Wicked (Thursday 31 July) (no real spoilers)

[tattooedsiren]

So I went and saw Wicked last night.

It was totally awesome.

We sat in the stalls, on the side, about nine rows from the front. It was just as funny and magical as I remembered. I even found myself getting emotional at the start because I knew what was coming.

The cast: Amanda and Lucy were really stunning. Amanda was so strong and funny and real. Lucy seemed to be losing her voice a bit as the night went on, and seemed to struggle a bit through the high notes in the opening songs. But apart from that she was great, really funny. Rob Mills. Ah, Rob. I have vented my frustration at his casting before so you all know how I feel about him. When I saw the 'Audience with Wicked' special on Foxtel a few weeks back and saw him sing a song with Amanda I was somewhat softened because I thought they sang really well together. His performance was okay, not great, but I didnt hate it. He really can't dance, and I could see him doing the "theatre face" a few times throughout the show, but I totally loved his song with Amanda. The rest of the cast was good.

Other stuff: The costumes still take my breath away. It was at the Regent, which is one of the biggest theatres we have, and it still wasnt big enough. The stage wasnt wide enough, and because of the way it was set up and the fact we were sitting on the side, sometimes it was hard to see stuff at the back of the stage on our side. I noticed a few small changes from the Broadway production, a lot of which were to do with the size of the stage.

Oh, and I totally went nuts with merchandise. I dont think I've ever spent that much on merhandise at a show. LOL.

To sum up, it was an amazing show and I highly recommend it to everyone in Melbourne (and Australia).

Thank God I have today off work. I feel bad for my poor sister who is the only one out of all of us who went last night who had to get up for work today.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!!

(on a semi-related note, I have changed my LJ subtitle: Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland)

Comments

[midnight-writer.livejournal.com]

I'm going on Wednesday! Front row of the dress circle, BANG in the middle. EEEEEEEEE!

[tattooedsiren.livejournal.com]

OMG thats sooo awesome. Best seats ever. Let me know what you think.

[color-me-verde.livejournal.com]

I need to see it again so BADLY.

Hopefully next time it'll be on Broadway. :D
...That's my dream anyway.

and OMG merch is so expensive! I spent like $30 on ONE freakin' shirt!

[tattooedsiren.livejournal.com]

Its always better on Broadway. LOL.

I spent over $100 on merchandise. But damnit they just had too much good stuff!!

[mandy-thewlis.livejournal.com]

Darn it! You've seen it twice? I haven't seen the show once yet! LUCKY YOU! So happy you enjoyed yourself hun!

[tattooedsiren.livejournal.com]

I have indeed. And if I'm honest, I'll see it at least once more, either here or when I'm in NY in Dec. Its so awesome. I hope you get a chance to see it. :O)

[mandy-thewlis.livejournal.com]

Seeing it in NY would be amazing (& Equus too!). They're showing it at the Pantages theatre in Los Angeles, its close by, but tickets are always sold out.

[tattooedsiren.livejournal.com]

You should definitely keep trying to get tickets. Its so awesome. :O)

[chocky-mousse.livejournal.com]

I loved Rob Mills although I was never a fan before. But yeah, the stage needed to be bigger but I thought they did a great job with what they had. =)

[tattooedsiren.livejournal.com]

I was uncertain about Rob beforehand, but I didnt hate him, so that was definitely a good thing. I thought he and Amanda had great chemistry. As for the stage, I agree they totally worked well with what they had. That's all you can really do in the end.