as opposed to say. . . the book, which was creepy and weird.

OK I’m going to start this review off, and then you’ll have to check comments for the rest of the girls opinions.  Now that we’ve all seen it, we thought it’d be time to review it.  So believe it or not, I don’t spend all my time watching fabulous tv shows like “Flavor of the Month,” “Cougar Tales,” and “Transvestite Wives” (review to follow).  I’m actually a pretty prolific reader, and I’ve read everything by Gregory Maguire.  Having said that, did I actually like “Wicked” the book?  Not really.  It was a fun and interesting read, but a little too sexual and darkly disturbing for my taste.  Needless to say it took me forever to be ok with going to the Broadway production.  When my sister, and half the Mormon population assured me that no one was getting down and dirty with any animals- I was in.

The show actually takes all the very best bits of the book, and puts them to music.  I’m a big fan of old Broadway- big costumes, high intensity dance scenes, and outrageous costumes.  This completely satisfied that need in me.  The music was unbelievable and I literally walked out of the theatre wanting to sing my heart out.  Watching some of Elphaba’s solo’s gave me chills up my spine.  Every actor brings something different to their part- our Ga-linda was hysterical in a very Amy Poehler, SNL sort of way.  One of the best parts of the show was just all the detail that went into every bit of it’s creation.  I felt transported to Oz- the costumes and set were just breathtaking.  Complete eye candy.

Now all this being said, I have to tell you I wouldn’t see it again, and I really can’t honestly say I would recommend anyone else seeing it.  One hundred dollars for a show isn’t that steep for me- and there are shows I’ve seen over and over again that have cost about that, but I did feel it was a bit steep for this show.  I also felt like this was an experience I only wanted to do once- instead of walking out feeling like it was money well spent.  I thought everything about the show was great- but I wasn’t over the moon in love with any part of it.  Mind you, this is coming from someone that has never done musical theatre, has no interest in anything drama related, and would rather listen to Metallica then the soundtrack to Hairspray.  I will say that if you do see it- get good seats.  We had great seats, and I’m really happy we did since there were a lot of nuances in the acting that I don’t think we would have picked up otherwise.

I know I’m in for some angry commentary- since all of us here at blogthedayaway, and most of our readers have seen it- so have at it below.  What did you think?