Byline: CAMERON BLOCH Associated Press -
A smoke-breathing dragon flaps its wings and cranks its head. Monkeys fly from a tangle of vines that frames a giant fantasy clock. A witch in a sparkling blue gown travels on a bubble-blowing pendulum. And a green witch in a black hat flies her broomstick through billows of smoke.
All these special effects happen within the $1.5 million set of ``Wicked,'' a new musical at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway in New York City that tells the story of ``The Wizard of Oz'' from the viewpoint of the witches who made life such a challenge for Dorothy in the classic 1939 film.
``Wicked'' puts a new twist on a story …
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