Wicked Apollo Victoria, Schwartz with Rachel Tucker Louise Dearman
Wicked. Love interest, quest, brooms and only one munchkin. A particularly British appeal in raising the underdog, Elphaba, the witch of the west from The Wizard of Oz. Story begins and ends in the ‘real Oz’, with witty references to Dorothy, the tin-man, and the scarecrow; who in the end gets his gal..Songs are strong, memorable: Defying Gravity already has legendary status as does For Good. Staging is a real treat, cogs, time, an emerald city and spectacular levels, climaxed by, a flying Ephaba to close the first half. Tight, compact, choreography which suits the focus of the story, which sees Glinda, the good witch of the north and Elphaba as college roomates, until Elphaba’s special gifts at witchery brings her to the notice of the Wizard of Oz…….Great fun!
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