WiCKED

I've been stoked to see Wicked for a while now, and I finally was able to see it on Thursday, Sept. 28th at the Paramount Theatre with Adria. After hearing so many good reviews, and hearing about the awards this musical has won, and then some first-hand praise, I was pretty psyched-up to see it. I also learned that the show was sold out and had a very high demand for scalpinage on the internet so just being able to go was pretty darn exciting.

And the show did not disappoint. There was plenty of fun and entertaining moments, and the story adapted by the novel by Gregory Maguire made complete sense with the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz storyline. I really liked the massive use of colors and lighting, and the sets were vivid and imaginary - making it a very enjoyable experience. The music and vocals were far better than I expected. Shoshana Bean, who plays the lead role of the Wicked Witch Elphaba, has a majestic pop star voice, while Megan Hilty, who plays the Good Witch Glinda, has plenty of comedic sass and humor to fit the typical blonde role. It was just a good time, and I'd recommend it to everyone, who has a bit spare change anyway.

Yay!