Wicked! was wicked good!

Yes, we finally got to go see Wicked as a family. I saw it in NY in Jan of 06 and have been wanting my family to see it ever since. Last year when I heard it was coming-my nice boss who had season tickets let me buy tickets through him during the special pre-sale. I bought them on August 27, 2008 to see it on April 21, 2009! So glad I did cause for the lot of them it cost me about $350.00. When I got the tickets out of my drawer the day of the show I realized I could have sold them for $1200.00 easily. They should have come to SLC long ago because it was a real hit! More copies of the soundtrack have been sold in Utah than any other state and that's with it never having played here. They also only ran for a little less than a month so tickets were in real demand.

Anyhoo-it was fabulous and the voices were just as good as they were in New York. Hubby and the kids were thrilled with it and finally understood my mania! It was fun. We made an evening of it and went out to eat first and Sally and I wore green to mark the occasion. Sally even did green eye shadow. Everyone's favorite part was the end of the first act when Elphaba is flying for the first time, cape filling the back of the stage and her voice (singing Defying Gravity) is literally filling the theater. It's an amazing effect that leaves you in awe all the way through intermission. The music is fabulous and the story is great. A million little nuances and moral questions to think about. Here are a couple of pics-keep in mind Sally hates having her picture taken and camera phones (at least mine) aren't the best tool for low light!

Happy at intermission!

I know I usually end with a little Billy but I thought a little Wicked might be appropriate today..."Who can say if I've been changed for the better, but I do believe I have been changed for good."