{"id":2569,"date":"2013-11-02T23:32:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T06:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2013-11-02T23:35:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-03T06:35:01","slug":"wicked-musical-at-des-moines-civic-center-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wicked-musical-at-des-moines-civic-center-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Musical at Des Moines Civic Center \u2013 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wicked musical on national tour is currently performing at Des Moines Civic Center (221 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA 50309) through November 10, 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buy Wicked Des Moines IA Tickets Online<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Wicked’ lures audience again and again \u2013 Reviewed By Michael Morain, DesMoinesRegister.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cWicked\u201d returned to Des Moines<\/a> Wednesday for its third visit and brought with it another horde of ticket-buyers, drawn in like trick-or-treaters for a sugar fix.<\/p>\n

Nobody can really explain why the show hit the sweet spot that by now has generated more than $3 billion from 38 million viewers worldwide. It could be that we identify with the two main characters, the allegedly \u201cgood\u201d and \u201cwicked\u201d witches, who feel misunderstood in distinct but understandable ways. It could also be that the feel-good takeaway about being yourself and accepting others is a message that bears repeating. It\u2019s certainly the kind of emotional ride that attracts repeat viewers, who might not return for something like \u201cThe Book of Mormon,\u201d which loses some of its shock value the second time around.<\/p>\n

As Glinda the Good, the Kansas native Hayley Podschun seems to have inherited DNA from both a chipmunk and Barbie. She is a chattering blonde bombshell, whose perky vanity belies a steely spine and sparkling set of pipes. Her giddy acrobatics win laughs in \u201cPopular,\u201d her signature song, but her voice is no less flexible or energetic. Later she brings something deeper to \u201cThank Goodness,\u201d slapping on a smile to hide her character\u2019s pain.<\/p>\n

Jennifer DiNoia plays Elphaba, the green one, and belts out the empowering anthem \u201cDefying Gravity\u201d with apparent ease, adding musical heft even to its final Tarzan yell. She has an impressive range \u2014 listen to her sweet low notes in \u201cI\u2019m Not That Girl\u201d \u2014 and she clearly believes what she\u2019s singing. Still, it\u2019s her acting that pulls us in, showing us exactly why the witch was never so wicked as we once believed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all in which label is able to persist,\u201d the Wizard (Walker Jones) explains, showing off the lyricist\u2019s knack for internal rhyme. \u201cThere are precious few at ease \/ with moral ambiguities \/ so we act as if they don\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even without the multimillion-dollar sets and costumes, it\u2019s a moving story with beautiful music and relatable characters. It\u2019s embedded in our culture now, as solid as bricks in the yellow brick road.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the complete review {Via DesMoinesRegister.com<\/a>}<\/p>\n

Wicked musical will be in Des Moines IA<\/a> for only 2-weeks through November 10, 2013.<\/strong> From here the national touring production moves to Indianapolis, IN<\/a> where Wicked will be performing at Murat Theatre<\/a> from November 13 to December 01, 2013.<\/p>\n

Wicked Des Moines Civic Center Tickets<\/a> are Selling fast online.<\/strong> Buy Wicked Des Moines IA Tickets<\/a> before they sell out completely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wicked musical on national tour is currently performing at Des Moines Civic Center (221 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA 50309) through November 10, 2013. Buy Wicked Des Moines IA Tickets Online! ‘Wicked’ lures audience again and again \u2013 Reviewed By Michael Morain, DesMoinesRegister.com. \u201cWicked\u201d returned to Des Moines Wednesday for its third visit and brought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1021,550,552,1155,551,1156,1157,598,463,332,565,869,1065],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569\/revisions\/2572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}