“Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?”
Glinda, the “good” witch of Oz, asks the question when the death of the “wicked” witch, Elphaba, is celebrated by the citizens of Oz, in the phenomenally popular musical, “Wicked.”
As a polished new national touring Broadway production at the Paramount amply demonstrates, they’re a pretty interesting couple of questions to be pondering for three hours (including intermission).
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The wizard, who lies to his subjects (but “only verbally”), mischievously creates enemies because he thinks ordinary folks can’t do without an adversary. Even an admittedly “deeply shallow” character like the hunky Fiyero, who flirts with both women, reveals unexpected depths when he finds himself forced to choose between them.
Holding it all together is Schwartz’s score, as rich and catchy as his work for “Pippin” and “Godspell.” Just try to leave the theater without humming the peppy “Popular,” Glinda and Elphaba’s sisterly “Defying Gravity”or that goofy hymn to the unexamined life, “Dancing Through Life.”
Enjoy Wicked The Musical. Book Your Tickets NOW.
