And deservedly. The musical genre has been around long enough to start transcending the boundaries of the genre and playing with its conventions. What Wicked does is retell a known story just to make millions of dollars and ensure that audiences don’t have to be challenged.
In 2025, I am going to make art. I am going to write bad drafts and edit them without fear. I’m going to take joy in creating things even if they are not perfect. Every day I will remind myself that anything worth doing is worth doing badly.