The Wicked Post.

The Wicked Post. Broadway haters, BEWARE.

Hey there everyone! I haven't written in a while, because I'm trying to get used to being up north after being down South for such a long period of time! It's really.... well you don't really are do you? Let's just say it's not all it's cracked up to be.



However, I didn't come on my blog to whine about how I'm unhappy in Massachusetts. No, I came on my blog to talk about the fact that I went to go see Wicked at the Opera House last night. It was not original Broadway, nor was it Idina and Kristin, however it wasn't all that bad.



I love Wicked, and it is the only thing besides Rent that I will absolutely belt to in my car, and I have to admit that Victoria Matlock ( Elphaba ) and Christina DeCicco ( Galinda ) were okay. That's all I'm saying, okay. I can think of many people who could have filled the roles better. Their singing was breathy, and although Christina was a fantastic actress ( having me almost in tears whenever she got an emotional, sobby moment ) Victoria was lacking. Although she was comical and made the audience laugh with her antics, she felt a little too much like 'Elphaba from the block' in the way she moved. She really did look like she was going to sock someone in a few scenes, and most of the time when she did that little 'what are you looking at?!" move, she was staring at the audience.



Also, I was so upset that she completely butchered 'Defying Gravity'. She did good in my favorite song, 'The Wizard and I', although she could have sang a bit more instead of basically talking with a melody throughout the entire song. However, she pretty much did that for most of the songs. It's clear she has talent, but Elphaba doesn't seem to be the right role for her.



Christina was fantastic, with her emotional acting and overall fun stance, I mean, you just kinda smile when you saw her on the stage. She did this little leg swinging thing that was just too cute. I never really imagined Galinda doing that, but it was cute nonetheless. A lot of things that Christina did as Galinda I personally thought were uncharacteristic, however I have to remind myself that 'Wicked : The Musical' doesn't have the morbid undertone of 'Wicked : The Untold Story..' so despite being practially obsessed with the show since I heard of its creation, I was a bit surprised by so much comedy.



And I have to say it, I just have to. Christina was absolutely gorgeous, but Victoria is beautiful. Seriously, she was about as pretty if not prettier than Christina. Wonders who would have been "Pop-you-larrr" at Shizz if one wasn't green.



Oh, speaking of "Pop-you-larrr"... CLIFFTON HALL. Also known as Fiyero. I named my car Fiyero so I didn't want to be dissapointed if the person that played Fiyero wasn't as sexy as Norbert Leo Butz - well, Norbert Leo Butz' voice, at least. Again, Cliffton seemed more into talking with a tune than singing, but his butt looked so cute in those tight pants that I was ready to 'Dance Through Life' with him.



That's one song I did think Victoria did well on. 'As Long As You're Mine' was textbook accurate notes. Not a lot of passion, but their actions made up for it. Still, absolutely no chemisty between the two of them, but they're both extremely good at acting and stage kissing.



I suppose I'm spoiled by the Soundtrack recorded by the Original Broadway Cast... which is AMAZING, by the way. So flawless and perfect... however, I wasn't dissapointed by the show that I saw. It was amazing just to see it in front of my own two eyes. I gave both girls a standing ovation and a brava! It must be hard to go out there every night and do that.



I was, however, ticked off that at Intermission, my sister seriously had to pee. I decided, eh, I'll go too, and the line was up the stairs and wrapped around the corner! Stupid ladies and their stupid small bladders! So, we manged to get to the bathroom, and they were calling one minute to curtain as we ran from the stalls. Despite running and managing to make it before the doors closed, we were forced to stand at the back of the auditorium for ten minutes. Why, I have no idea. I personally believe it's a fire hazard. I do believe that in cases other than this particular musical, it's usually that 10 minutes is when they will do a scene change in which it will be inconspicuous for a large group of relieved women to make their way to their seats. However, Wicked has extremely fast scene changes, and we were blocking everyone's way. In the case of this particular show, it would have been better just to let everyone go.



Also, why was I not aware that at the Opera House, they let people go to the bathroom!? I've been to quite a few productions, but only one other at the Opera House, but never has anybody been allowed to use the bathroom during a production. Yet I was talking to one of the ushers, and he said it was getting annoying that they had to keep opening the door for people to use the bathroom. Seriously!? Go to any other theater they'll say, "Hold it." and I agree! Honestly, you paid 200+ dollars for a ticket, and you're going to miss like, 5 minutes just because you have no self control! Considering how much they have to shove into 2 hours, 5 minutes is a lot to miss! This isn't a $7.50 movie here. It's a stage production. People are so ridiculous sometimes.



In other news, I've lived in Boston for most of my life, and there is nothing that pisses me off more than Boston attitudes. It's half the reason I moved down South to begin with. For instance, I was taking a picture with the Wicked poster, and some jackass man yelled at me. I told him to stuff it and tripped his wife.


However, I'm going to go back down to Florida for a bit of time ( maybe for a while ) so I'll be seeing you on the other side!