Wicked Timeline By The Airwick May 15, 1856 Lyman Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz, is born. Period: May 15, 1856 to Sep 7, 2014 Wicked Musical Timeline Jan 1, 1899 Baum publishes a prose version of Mother Goose tales in a book called Father Goose: his book. Jan 1, 1900 Baum publishes The Wizard of Oz which becomes an instant best seller. Jan 20, 1903 The Wizard of Oz opens up on Broadway. May 6, 1919 Baum dies days before his 63rd birthday. Aug 15, 1939 The Movie of The Wizard of Oz premieres. Sep 1, 1995 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire is published Oct 30, 2003 Wicked, a musical adaptation of the book, opens up on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre. Jun 6, 2004 Wicked wins three Tony awards. May 1, 2014 Wicked starts touring Australia. Sep 7, 2014 Wicked Performes it's last show in it's Australian tour.