As a musical theatre performer my main interest here at Ciao! will be to review products related to...
As a musical theatre performer my main interest here at Ciao! will be to review products related to musicals. But I have a feeling I won't be able to resist reviewing other stuff as well...
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This is certainly the best musical yet of this decenium! After years of silence Stephen Schwarts (Pippin, Godspell, Children of Eden, etc) wrote Wicked, the story about 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 witches who play a central part of the tory about 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, making a lot of the music work as dialogue, moving the story forward. On this recording Kristine Chenoweth and Edina Menzel make stuninng performances. They were both nominated for Tonys 2003 for these roles, and Menzel was the one who finally got the prize. Trying my hardest to find some negative aspect to the show, I simply can't think of anything! Go and get it, is you don't already have it!
Tracks: 1. No One Mourns the Wicked 2. Dear Old Shiz 3. The Wizard and I 4. What Is This Feeling? 5. Something Bad 6. Dancing Through Life 7. Popular 8. I'm Not That Girl 9. One Short Day 10. A Sentimental Man 11. Defying Gravity 12. Thank Goodness 13. Wonderful 14. I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) 15. As Long as You're Mine 16. No Good Deed 17. March of the Witch Hunters 18. For Good 19. Finale
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