"Stephanie J. Block, playing Elphaba, gives her big numbers plenty of punch. The Wizard and I is terrific, and Defying Gravity has become the show's signature song, complete with a high-flying witch. But Block also brings an appealing tenderness and vulnerability to the misunderstood Wicked Witch in her soliloquy I'm Not That Girl.
As Glinda, Kendra Kassebaum's descent in a bubble gets the show off to a witty start. Kassebaum doesn't have quite the coloratura soprano that some of her songs need, but she's got the flouncy, kewpie-doll homecoming queen mannerisms down pat. Her perky Popular is a showstopper." Full Article - St Petersburg Times