Wicked debuted in San Francisco (the West Coast Newark). Idina Menzel, now an established diva and movie actress Enchanted, blew me out of my seat in the show-stopping first act closer, Defying Gravity.”
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In the fall of 2003, three months were allotted to make the show Broadway ready. Much of its success has been attributed to that tweaking period. Schwartz claimed that he changed every single page of the script.
Elphaba needed to come across more forcefully from the moment she stepped in front of the audience. A power balance was eventually struck with Glinda’s character.
A chance to see a world-premiere musical that later becomes a Broadway smash is an incomparable experience that bestows bragging rights for all theater FAN-atics. And the fact that Wicked is touring in at least ten cities this year is a testament to its place in theater history.
If you haven’t seen it yet, run, do not walk to the Orpheum during the open-ended run that extends at least through January 2010. Purchase Tickets Online.
