{"id":840,"date":"2010-12-06T01:11:03","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T08:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=840"},"modified":"2010-12-06T01:12:09","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T08:12:09","slug":"wicked-chicago-review-wicked-still-a-delight-in-new-chicago-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/wicked-chicago-review-wicked-still-a-delight-in-new-chicago-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Chicago Review – Wicked still a delight in new Chicago run"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWicked’s\u201d triumphant Chicago return is via one of two national touring companies of the 2003 Broadway blockbuster, and it still proves itself to be a well-oiled machine that delivers a heady dose of theatrical spectacle and touching storytelling.<\/p>\n

Aside from minor physical changes, \u201cWicked\u201d retains director Joe Mantello’s staging magic in depicting a revisionist take on \u201cThe Wizard of Oz.\u201d And it’s all lushly illustrated throughout by Susan Hilferty’s whimsically plush costumes and Kenneth Posner’s color-saturated lighting design.<\/p>\n

This \u201cWicked\u201d cast is also uniformly strong, with some members finding small ways to break out of the vivid templates of the show’s many memorable predecessors.<\/p>\n

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The Oz witches Glinda (Chandra Lee Schwartz) and Elphaba (Jackie Burns)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Read complete review by Scott C. Morgan at Chicago Daily Herald<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Location: Cadillac Palace Theatre<\/a>, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago, <\/p>\n

Showtimes: Schedule varies through Jan. 23, but most performances 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. No shows Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.<\/p>\n

Running time: Two hours and 45 minutes with 15-minute intermission<\/p>\n

Buy Wicked Chicago IL Tickets Online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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