Wicked: Broadway Musical

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“Wicked” is my favorite Broadway musical. I have been fortunate to see “Wicked” three times, in three different cities, most recently New York City. Each time I see it, I compare it to the previous time. I have discovered that although the story stays the same, the interpretation by the actors, and the differences in set décor, change my perception of the characters in the story. The musical begins with the celebration, by the Ozians, that Elphaba is dead. Glinda soon arrives, and is accused of being friends with Elphaba, to which she admits that she was. The scene then flashes back in time and tells the story of Elphaba and Glinda. It explains how Elphaba’s mother cheated on her father with a mysterious man and his bottle of “green elixir.” …show more content…

Elphaba realizes that he is everything she’s dreamed about, and hopes that he will cure her of her green skin, if she proves herself to him. Elphaba is given a book, whom only the magically gifted can read. Elphaba completes a spell, but it goes awry. Elphaba realizes that The Wizard is the one behind the suppression of the animals. She soon knows that The Wizard is in fact a fraud and has no magical powers at all and cannot cure her. Elphaba flees the city with the magical book. The Wizard deems her ‘Wicked’ and that she is not to be trusted and is the one behind the problems with the …show more content…

When I was first watching it, I didn’t particularly love it because I was comparing it to the last performance that I had seen. The actors were different, the songs were being sung differently, and frankly I was just not enjoying it. But as the musical went on, my perspective changed and I quickly realized that while everything was different, everything was so right. I began to enjoy and appreciate the new actors take on their characters. I once again came away thinking this was my favorite musical ever. I’m very happy that I was provided the chance to yet again to see my favorite

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