"Wicked Behind the Emerald Curtain"

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 6:43pm

Can you guys tell me more about this?? How is it? How much?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 6:49pm

$25, from 10-11:30ish. Sean McCourt and Anthony Galde lead it, I believe, and it doesn't actually take you backstage. You go up to the "Wicked museum," inside the theater.

[Broadway_Boy]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 7:06pm

IT is a waste of money.

[mad4music]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 7:33pm

I'm doing it in march... personally I am very excited. Even though I know pretty much nothing about it. I will just be thrilled to be inside the theatre period!

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 1/13/06 at 4:13pm

uggh its a waste of money?! I saw this being advertised on Broadway.com ...I never heard anything about it. Oh well...looks like I won't be going.

[SirLiir]

Posted: 1/13/06 at 6:00pm

If you read up on Wicked and know most of its history, it's not that much of a draw. Still, having Sean McCourt and the very excellent Anthony Glade answer questions and such is a fun experience. But that video they preach about...yikes. It's so old and available everywhere on the net.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 1/14/06 at 12:01am

The video is kinda weak, I'll admit. It's basically video footage, I'm guessing a special, made of the touring company. And while it's notable for hearing Stephanie Block's version of Defying Gravity, otherwise it's nothing special. For me the best parts were the Q&A, which I think can go on as long as the audience wants, and a chance to see Glinda's and Elphaba's costumes up close - I believe tiny Joel Grey's costume was there too - and the really intricate props. For those of us that like all sorts of useless knowledge and like theatre, it's not so bad for the cost.

[wickedfreak]

Posted: 1/14/06 at 12:24am

sirliir.....where is it on the net? I would really like to see it!

[greeneyed_one]

Posted: 1/14/06 at 12:43am

Not sure if it;s the same video but the Wicked website/Chicago website/tour website have various videos and pictures

Main site with links to touring/Chicago sites

[wickedfreak]

Posted: 1/14/06 at 12:47am

They have the trailer....the same trailer

[SirLiir]

Posted: 1/14/06 at 1:23am

That's it! Thank you greeneyed_one.

Edit: I apologize but I believe they also use footage from Broadway:The American Musical Dvd's "Road to Wicked." Updated On: 1/14/06 at 01:23 AM

[bigrab1018]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 4:17pm

I thought I would throw in my two cents. I personally thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Here's a message I just sent someone who asked what it was like:


The tour is great and very informative. It starts off with a little museum set up in one of the lobbies. It includes a scaled-down model of the Gershwin and the Wicked set, pictures of all of the Wicked casts, sktches of costumes and make-up designs, props, masks, and finally, costumes worn by Joel Grey, Kristin Chenoweth, and Idina Menzel. If you get there when they open the doors, you can browse around before the tour begins.

The tour was created and is led by Sean McCourt and Anthony Galde, who is a swing. They first talk about themselves and how they got involved in Wicked, then they talk about each part of the museum. Anthony also shows the the Monkey Wings work.

Then they take you into the theatre where you watch a 15-minute movie about the show, including footage of all the casts. After, they show you the ins and outs of everything - they talk about the set, the orchestra, the sound, the lighting, they show you where the stage manager sits, and lots of other aspects.

Finally, there is a Q&A session, and of course, a gift shop awaits you at the end.

You don't actually get to go backstage, but its very interesting to learn some cool things you would never even think about; for example, the fact that it takes about 300 people to make Wicked happen every night. It makes you look at the show in a whole new way - definitely worth the $25.

Hope this helped,
bigrab1018