tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492386147228583821.post8721080984945887776..comments2023-10-28T01:14:33.004-07:00Comments on Well Above Average: WickedStella Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326284182278725435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492386147228583821.post-37262195465780154482009-01-11T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-11T19:48:00.000-08:00IIRC, all references to Wicked are in B&S seas...IIRC, all references to Wicked are in B&S season 1, which, to my way of thinking, is the only season worth rewatching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492386147228583821.post-49202024677178370372009-01-11T19:35:00.000-08:002009-01-11T19:35:00.000-08:00Esther,My sister and brother are employed by the W...Esther,<BR/><BR/>My sister and brother are employed by the Wicked production company. Their job is to supervise the show moves. My sister specifically deals with the orchestra pit.<BR/><BR/>For me, the number that sticks in my head is "Popular." The performance of "Defying Gravity" was unbelievable, but my favorite song was "I'm not that girl."<BR/><BR/>Colleen,<BR/><BR/>Since I hadn't seen Wicked, all the B&S reference have gone over my head. I guess I'll have to key an ear out for them in the re-runs.<BR/><BR/>Vance,<BR/><BR/>I still haven't seen Phantom. Actually my roster of Broadway shows seen is very slim. My sister, however, has seen pretty much all of them--and worked on a bunch as well.Stella Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326284182278725435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492386147228583821.post-49819402513015758532009-01-11T14:05:00.000-08:002009-01-11T14:05:00.000-08:00It's okay. I finally saw Phantom only in recent ye...It's okay. I finally saw Phantom only in recent years. It took me THAT long to finally go.<BR/><BR/>I didn't love Wicked as much but when I saw it a second time with better actors (Stephanie J. Bloch was my Elphaba) it almost seemed like a different (and better) show. It's amazing what better performers can do to a show.<BR/><BR/>But yeah. I'm sure if I saw Idina and Kristen, I would have loved it.Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342092747348921676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492386147228583821.post-57786221188368598872009-01-11T13:35:00.000-08:002009-01-11T13:35:00.000-08:00Hope I get to see it one day, too, and see Kristen...Hope I get to see it one day, too, and see Kristen Chenoweth do anything. (At least I got to see Randy Harrison as part of a stellar cast in a world-rocking performance of Waiting for Godot, which I still think about often. I can't imagine how this year's Broadway version could be better. But I digress.)<BR/><BR/>I really liked the "Wicked" ep of Ugly Betty and how it was used to advance several storylines. I miss Christopher and Freddy on that show. <BR/><BR/>After all the gratuitous "Wicked" references inserted into earlier episodes of Brothers and Sisters - the writers must have had a contest going - I was very disappointed that Kevin and Scotty's wedding featured none. Not even a show tune!<BR/><BR/>And "Defying Gravity" and "For Good" are pure gold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492386147228583821.post-25761283141828565642009-01-11T12:28:00.000-08:002009-01-11T12:28:00.000-08:00Thanks for the shoutout and I'm so glad you finall...Thanks for the shoutout and I'm so glad you finally had a chance to see "Wicked." And you got to go backstage, wow, I'm very jealous! What do your sister and brother-in-law do? <BR/><BR/>I saw it on tour, in Providence, in 2007. I just loved all the very witty references to "The Wizard of Oz," the way they worked them into the dialog. And I really like the music. It's in steady rotation on my iPod. I'm a sucker for catchy pop scores, I guess!<BR/><BR/>I've never seen Kristen Chenoweth on stage, only clips and she certainly did set the standard. I think every Glinda tries to "do" her in a way. It's a very funny role and almost steals the show for me. <BR/><BR/>And I have to admit, I was crying at "For Good." I saw the show at the urging of a blogger with whom I'd struck up an e-mail friendship and hearing that song, about how there are people who come into our lives for a reason, I naturally thought of him. Plus, how great is it that the most tender love song in the musical is about the enduring power of friendship.<BR/><BR/>I've since read the novel and it is very different, much darker. (I also found all the different political and religious groups kind of confusing.) <BR/><BR/>It's almost like the book writer, Winnie Holzman, who also wrote "My So-Called Life," took the barest outlines of the characters and then remade them into what she wanted. <BR/><BR/>Btw, there are two documentaries that give you a behind-the-scenes look at "Wicked" - "Show Business: The Road to Broadway," and the PBS series "Broadway: The American Musical."Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.com