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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Something Wicked this way comes…

thumbnailThe wife and I caught the matinee showing of Wicked at The Paramount theater this afternoon. 

In a word: Amazing

The only thing I knew about the show was that it had something to do with the Wicked Witch of the West from the movie, The Wizard of Oz, which I’ll admit to never having completely seen.

No matter, the show was fantastic; great stages, lighting, costumes, but the best part were the performances.  The songs were very literate and melodic, and the leads had the most amazing voices.  Individually they were great, but when they sang with each other, well…  It’s really hard to convey in words how good they were.  I’ve never heard performers more locked in to each than what I saw today.

Chandra Lee Schwartz played Glinda (The Good Witch from Oz) and Donna Vivino played Elphaba (The Wicked Witch).  They are not to be missed. 

If this show comes to your town, it’s a must see.

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