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| Editorial Reviews: | | |  | | One of the most common complaints about musicals is that the books are flimsy pretexts from which to hang numbers. Wicked runs into the opposite problem: it has a great plot but too often the songs just get in the way. Based on Gregory Maguire's novel of the same name, Wicked tells us what happened between Glinda the Good and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, before Dorothy showed up in Oz. And the show is lucky to boast a pair of ace leading women in the main roles. As Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth delivers a sensational star turn, displaying a crystal-pure voice and sharp comic timing; Idina Menzel lends her powerful pipes to the tricky role of Elphaba. Unfortunately, you wish they had better material to work with. Stephen Schwartz's pop score is often dragged down by overly synthetic orchestrations and sentimental lyrics (think Chicken Soup for the Witch). Still, at its best Wicked is a seductive slice of popular entertainment that could well give a younger audience a lasting taste for musical theater. --Elisabeth Vincentelli | |
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| It is Da musical of the year!!!! | |
| | Well, the songs are GREAT!!! they sing well, I love how this entire musical can be related to so many people and its positive message. I love
" popular", it is funny, and great duet! I think it would be great if you listen to the musical first before buying CD so you can understand better.
I love this show!!!
| | Not Quite out-of-the-park, but stilla homerun | |
| | Firs off, it is important to state that I am not, generally speaking, a fan of muiscal theatre. Indeed I would go so far as to say that, for the most part, I activley dislike it. That said, I adored Wicked. I have seen it live twice now, hope to see it at least once more while it plays here in Toronto, and simply cannot get the songs (well, most of them anyway) out of my head.
There are two things that stop me rating this a five.
First, that it is the original Broadway cast rather than the current touring company as I believe the latter to be superior. Shoshana Bean (Elphaba) and Megan Hilty (Galinda), both of whom have also played their respective roles on Broadway, are heartstoppingly talented and bring more playfullness, vulnerability and humanity to their roles.
Second, and more importantly, the music itself is not uniformly good. The Wizard's numbers, for example, can easily be skipped and there are a few missteps in general - the dolorous moans that each woman must intone at the end of Not That Girl leap immediately to mind.
Overall, though, this is a damned-good soundtrack to a wicked-good show.
| | | I saw Wicked in Toronto, sadly I didn't get to see the originals on broadway, but Stephanie Block and Kendra Kassebaum (as Elphaba and Glinda respectively) were perfect. It was fantastic and I can't wait to see it again. There are no words to describe how much I love this CD. It is perfect to belt out in the car. I hadn't heard Idina Menzel before but she shines in the role of Elphie and proves she can really sing. I mean, with some of the notes she holds, the girl has to have a third lung. Kristin Chenoweth is funny and lovable as Glinda, and the role showcases her voice perfectly. Even if you haven't seen the production my advice is to get the CD, learn all the words and GO SEE WICKED. You'll love it!!! It will never leave your discman/CD player/car. It'll make you happy. And the music will forever be stuck in your head. Which is a good thing.
| | | There are honestly no words to describe this recording. Ever since I first saw Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth perform "Defying Gravity" at the 2004 Tonys, I've been an absolute Wicked fanatic. No, I haven't seen the show (though I hope to before all of the original cast leaves), but I don't need to in order to love this recording. It's very easy to follow the story, even if you've never heard of the musical, and so many of the songs speak to so many different people. Yes, they're about the citizens of Oz, but the character's feelings and problems are universal.
All in all, an amazing CD-buy 2, in case one of them gets scratched (you want these songs to be perfect)!
| | | Miss Kristin Chenoweth... If there is a greater star on the rise on the great white way I dare you to name her. I spend my days puttering around in my care listening to Ariella Vaccarino's must-have CD series "Voice Lessons to Go" in preparation for the moment I put the real deal on here and try my best to match the vocal styling of Ms. Chenoweth... and fail (but maybe with these vocal CDs I've been listening to... who knows). Anyway, the woman is a queen of the stage at the moment and this recording is a vocal photograph of a true star in the midst of her prime. I highly recommend buying it.
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