Where is the life that late I led?
Aug. 6th, 2011 10:32 am Went to see Wicked at the Kennedy Center last night. Kinda hated it. No really. I liked the song Popular and the costumes. I read a review that said it was a musical for people who didn't watch musicals. I guess. All I know it that the book (not the novel, which to be honest I never finished) was...full of plot holes and the lyrics were...trite and incomprehensible for most of it. I liked the woman who played Elphaba more when she was just acting than singing (but that's likely because I didn't like many of the songs), and the guy playing Freyio was...terrible. The woman playing Glinda did a great job being a Kristin Chenowith double. My favorite was the woman playing Madame Morrible--great acting and singing from her, but that might be because I could actually hear her. I did love the costumes.
You know what would have improved it? If it were a lesbian love story between Glinda and Elphaba.
At the end, there were several people crying (really????) and the cast got a standing O. I just...bleh. Did. Not. Like.
I think I need a good musical to clear my brain now. Some of my favorites are: Kiss me Kate, The Book of Mormon, Sweeny Todd, Avenue Q, Into the Woods, or Fiddler on the Roof .
What musical do you suggest??
You know what would have improved it? If it were a lesbian love story between Glinda and Elphaba.
At the end, there were several people crying (really????) and the cast got a standing O. I just...bleh. Did. Not. Like.
I think I need a good musical to clear my brain now. Some of my favorites are: Kiss me Kate, The Book of Mormon, Sweeny Todd, Avenue Q, Into the Woods, or Fiddler on the Roof .
What musical do you suggest??