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I'm still in theater mode from seeing Wicked tonight.
Me and Bennett had tickets which my 'rents bought for my birthday (same reason I saw Spamalot) and we THOROUGHLY enjoyed it. Unlike most plays I've seen where I know all the words to the songs or have seen the movie version if there is one, I knew next to nothing about Wicked. Never read the book, I'd heard maybe 2 songs from being around friends who were already fans and that it was a prequel to Wizard of Oz. I'm kinda glad I went into the show blindly, it was completely new.
The set was freaking awesome, it was covered in gears and wires. Totally steampunk for no reason, and there was a giant steam dagron hanging from the ceiling. The whole set up and lighting was done really well. The costumes were really inspiring as well, and I ended up buying the program to use as reference for things. The colors were so vibrant! Though I'm leaning towards more muted colors, the designs are killer and I can't wait to sketch.
There was no one famous (at least that I knew) in this show (John O'Hurley was King Arthur when I saw Spamalot) but that doesn't really matter when the cast is talented as hell. Elphaba had an amazing singing voice and me and Bennett laughed at like everything Glinda did. She was so hilarious. Gah the songs were so good and everything looked so amazing. I'm really happy I got to go.
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