Boq
Biographical information
Also Known As	Moq, Bick
Gender	Male
Hair color	Blonde (novel) Black or Brown (musical)
Born	Munchkinland
Family	Bfee (father), Yellowgage (child in novel), Rikla (child in novel), Clarinda (child in novel)
Relationships	Glinda (one sided), Milla (novel), Nessarose (musical)
Title(s)	Tin Woodman
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995)
Last appearance	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995)
Portrayer	(originally) Christopher Fitzgerald

Boq, also known as Moq in other productions, is the name of the Munchkin man who became the Tin Woodman in the musical Wicked; and Elphaba and Glinda's friend in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. In the musical, he's Nessarose's love interest, however, in the novel he has little to no interaction with her.

Contents 1 Life 1.1 In the Novel 1.2 In the Musical 1.3 In the Wonderful Wizard of Oz 2 Songs 2.1 Solos (In A Group Number) 2.2 Others 3 Portrayers 3.1 Broadway Production 3.2 1st National Tour 3.3 Chicago Production 3.4 London Production 3.5 Los Angeles Production 3.6 Stuttgart Production 3.7 Melbourne Production 3.8 San Francisco Production 3.9 2nd National Tour 3.10 Australian Tour Production 3.11 Oberhausen Production 3.12 Scheveningen Production 3.13 Scheveningen Understudies 3.14 Helsinki Production (non-replicated version) 3.15 Denmark Coperhagen Production 4 External Links

LifeEdit

In the NovelEdit

In Maguire's novel, Boq has very little interaction with Nessarose, and while he does fancy Galinda, he does not

become involved with either girl. Boq narrates a whole section of the book in the Shiz University section of the novel. However,

Boq befriends Elphaba, as they were childhood playmates, and assists her in doing research for Doctor Dillamond. Boq becomes friends with Crope, Tibbett, and Avaric, although he appears to be jealous of Avaric, due to his good looks, charm, and money. His infatuation with Galinda, which never comes to more than a brief kiss, gradually lifts and they become friends, as Boq states he was in love with GAlinda, not Glinda. Boq eventually marries Milla, a fellow classmate and childhood sweetheart. The two wed and return to Boq's Munchkindland farm. It is often stated how Milla attempts suicide, as she is now of a lower social standing. Elphaba encounters Boq not long after Nessarose's funeral, as she inquires after Dorothy, and again after her assault on Madame Morrible.

In the MusicalEdit

In the musical, Boq is the love interest of Elphaba's younger sister, Nessarose

(who would later become The Wicked Witch of the East). However, the feeling is not mutual; Boq only became involved with Nessarose in hopes of impressing Galinda, on whom he truly has his heart set. Unfortunately, Galinda has so little regard for him that she cannot remember his name (calling him Bick). When Nessarose eventually becomes the governor of Munchkinland, she uses her power to enslave Boq as her personal servant, given that he is a Munchkin. When Boq confesses his love for Glinda, Nessarose becomes extremely angry with him. At that point, she attempts to casts a spell on him from Elphaba's spell book, but mispronounces it. This causes Boq's heart to shrink until it is completely gone. In a desperate attempt to save Boq's life, Elphaba turns Boq into the Tin Woodman. Unlike in the novel, Boq plays a considerably condensed role in the stage production.

In the Wonderful Wizard of OzEdit

In L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Boq has a very small role. When Dorothy leaves Munchkinland Dorothy stays at his house where she has big feast and spends the night. This is mentioned briefly in the book Wicked when Elphaba tracks Dorothy to Boq's house.

SongsEdit

Solos (In A Group Number)Edit

• Dancing Through Life (Fiyero, Glinda, Nessarose, Elphaba, and Students of Shiz)
• The Wicked Witch of the East (Elphaba and Nessarose)
• March Of The Witch Hunters (Ozians)

OthersEdit

• Dear Old Shiz (Glinda and Students of Shiz)
• What Is This Feeling? (Glinda, Elphaba, and Students of Shiz)

PortrayersEdit

Broadway ProductionEdit

• Christopher Fitzgerald (2003-2005)
• Randy Harrison (2004; temporary)
• Jeffrey Kuhn (2005)
• Robb Sapp (2005-2006)
• Logan Lipton (2006-2008)
• Ben Liebert (2008)
• Alex Brightman (2008-2010)
• Etai BenSholmo (2010-2012)
• Taylor Trensch (2012; temporary)
• Etai Benshlomo (2012)
• Jesse JP Johnson (2013; temporary)
• F. Michael Haynie (2013-Present) 

1st National TourEdit

• Logan Lipton (2005-2006)
• Kirk McDonald (2006)
• Josh Lamon (2006-2007)
• Brad Weinstock (2007-2008)
• Ben Liebert (2008-2010)
• Justin Brill (2010-2013)
• Jesse J.P. Johnson (2013-Present)

Chicago ProductionEdit

• Telly Leung (2005-2006)
• Adam Fleming (2006-2007)
• Stanton Nash (2007-2008)
• Ted Ely (2008-2009)

London ProductionEdit

• James Gillan (2006-2008)
• Jeremy Legat (2008-2009)
• Alex Jessop (2009-2010)
• George Ure (2010-2011)
• Ben Scott (2011)
• Adam Pettigrew (2011-2012)
• Sam Lupton (2012-Present)

Los Angeles ProductionEdit

• Adam Wylie (2007)
• Michael Drolet (2008)
• Eddy Rioseco (2008-2009)

Stuttgart ProductionEdit

• Stefan Stara (2007-2009)
• Stephan Luethy (2009-2010)

Melbourne ProductionEdit

• Anthony Callea (2008-2009)
• Stuart Fisher (2009)

San Francisco ProductionEdit

• Eddy Rioseco (2009-2010)
• Etai BenShlomo (2010)

2nd National TourEdit

• Ted Ely (2009)
• Zach Hanna (2009-2011)
• Dan Pacheco (2011-2012)
• Michael Wartella (2012-2013)
• Alex Wyse (2013-Present)

Australian Tour ProductionEdit

• Anthony Callea
• James D. Smith (Final)

Oberhausen ProductionEdit

• Ben Daramain (2010-2011)

Scheveningen ProductionEdit

• Niels Jacobs (2011-2013)

Scheveningen UnderstudiesEdit

• Martijn Vogel (2011-2012)
• Nuno Azevedo
• James Cook

Helsinki Production (non-replicated version)Edit

• Antti Lang (2010-Present)

Denmark Coperhagen ProductionEdit

• Kim Hammelsvang Henriksen (2011-Present)

Asian Tour

• James D. Smith (Original; Current)

External LinksEdit

• Boq - Wikipedia
• Boq - Oz Wiki
• http://ozwikia.com/wiki/Boq