Wicked - Various Artists

...the good witch and the wicked witch - pre-Dorothy! It's a wonderfull, compelling story with a strong moral point about weather we are born wicked or made wicked. It is also one of the best scores Broadway has ever seen! A number of strong songs, with a big range in style and vocal technique, are presented, with the witches Glinda (the goos witch) and Elphaba (the wicked one) in the center. The story is centered on how Elphaba and Glinda, the two ...
...The Wizard of Oz, grew upp together at school. Through a series of events they become close friends, and share everything. Due to her mothers indescretions Elphaba is born with green skin. Here also is another moral aspect; does skin colour define who we are, or weather we are good or bad? The score is a typical Schwarts pop score, with several strong numbers for both the leading ladies, like Popular and Defying Gravity. The ensemble is used a lot, ...

musicalmuppa 23.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Wicked - Various Artists

...started off and how the Wicked Witch came to be wicked. All this happens long before Dorothy drops in, two very different witches meet in the Land of Oz. at Witches School. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and extremely misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very 'popular'. {Hence one of the best songs in the Show }. How these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes ...
...years. WICKED the cd, features the excellent music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz .This is simply a terrific recording offering some superb performances especially from Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. The score is highly amusing, entertaining and yet also dark and mysterious just like the story itself. Having seen it several times on stage this recording immediately takes you on a great journey with a wonderful score and excellent vocals. Defying ...

schesters 01.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Wicked - Various Artists