Wicked Brisbane 2 March 2011

On Wednesday night we went to see Wicked, some of you would remember I got the tickets for Christmas.

I first heard about Wicked on my first trip to the USA in Sept 2004, people in LA were talking about it and when we got to New York we tried to get tickets to see it on broadway but it was the hottest ticket in town.

So we have waited patiently for it to come to Brisbane & it was worth the wait.

This is a first class production, the staging is fantastic.  The story of how the wicked witch of the west became that way and her friendship with the good witch (Glinda or Galinda!) is brilliant and very entertaining. If you have never seen The wizard of oz it does not matter at all, if you are one of the millions who have you will appreciate this back story even more.  There is also quite alot of humour and laughs and a few cute references to The wizard of oz (like a key character saying "Theres no place like home).

The performances are brilliant especially the two leads Galinda & Elphaba, both these ladies are great actresses and have fantastic voices. I also have to mention how great the costumes are, this really does transport you to the magical land of Oz. Two of the highlights are the peformances of the songs Popular & Defying gravity.

If you have not had the chance to see this I really urge you to - I can see why it has been such a huge hit. A brilliant nights entertainment and I got through the whole post without making any 'wicked' puns!

Besides getting a programme like I always do I could not resist this plush flying monkey - isn't he cute!