They were then lead out to a stage with five chairs out in a line across it. Gregory was sat first in the last chair. Then Boq was placed next to him with Glinda beside him. Fiyero cam next and then Elphaba in the first chair. The man came again to them and finally spoke.
"This is a show where a live audience can ask you anything they wish to know about you." He said first to the group sitting in the uncomfortable chairs. He then walked over to Gregory and handed him his book.
"This is most likely what they will ask you about." The other four turned to look at him as the man left them. Boq grabbed it from his hands and read the cover aloud to the group.
"The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West." He read passing it to Glinda who looked at it curiously. Then it was passed to Fiyero who had it for only a second before Elphaba grabbed it from him. She looked over the cover and then opened it and looked at the pictures stopping at the one of her and Fiyero and looking at him surprised and smirking. Then a handsome young man stepped out onto the stage with the five confused people and sat in the comfy chair apart from the others.
"So how are all of you?" He asked scanning the people and stopping at Elphaba at the end near him who was still scanning the book.
"Confused."
"Bored."
"Unhappy."
"Excited."
Four of them said at the same time leaving one who hadn't answered. She closed the book and handed it to Fiyero to pass back to Gregory at the opposite end. The host looked at her awaiting his answer as people began to wheel cameras into the room and set up.
"Awaiting what they have for me to answer." She answered simply turning to look at the empty audience. He leaned back in his chair and folded his arms across his chest.
"I haven't read the book so forgive me if I don't know all of your names. You are Gregory Maguire." He said pointing to Gregory at the other end. He then began to move down the row. "Not to sure about you, Glinda that one anyone would know." At this she sat back and smiled at the room around them proudly. "You I'm sorry I don't know and you are the Wicked Witch of the West." He finished proud of himself for knowing three of the five sitting in front of him. Elphaba clapped her hands slowly and smiled briefly at him.
"Bravo. You know Glinda and Gregory's names. However you are missing us three." She said to him standing up and walking to Gregory's end.
"This is Boq a munchkin." She said motioning to him and moving over to Fiyero. "This is Fiyero, prince of the Arjikis." She told him now moving to her seat and sitting down. "I am Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West." She finished looking at him smiling again. "Now you know." He looked down the row again and then to Elphaba.
"I'm Alex the host of this show. I really don't use my last name in it so I don't usually give it out." He said to them as the lights flashed. "Better get ready. They're ready to let the audience in." Glinda half jumped out of her seat. Boq sat forward making himself look smaller. Fiyero leaned back in his chair and looked at the ceiling. Elphaba sat up straight in her chair and looked at the row beside her. Gregory gripped the book in his hands nervously and looked at the floor. A curtain was pulled in front of the group as people began to enter. Gregory closed his eyes and gripped his book tighter in his hands as the voice of an announcer could be heard. Then applause and Alex could be heard.