Defying Gravity!!!

Ok, so for the sake of coherence (yours and mine) I'm going to do a different post for all the exciting things that have happened recently (seeing Wicked the musical and spring break). Sooooo.....

Defying Gravity!!!

On Wednesday, March 19th, a few friends and I traveled down to the Apollo Theatre near Westminster to see Wicked the musical. For those of you who don't know, Wicked is based on the story of the book The Wizard of Oz, but the musical mostly takes place BEFORE Dorothy arrives in the land of Oz. So it tells the story of how Elphaba and Glinda come to be good friends but also how they come to fill their roles as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. I had listened to the soundtrack before seeing the musical and was already in love with the songs, but seeing them live at the Apollo and performed by a great cast made it all the better!!

I included a picture of the set, as good of one as I could get considering the low lighting in the theatre before the performance. There's a large dragon at the top and then in the middle is a map of the land of Oz with the Emerald City glowing green in the center.We had great seats!--Row O in the dead center!

I would definitely recommend that you all see this musical if you have the chance. It's a bit more lighthearted and comical at times than say Phantom or Miss Saigon, but still yet it has the drama, story depth, and fundamental conflict that a good musical needs. If you have the chance, you should download the song "Defying Gravity" which is sung by Elphaba's character at the end of Act I, absolutely amazing and definitely one of my favorites!