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*deep breath*
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Oh
My
God.
Wicked was just absolutely f'kin' amazing. I was totally and completely blown away. I mean, I knew it was good, but I had no IDEA how good it really, really is. Proof that you just can't beat the live experience of a theatre show.
Kerry Ellis was absolutely brilliant as Elphaba. I mean, I went in basically hoping she wouldn't disappoint me, because if you've been listening/watching via YouTube to Idina Menzel for weeks, believe me, you don't think anyone else can do the role. Hoo boy howdy, was I wrong there. Her renditions of "The Wizard and I" and "No Good Deed" rocked the house. Her "Defying Gravity" was her own (OK, Idina's got that one nailed still but it was no shabby imitation I heard tonight, it still kicked arse) and the acting was flawless. I had a few problems with Diane Pilkinton's Galinda, mostly to do with her squeaky voice in a couple of songs, but her comic timing was top drawer, her version of "Popular" was excellent and she and Kerry were a pretty good match in the big duets.
I will doubtless ramble more about this tomorrow, when I've come down a little and stopped bouncing about going "OMG SQUEEEE!!!", but suffice to say, I am SERIOUSLY trying to work out how to save up enough pences to see Kerry Ellis again before she leaves to go to the Broadway Wicked in July :D
WOOO HOOOOOO!!
*bounces about like an over-excited Mitchy*
And yeh, the thought HAS occurred to me - if I'm like this for Wicked, WTF am I going to be like for Chess? I may need to be sedated.....
Oh
My
God.
Wicked was just absolutely f'kin' amazing. I was totally and completely blown away. I mean, I knew it was good, but I had no IDEA how good it really, really is. Proof that you just can't beat the live experience of a theatre show.
Kerry Ellis was absolutely brilliant as Elphaba. I mean, I went in basically hoping she wouldn't disappoint me, because if you've been listening/watching via YouTube to Idina Menzel for weeks, believe me, you don't think anyone else can do the role. Hoo boy howdy, was I wrong there. Her renditions of "The Wizard and I" and "No Good Deed" rocked the house. Her "Defying Gravity" was her own (OK, Idina's got that one nailed still but it was no shabby imitation I heard tonight, it still kicked arse) and the acting was flawless. I had a few problems with Diane Pilkinton's Galinda, mostly to do with her squeaky voice in a couple of songs, but her comic timing was top drawer, her version of "Popular" was excellent and she and Kerry were a pretty good match in the big duets.
I will doubtless ramble more about this tomorrow, when I've come down a little and stopped bouncing about going "OMG SQUEEEE!!!", but suffice to say, I am SERIOUSLY trying to work out how to save up enough pences to see Kerry Ellis again before she leaves to go to the Broadway Wicked in July :D
WOOO HOOOOOO!!
*bounces about like an over-excited Mitchy*
And yeh, the thought HAS occurred to me - if I'm like this for Wicked, WTF am I going to be like for Chess? I may need to be sedated.....
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It's occurred to the rest of us as well, m'dear. ;-)
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:)