'Wicked: For Good' Finally Gives Us the Most Accurate Version of The Cowardly Lion

Wicked: For Good is finally presenting the most accurate depiction of a beloved Wizard of Oz character anyone's seen in over 125 years. That character is the Cowardly Lion, first introduced in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900 and later immortalized by Bert Lahr in MGM's film adaptation in 1939. Lahr's fusion of comedic timing and vulnerability made his Cowardly Lion a scene-stealing force as he journeyed with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard of Oz. Even today, Lahr's facial expressions and constant sobbing have the power to provoke side-splitting laughter.