A {wicked} good time
yes. . yes .. i'm using that cheesy title that I already used once :)
just deal! :)
so Sunday night John and I were fortunate enough to go and see Wicked at the Opera House in Boston. it was A-mazing!!! seriously. I've had the soundtrack since. .hmmm. . .a while now (it was my 40 pounds lost present to myself) and so I pretty much knew all the songs.
The CD didn't come with a synopsis, which is odd.. . a little perusing of google yielded the information that the show itself contains parts that are NOT on the CD and that a synopsis would ruin *what turned out to be* some amazing surprises!!!!
Our seats were great. . .the opera house is pretty small. . but we were sitting in the orchestra section (right side) row R. . .didn't have ANY problems seeing anything at all.
The show itself was amazing. The costumes were great and the music was wonderful. We had stand-ins for Elphaba, Elphaba's mother. . and someone else. . . . my only criticism is that the girl who played Elphaba didn't have a super strong voice and was drowned out by Glinda at some points. . her solos were great though!!! the girl who played Glinda sounded VERY much like Kristin Chenoweth (the original broadway Glinda) and i just LOVE that character!! (surprise surprise :) )
I was surprised by how "different" the show is. It is billed as a musical. . and it is. . . sorta. . . the best example i could come up with is this. . if you listen to the broadway soundtrack from Rent you pretty much have a lot of the story. . . there's not a ton of extra dialogue. . but in Wicked. . it's MORE dialogue and less music/dancing. there are a lot of funny lines. . mostly from Glinda . . .one i can remember is "let that poor girl go. . and her little dog Dodo". . hehehe :)
anyway. . all in all it was pretty amazing. . john and i both loved it. . so if you have a chance you should definately check it out :)
in other news - rent's coming back to boston in June. . for some reason though i can't find tickets anywhere. . ticketmaster doesn't have it listed :(. I've seen it twice but john really wants to see it..... :( hopefully they'll show up soon!
oh! more news i accepted a new position here !!! YAY!!! i'll be working in a different department. . which brings a much needed change and the chance for career advancement!!! :) i'm excited but sad to be leaving this department....not a big fan of change!
oh AND. . .i was down 3.2 pounds at WW this week. . which is all the weight i've gained in the past 2 weeks woot :)
AND. . as i mentioned before my friend April's new business: MaggieMae Stamps launched. The stamps are A-MAZING. . seriously
i got a new set (that John keeps leaving at work!!!!) and i can't wait to play!!! i'm going to start posting some schtuff that i create with them here :) :)
so that's it. . fraggle OUT!!
posted by {Amanda} @ 8:49 AM
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