Defying Gravity

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, Jogie and I went with a couple in our ward to see the Broadway musical Wicked. It was wonderful! Though we might not have chosen going to a Broadway musical for ourselves – we loved it and are so glad our friends invited us along. The group of us had reserved seats at the highest and furthest back point in the theater. Yet when we got the tickets we found that we were bumped up to somewhere around the vicinity of row twenty. Yep, row 20! After the performance we checked out where our seats originally were supposed to be, and it was a completely different view. Those seats were higher than the top of the curtain!

The performance was wonderful! The characters were so genuine and entertaining; especially Elphaba and Galinda. The scene changes were impeccably done. I do wish that there had been closed captioning so I could follow along with the words of the songs. Alas, the limitation of a live performance. The scene where Elphaba was flying as she sung Defying Gravity was amazing! It had so much energy. I tried really hard to see what was supporting her in the air and saw nothing. So, I can only conclude that she really was flying.

Following the performance we got to meet some of the cast. I certainly would not have recognized the girl who played Elphaba. In the performance I saw a tall skinny girl. Yet, the girl we met was short and had very poofy hair. Oh, and she did not look the least bit green.

We are so glad that we were able to go and experience Broadway live. Definitely worth it.