show itself

The show — itself based on Gregory Magurie’s 1995 novel that gave a backstory to Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum’s "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" — became a worldwide sensation when it debuted in 2003.

Though many songs have a lull-like quality in parts, the show itself had no lulls, even in softer moments: With two acoustic guitars leading the heart-wrenching classic “Wish You Were Here,” you could hear a pin drop.

I mean, the show itself is asking all of us to move on since it's ending.

The show itself is doing the same.

"They had a kind of peculiar three-way relationship that got very deep and sometimes a little bit uncomfortable for all of them. But it did something extraordinary for the show itself because it made Tony a really, really, really extraordinary and rich character."