The Ongoing Wicked Discussion Thread

She's sick

Revisited the show last night and thought the orchestrations didn't sound as full as they normally do. It sounded very similar to the thinner reduced tour orchestration. Have they reduced it?

I wouldn't think she would manage through the 9 shows, she does seem to struggle a lot with the vocal demands of the role. I wouldn't be surprised if she had a show or two off.

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More and more exciting - 7 weeks time I see this wonderful lady slaughter this role again!

So we just need Lauren James Ray to get a Glinda show in the next few weeks and we will have done all four actresses for each role in the space of a month!?

Those brooms & bubbles are changing hands fast at the moment!

That would be amazing for the 10th anniversary with all the previous leads!

Andrew for President - that would be like the best thing ever!

Hello guys, I just wanted to discuss a matter about the show which a friend brought up to me, which I disagree on, but would like to hear other people's opinions. A friend of mine has said that he feels the song "One Short Day" and the scene itself is essentially pointless to the show and doesn't add anything to the story and is really just "filler". Now, I do admit it's not the most important song in the show but I don't think it's empty calories either, I feel that "One Short Day" is a kind of weird showcase for the Wizard and the Emerald City, saying "look how wonderful we are, look how perfect everything is here" and I feel come Act 2 when we contrast this to the citizens in "Thank Goodness" and "March of the Witch Hunters" it serves as an important reminder of who these people were, and who they are now and how the Wizard has such an influence over them. Aside from the story progression aspect, I actually love "One Short Day" for the fun and frolic of it all, the music is really upbeat and strong, the lighting is gorgeous and the ensemble costumes are to die for! So, what do you guys think?

Apart from the first time I saw it where I didn't really know what was going on I did think that, until I realised it was the part of me that knew that the climax of Act I was coming up. Once I realised that, I enjoyed it more and really - OK it doesn't advance the plot explicitly but it's a fantastic, energetic ensemble song. Plus there needs to be something there, you need to see Oz through Elphaba's eyes and all the hope and wonder that she had, not to mention the sowing of the seed that there are places in the world where she could possibly fit in or at least not be so visible in the wrong way. You need that contrast with when she feels the depth of the Wizard's betrayal.

She goes to Oz to find the wizard, but ultimately she finds herself, and the impetus for all of that is slap bang in the middle of One Short Day

There's definitely a need for a "We are now in the Emerald City" song, and it would be strange not to have an ensemble song at around that point in the show, flicking through the songs list. Instead of the Wizomania bit it would've been nice if the witches did something that somewhat showed their friendship becoming more solid. Bearing in mind all the stuff that happens in the second act, I've always felt there isn't much after they 'make up' in Dancing Through Life to suggest that they actually were the best of friends. Popular is really all there is.