Wicked

Ok, so as many of you know I was able to go see Wicked the Saturday before last and seriously, it was amazing! Can I just tell you that I love Wicked?

And this I'm not telling you this as one of those girls who flounce about in their pink "Popular" Shirts saying, "Oh, my heck! Isn't Popular, like, the greatest?" I truly love this musical from the core of my soul.

This musical has so many layers.

First of all I must say that the music is out of this world! Steven Schwartz really outdid himself this time. I've always loved his music but this is phenomenal!

Ok, second, the story is amazing. How Winnie Holzman took Gregory Maguire's filthy book and made it into an amazing and clean story is beyond me and I love her for it. Also, the story supports the songs and the songs support the story in a way that I cannot describe. Listening the soundtrack is awesome but with the story interlaced with it the music soars to new heights... which one would seem is impossible, but guess what? Apparently, it's not.

Third, the characters are amazing. They're personalities are so strong and their ideals so a part of them that any actor would have a hard time interpreting their character differently. You can't really play around with the character and make them less then they are. They are what they are and have a different life above that of the musical.

Fourth, Defying Gravity.

That song still gives me chills when I hear it. (When live it's 87 times stronger) When Elphaba emerges from the back of the room that she and Glinda are in to hide from the guards and rises into the air... Oooo! I wish I could feel like that constantly! (except then I would get used to it and it wouldn't be as cool)

Side story: Actually when we were watching it a lady two seats from me stood up and started to leave saying something about needing to use the restroom literally 30 seconds before Defying Gravity started and I almost reached up to grab her wrist and tell her that she should hold if I had to choose between peeing my pants and not seeing Defying Gravity, I would definitely choose to pee my pants. But I thought that would be a little creepy and so I didn't...

--->Here<---'s a clip of Defying Gravity that will give you a very small taste of the amazingness that is Wicked. I would have embed it but it was disabled and this is the version you must see if you don't see it live.

Ok, I could go on forever and if you want some other thoughts I have about Wicked just click --->here<--- to hear about my first experience going to Wicked.

One difference between Utah Wicked and California Wicked: No Good Deed. The Utah Elphaba took that song and made it hers. She did such a fantastic job on that song I can not even describe. That song is now a very, very close number two from the musical now. (Defying Gravity being number one of course)

Seriously, everyone needs to see Wicked. If you get a chance, take it.