Why does everyone love WICKED?
Why does everyone love WICKED?
#0Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 4:49pmWicked is coming to Minneapolis and tickets sold out in less than 2 minutes. What is so special? Am I missing something?
#1re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 4:51pmIt's the water cooler show of the moment. Most people go so they can tell everyone they went.
colleen_lee
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/05
#2re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 4:57pm
It wasn't quite two minutes bieng that I was able to get an obstructed view ticket about 30 minutes after the box office opened. But it was pretty insane all the same.
And the answer to the question, I don't know.
I've seen the show twice already, and I find it mildly enjoyable but not the greatest thing since sliced bread. But, I am going simply because I try to go to every single show that comes through.
There was very heavy publicity in the Twin Cities area for this show (which was probably unnecessary and is not typical of most the bigger touring shows that pass through the area) so I think the marketing team has been able to make this "the water cooler show" that everyone feels that just HAVE to see.
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Updated On: 5/13/06 at 04:57 PM
forni-kate
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#4re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:02pm
Who knows. I'm planning on going when it comes to Toronto, but I know for me it's just so I can see what everyone is talking about, even if half of the people on this board think it's an over-rated piece of crap.
I just want to be able to form my own opinion about it!
#5re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:06pmWell I think it is the epitome of a broadway musical spectacle. It has the set, the music, the costumes, that people from around the country, or world for that matter, will come to see on broadway. As great and as unique as our new Sweeney Todd is, tourists aren't flocking to see it. Wicked gives off the vibe of being the broadway musical that suits everyone.
...What happened next, was stranger still, a woman breathless and afraid, appeared out of the night, completely dressed in white. She had a secret she would tell, of one who had mistreated her. Her face and frightened gaze, my mind cannot erase...But then she ran from view. She looked so much like you...
#6re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:08pmSent you a Pm, I suggest you read it asap.
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FoscasBohemianDream
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#7re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:11pm
"Wicked gives off the vibe of being the broadway musical that suits everyone."
It doesn't suit everyone, it merely suits audience members who want to go see a show with flying witches and monkeys, a big set, and a pop score. It doesn't suit the people who grew up watching shows that actually dealt with complex issues, that had complex scores, and that were relevant to the history of musical theater.
#8re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:14pmWhen I said it suits everyone, what I meant to say is a majority. Because, yes, a majority of tourists don't want to sit through an intellectual and complex show. Wicked delivers what its intent is to deliver.
...What happened next, was stranger still, a woman breathless and afraid, appeared out of the night, completely dressed in white. She had a secret she would tell, of one who had mistreated her. Her face and frightened gaze, my mind cannot erase...But then she ran from view. She looked so much like you...
SweetQintheLights
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#9re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:16pm
For all those that are OBSESSED with Wicked, can you give a BRIEF reasonable explanation why. Please be honest.
If it is because of Idina (Eyedeena), just say so. Don't beat around the bush.
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Updated On: 5/13/06 at 05:16 PM
#10re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:22pm
This show is a good show, but not any better than the other shows on Broadway or on tour, it's time to move on, Wicked is so 2004! hehe. The show is a big hit, spend your money seeing other shows. Stephen Swartz is great and deserves all his success. But the hype about this show is nonsense.
PS:If you like or seen Wicked it doesn't mean you know much about musical theatre or Broadway.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#11re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:22pm
Wicked is popular because it has a very accessible score and familliar characters. Plus it's a good family show.
If you wanted to see good theater, go see Sweeney Todd. If you want to see a family show, see Wicked. (If you want to see both, run to Spelling Bee!)
"I'm afraid that the children that the two of you would spawn would come out in costume, off book and belting Merman."
#12re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:36pm
God .... another bitch about wicked thread.
hey how about this ... dont worry about it. You obviously dont want to see it .... so dont. Easy said.
Lots of like it, i really liked it, but i really like a lot of things. i loved sweeney as well.
Its just like a movie.
Fast times at Ridgemont high is still VERY popular. Love that movie.
Doesnt mean i wouldnt love a more elegant piece like the original Godfather.
different piece for differe peeps.
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#13re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:41pm
I was obsessed with wicked for like 5 months, then I grew out of it.
I'm not even sure WHY I was obsessed.
bwaybabe3
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#14re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:51pm
I don't see why people get so angry that Wicked is loved. If it brings in people who don't normally go see musicals to see shows, or draws in new broadway fans, or helps employ actors and actresses and costume designers, then I don't see why it's so bad. Opinions are opinions, and everyone can (and I guess, should) have one. But even so, let people who like it like!
and I like it.
not love it.
:)
#15re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 5:57pmbecause it fantabulous!!!!!
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Updated On: 5/13/06 at 05:57 PM
#16re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 6:20pmBecause obviously the majority of America is harboring serious lesbian witch fetishes...
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#18re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 6:34pm
I do not worship at the altar of Wicked either. I thought DRS was better in every respect
It is not the greatest thing since sliced bread. It is entertaining but not the be all & end all of shows
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Posted: 5/13/06 at 6:35pmi got my tickets. ill let you know in july. ill be wearing my lesbian underroos.
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#20re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 6:50pm
"It's not always about you!!!" (But if you think I'm referring to you anyway, then I probably am.)
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#21re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 6:53pmLove both analogies & I totally agree but why does everybody...? Just kidding
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#22re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 7:04pm
I originally loved Wicked for two reasons: Kristin Chenoweth, who I've been a fan of since 1998, and The Wizard of Oz.
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Updated On: 5/14/06 at 07:04 PM
#23re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 7:05pmeveryone does NOT love Wicked.......I do not......it was "ok"....nothing more. In the history of musical theater it will be seen as a "blip" on radar....and will not even be mentioned 15 years from now..........
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colleen_lee
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#24re: Why does everyone love WICKED?
Posted: 5/13/06 at 7:06pmE really does love his ellipses however.
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay
