What Is This Feeling?

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"What Is This Feeling?" is a comedic duet from the Broadway musical Wicked in which the characters Elphaba and Glinda humorously express their instant mutual loathing.

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instanceOf song
associatedWork The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum) NERFINISHED
audiencePerception often recognized as one of Wicked's signature comic songs
basedOn characters from Gregory Maguire's novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West"
characterIn Wicked NERFINISHED
composer Stephen Schwartz NERFINISHED
dramaticContext Elphaba and Glinda become roommates and immediately dislike each other
dramaticType comic number
ensembleRole comments on and reacts to Elphaba and Glinda's loathing
firstBroadwayProduction Wicked (Original Broadway Production) NERFINISHED
form duet
genre comedy song
show tune
includedOn Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) NERFINISHED
includesEnsemble yes
language English
lyricDevice hyperbole
irony
wordplay
lyricist Stephen Schwartz NERFINISHED
lyricTheme comedic conflict
dislike
first impressions
mutual loathing
medium stage musical
musical Wicked NERFINISHED
musicStyle contemporary musical theatre
narrativeFunction establishes relationship dynamic between Elphaba and Glinda
introduces conflict between Elphaba and Glinda
originalBroadwayElphabaPerformer Idina Menzel NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayGlindaPerformer Kristin Chenoweth NERFINISHED
originCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
partOfWork Wicked NERFINISHED
performer Elphaba NERFINISHED
Glinda NERFINISHED
relationshipDepicted rivalry between Elphaba and Glinda
settingInStory Shiz University NERFINISHED
structureFeature alternating lines between Elphaba and Glinda
ensemble interjections
subjectOf cast recordings of Wicked
tempo up-tempo
tone comic
satirical
vocalForces two female leads

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Wicked (musical) notableSong What Is This Feeling?
subject surface form: Wicked