Wicked

So Sam and I went to see Wicked @ the Fox Theater this weekend, and I have to say I was very impressed. Now for those not in the know, Wicked is the backstory of the Witches from the Wizard of Oz. It was very engaging, quite funny, and a very well rounded musical. I wont ramble on about the story here (if you are interested def. go see it or read the book) but the jist is that Elphaba (the wicked witch) and her sister Nesa (the one crushed by Dorothys house) are sent off to school. Elphaba is an outcast everywhere including her own family and the only reason she is sent to the school is to watch over Nesa who is in a wheelchair. It is there that they meet Galinda (with a Ga....LOL) and through a misshap by her, she becomes Elphaba's roomate. They later actually become friends and it is here where the show has one of its shining moments with Galinda singing to Elphie (as she is now calling her) a song called "Popular", the song is all about how Galinda is going to transform Elhpie to be just like her (only a little less popular) at one she tries to transform her frock into a ball gown after two failed attempts she tosses her wand away saying "nevermind the frock is pretty". Later on in the story we learn that someone is taking away the animals ability to speak and after one of the proffesors (a goat) at the school is taken away, is when Elphaba starts to sort of turn wicked although she is doing things for the right reasons. This is also where Galinda becomes the Glinda that we all know (she changes her name because the aformentioned professor never could pronounce it right) The other truly shining moment is Elphaba singing a song called "defy gravity" where the litterally do make her fly, it was truly amazing as you couldn't see what was making her float and it was a perfect end to the first act.The basic morale of the story is the old "you cant always judge a book by its cover" and that things are all realitive to your point of view. It was really neat to see how the tie things in with the story that we all know, although the timelines dont always sink up so its not perfect but the story is amazing and I HIGHLY recomend it if you get the chance.