Wicked
On Wednesday the 15th of April, my Mam and I went to the 7:30pm showing of Wicked at the Sunderland Empire Theatre.
I had bought her the tickets for Mother's Day last year, and she had been looking forward to seeing it ever since.
Personally, I didn't think this musical was the best i've seen, in fact, I might even rate it lower than Avenue Q and I didn't really enjoy that either. Don't get me wrong, it did have its moments, defying gravity was probably the best song from the entire musical, its the kind of song that makes you think - and just at the right time as the interval is right after defying gravity.
Everyone has a chance to fly - for some reason this line is influential for some fans of Wicked, but deep down, its a line about animal cruelty!
The monkeys looked like they were in agony when they were transformed and grew their wings.
I would have liked the dragon to have had a bit more part of the show, when it started it had a big effect and the smoke really worked well with what was happening, but after that scene, all the dragon did was have glowing red eyes and move once every time a spell was cast.
The storyline was pretty good, although we think the talking animal part was just so they could have a cowardly lion briefly later on in the show.
The musical is a pre-Wizard of Oz story, showing you how Glinda and Elphaba met at University, the real story behind the Wicked Witch and where the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow came from.
Thats all i'm going to say about Wicked, I don't want to put in too much information and ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. And incase my review doesn't make it sound appealing - my Mam - a huge Wizard of Oz fan, really enjoyed the musical and the singing of the two witches, but thought the storyline could have been a little better.
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