Wicked--the musical

[SydneyK]

I thought for sure I had posted in this thread! Oh, well.

I loved the show. One of the best I've seen, honestly.

I enjoyed the book as well, but it's so different that it's hard to discuss them both at the same time. As MC said upthread, the book is definitely suited for a book club read.

All that said, this thread makes me miss DeltAlum.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

All that said, this thread makes me miss DeltAlum.

Yes! I was just thinking about him and his son the other day...I was thinking how awesome it would be if one day I got to work with his son!

[carnation]

What was with the clock and clock gears motif?

The technical stuff and the scenery-- incredible!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by carnation

What was with the clock and clock gears motif?

The technical stuff and the scenery-- incredible!

You have to read the book to really get the gist of that, and even then . . . .

It's a religious (as in Ozian religion) thing. From the Wiki:

The Clock of the Time Dragon: A traveling show, which contains many magicked tik-tok puppets that act out prophetic scenes. At the top of the tower-like container that holds the show, there is a painted clock, hands perpetually at one minute to midnight and above that, a tik-tok dragon so lifelike as to strike awe in the hearts of all who see it. It is the center of the pleasure faith religion and is accompanied by the dwarf. Elphaba is born inside the Time Dragon, and receives the revelation that the Wizard is her father from the Dragon. Many of the characters in the Dragon's shows are later hunted down and killed or at least harassed, including Elphaba's parents and Turtle Heart.

If you've read any of Baum's other Oz books, you may remember that Tic-Toc was a robot-like character in some of the later books.

[carnation]

I saw it again in Birmingham yesterday! Slightly different, especially with the way Elphie returned, but just as good.

[christiangirl]

I've been waiting nearly a year for it to come to Sacramento and now that it's here, I can't go.

[Jill1228]

Loved Wicked! Saw it twice in San Francisco

[AOII Angel]

Thanks for bumping this post. It reminded me that I needed to buy Wicked tickets for the run at ASU.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Thanks for bumping this post. It reminded me that I needed to buy Wicked tickets for the run at ASU.

Let me know if you found any... I tried weeks ago and the pickings were really slim to none.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Thanks for bumping this post. It reminded me that I needed to buy Wicked tickets for the run at ASU.

When it came to Gammage a few years ago, it was the reason I bought season tickets. I was able to buy my tickets for Wicked a year in advance, it was well worth it considering the first time it came to Gammage it sold out in like a day (and it was only there for a week!). Thankfully the second time it was there for a month. LOVED IT!

I really need to go see it again. It is coming to Raleigh/Durham soon.

[AlwaysSAI]

Wicked it come to DPAC in May! My mom and I are going!

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

Wicked it come to DPAC in May! My mom and I are going!

I wanna go but I can't afford the tickets right now because I really want orchestra seating this time around, I sat in the balcony last time and it really sucked.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AzTheta

Let me know if you found any... I tried weeks ago and the pickings were really slim to none.

I got some. They were not cheap!

[carnation]

Y'all are going to hate me but I got 6 tickets for $30 each. There was a special ticket sale for Girl Scout leaders.

There are some cool new T-shirts this year!

[AOII Angel]

That's awesome. I bought tickets for 4 so I could entertain my parents while they're in town "taking care" of me.