Review of Wicked

This past weekend, Moe and I went to see the Broadway show Wicked.  I was skeptical when I first heard it was coming to town as I am not a huge fan of the Wizard of Oz.  However, so many of my friends were ranting and raving about how wonderful it was so we decided to check it out on our week off.  The trip to the theater was a bit of a disaster as Moe can not drive and talk on the phone.  The theater was in the center of the city, and Moe gets on the wrong freeway and starts driving to his work.  He then tried to explain to me that the route he took is actually faster.  A ten minute car trip quickly turned into a half hour.  

Once we arrived at the theater, it was a complete cluster with people everywhere.  As the usher scanned our tickets, he pointed over to a side stairway that no one else was one.  Moe and I were thrilled to escape the heard of people until we realized that this private stairs took us up three flights of stairs to the very top of the balcony. As we shuffled into our seats, second row from the back of the highest balcony, I was suddenly regretting the decision to go the cheap route for our tickets.  However, as soon as the show started, nothing else mattered.  Although we were way too far away to see the performers faces, we were still able to follow the storyline and enjoy the music!  It was entertaining with a creative twist to the traditional Wizard of Oz storyline. We both found ourselves laughing at multiple scenes which was a pleasant surprise after our stressful weekend.  Overall, I would definitely recommend this musical to any of my friends or family. Although it was not the BEST musical I had ever seen, it definitely made my top five list! 

- Miss J

Official Website:
http://www.wickedthemusical.com/#

Take note of the Row Y (second to last row in the entire theater)!

Photo of Program Cover