New York, Part Three--"Wicked"

(Note: Be sure your speakers are on. The music is good!)

No trip to New York City is complete without seeing a Broadway show. We've seen Broadway touring companies before, but never anything on Broadway. It helps to actually be in New York, of course.

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The show on the top of my list to see was "Wicked". I have the cast recording and I've heard great reviews from friends. As you can see from the picture above, the show is billed as "The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz". Of course, "Wicked" is a sold out show. It definitely was on Friday night, at least. Well, the Gershwin Theatre holds a lottery 2 to 2-1/2 hours before curtain for 25 seats in the front row for $26.50 each. We turned in our names, along with a couple hundred other people that night. Needless to say, we weren't among the lucky 25. But we did manage to get cancellation tickets at the last minute. And, wow, did we have great seats! We sat in row M in the center orchestra. The seats were perfect! We were so close. The Gershwin is a lot smaller than some of the theatres outside of Broadway we've been to (like the Civic Theatre in San Diego). It was more intimate, even though it is not a small theatre.

Well, the show was fantastic! The singing was wonderful (although I wasn't so keen on the voice of the actress who played Glinda), as was the acting. The sets and costumes were great. I enjoyed the story line a lot. (Chris had hoped for more of a reason as to why the wicked witch became wicked--we had quite a heated discussion about this, and decided to agree to disagree.) :)

So, if "Wicked" ever comes to your town, or if you ever get to New York, do yourself a favor and go to see it. It is well worth your time and money (if you like Broadway musicals, that is). If you don't like Broadway musicals (and you are male), check out Spamalot. Ah, but that is for Part Four...

(This is a side view of the dragon clock in the Gershwin Theatre's foyer. A larger scale dragon was above the stage.)

*Part Four--"Spamalot"

P.S. Enjoy the music from Spamalot and Wicked. Turn up those speakers!