Performance Review: Wicked

Date: 10 December 11 
Time: 1:30pm
Location: Marina Bay Sands, Grand Theatre
Kaki: SynocoID & JosC
Rating: 4 stars
Language: English


Synopsis:
WICKED tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. 


Review: 
Ohh... having very vague memories of Phantom, and lovely memories of The Lion King, it was a really wonder experience for me to have watched Wicked. It was a lovely lovely musical. 


Well, for one, I am all for the "story behind" fairy tales and all. I loved reading Phantom (the story behind Phantom of the Opera), the romanticized version... I love watching Shrek and their satirical take on Fairy Tales... and I am now, a fan of Wicked. 


I love how the plot weaves in the characters in Wizard of Oz and provide a very different take. I like how evil is never evil, and it's the need for humans to have a common enemy to unite. Think "Weapons of Mass Destruction". In most cases, it is as the wizard sings, "A man's called a traitor, or a liberator. A rich man's a thief, or philanthropist. Is one a crusader, or ruthless invader? It's all in which label is able to persist". When evil is very evil, sometimes I wonder if it's ignorance... 


In any case, philosophical thoughts aside (cuz there's no end to them), the soundtrack is great! I was actualled sucker enough to buy the soundtrack at $30. Only to wonder if it would have cost less if I had just popped into HMV to get it instead. Haha.. ah well, it's too late. Since I've already bought it, better for me to not know how much lesser it COULD have cost. :) 

And everyone's favourite track?  - I'm not that girl... Close your eyes and enjoy... :)