This past weekend Heather and I took a trip up to London to FINALLY see a West End show. And by West End I mean "Broadway" to you Yankees. :) We decided to see Wicked. Having both read the book by Gregory Maguire, which we both really liked, there was no real other choice!
In essence, it is the story of Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of the West, that the Wizard really would rather you didn't know. :) The musical strays from the book only in the end, but is still well done. If you ever get the chance to go see the show, DON'T THINK TWICE. Just Do It. You won't be disappointed.
We were lucky that the actress playing Elphaba was Idina Menzel, who won the 2004 Tony Award for 'Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical' for her performance as 'Elphaba' in the original Broadway cast of WICKED. Man, did she have a set of...lungs on her. And she didn't look half bad with green skin, either.
After the show we trekked back down to the Trafalgar Square area and had dinner at The Gay Husser, a Hungarian restaurant in an old bookshop. Very quaint and quite good. I must say though, Max & Moritz in Mt. Pleasant do a better weiner schnitzel.
17 October 2006
A Wicked Weekend
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I read Wicked also but have not seen the play. You should check out the sequal "Son of a Witch". It starts where Wicked stops. It's pretty good.
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