{"id":2496,"date":"2013-09-18T03:34:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T10:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2013-09-18T03:36:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-18T10:36:52","slug":"wicked-apollo-victoria-theatre-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wicked-apollo-victoria-theatre-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wicked is a standing production in London, United Kingdom and Coming into it\u2019s 8th year at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-apollo-victoria.html\">Apollo Victoria Theatre<\/a> the show continues to be a fun<\/strong> and huge musical that pays homage to, and poke fun at, the classic Oz tale &#8211; Reviewed by RuddleMatthew at TQSMagazine.co.uk.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Wicked is boldly epic in both plot and presentation: beginning at the end with the Wicked Witch of the West\u2019s death, we flashback to her (Elphaba) birth, school days, and first meeting with Glinda as the musical tracks her rise and fall, revealing the \u2018truth\u2019 behind her wicked ways (no prizes for guessing all is not as we\u2019ve been lead to believe).<\/p>\n<p>Louise Dearman (Elphaba) and Gina Beck (Glinda) are the musicals true MVPs and they shine brightest whenever together on stage (\u2018What is this Feeling?\u2019 showing off both their talents).\u00a0 While Dearman\u2019s vocals are powerful and soaring, and her Elphaba passionate and defiant, Beck\u2019s vocals (and portrayal of Glinda) are light and fun. Dearman inhabits Elphaba so thoroughly, while Beck\u2019s Glinda is so charmingly air-headed, that the strength of the characters carries the musical alone.<\/p>\n<p>The songs in the first half are universally excellent, giving insight into characters\u2019 personality and emotions while working to the story\u2019s emotional beats, from fist-pumping solos to fun duets. However the songs in the second half do suffer compared to the first, never finding one as fun as \u2018Popular\u2019 or with the playful harmonies of \u2018What is this Feeling?\u2019 or as strong as \u2018Defying Gravity\u2019 (although \u2018No Good Deed\u2019 comes close).<\/p>\n<p>But by this point the characters\u2019 actions have come to a head and the plot itself catches up with the Wizard of Oz; seeing the reinterpretations and \u2018behind-the-scenes\u2019 moments is thrilling and the less memorable music doesn\u2019t detract from the anticipation in seeing Elphaba and Glinda will resolve their differences.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the complete review {Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tqsmagazine.co.uk\/wicked-the-musical-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">TQSMagazine.co.uk<\/a>}<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-apollo-victoria.html\">BUY Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Tickets<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-london-gl-tickets.html\">Shows in London<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wicked is a standing production in London, United Kingdom and Coming into it\u2019s 8th year at the Apollo Victoria Theatre the show continues to be a fun and huge musical that pays homage to, and poke fun at, the classic Oz tale &#8211; Reviewed by RuddleMatthew at TQSMagazine.co.uk. 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