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I saw the WICKED cast in NYC in April 2005 and we "just" saw the touring cast in Los Angeles this past weekend. The touring cast does a great job!! There's a few special effects that have been eliminated, but nothing that impacts the feel of the show overall...they did add a few special effects that positively enhance the show using GOBOs...
I love the soundtrack with Idina and Kristin and the current Elphaba, Stephanie J. Block, does a wonderful job, but you can definitely hear her classical training when she has to hit those high notes...Kendra Casselbaum (Glinda) also does a great job, but she does this "kick" thing that started to dwell on my husband's nerves...especially in the "Popular" scene...it was almost like she was manic or something...LOL...but she does a good job as well...
I agree you can't compare the soundtrack to a live performance...there's much more sensory stimulation during a live show so it's easier to pull towards the live performance...not to say that the Chicago cast may/may not be better...don't know...but to compare is very difficult...JMHO
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