Wicked (1) in 1995, stephen schwartz, a broadway song writer and lyricist, read a book by gregory maguire. (2) this book was called wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the west. (3) it is loosely based off l. frank baum's book the wonderful wizard of oz. (4) schwartz wanted to make maguire's book into a musical. (5) schwartz got maguire's permission to write the musical wicked. (6) on october 30, 2003, the musical opened on broadway. (7) in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards. (8) it won three of them. (9) in total, it has won 35 major awards. (10) several of its songs have become popular due to the musical's huge success. (11) wicked has earned over $1.8 billion and has been viewed by over 23 million people according to newsobserver. com. (12) wicked follows the life of elphaba, also known as the wicked witch of the west. (13) the story shows how her character is actually a kindhearted and misunderstood girl who happens to have green skin. (14) the green makeup takes a long time to put on the skin. (15) while in college, elphaba becomes roommates with glinda, a beautiful and socially-motivated girl. (16) the pair couldn't be more different. (17) however, through their differences, they become self-aware and learn a lot about each other. read these two sentences from paragraph 2. (7) in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards. (8) it won three of them. how can sentences 7 and 8 be combined to improve the flow of the text? a. in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards, or it won three of them. b. in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards and three of them were won. c. in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards and won three of them. d. in its first year, wicked was nominated for 10 tony awards, and wicked won only a few.