I mananged to catch the Chicago production of Wicked and boy... It was awesome! And more in fact. The set was amazing, the lights were amazing, the orchestra was amazing, and yes it was a full musical, with the entire story unfolding behind a plethora of melodies and dancing.
I must say that the lyrics to the songs were so well written, they carried the entire show very well right up to the finale. The plot was a bit... URMMM inducing but then again, it was a very clever melding of the famous Oz story with the childhood stories of Glinda and the Wicked Witch, Elphaba.
Further more, there were NO STAGE HANDS! everything was moved electronically. All benches were guided in via guides embedded in the stage itself, everything dropped from above, or was pushed in from behind, and the numerous trapdoors around the stage gave the entire performance a rather interesting dimension. You had Glinda coming in from the top, Animals disappearing left, right center. will Singapore ever have such a great production? Well, we're getting there.
I shall catch more musicals in Chicago!
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