Today, we rode the train into the city to go to my first ever showing of Wicked! I had been listening to the soundtrack in my mother’s car for years, but I had never actually seen the show itself. Before we went to the actual performance, we went to this great all-you-can-eat sushi place a few blocks away. It was delicious!
But back to the show: I was ecstatic to be finally seeing it! I knew a lot of the plot from inferences that I made based off of the music, but there were still plenty of surprises throughout! The performers did a great job, and the way they did everything from Glinda’s bubble to the flying monkeys were extraordinary.
But the shining star of the day was the plot line itself. The intricate, twisted plot is interwoven with the traditional Wizard of Oz, and the connecting points shed more light on the original character while introducing a few more. The best part for me, however, was the drastic character development that took place throughout the story. The best example of this was probably Fiyero, who also happens to be my favorite character.
I tried to make sure not to include any spoilers in this post, but I extend my apologies if I did spoil anything. I thought that this production went above and beyond my expectations, and hope that you look into it!
