is a clip of the song A Sentimental Man. In this clip you will see the wizard’s head and the flying monkeys. Beware; it has some plot spoilers in it.