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Wicked - the musical

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5 Jun 23rd, 2007 

7 Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful

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A great soundtrack of what will certainly be recognised as a Broadway classic

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I honestly can't think of any !

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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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