Wicked, a show I've got more than a passing acquaintance with. I got to see it first not long after it first opened in London 13th October 2006 when Idina Menzel was resprising her role as Elphaba and she blew me away with her vocal ability. Adam Garcia was Firyero and Helen Dallimore played Glinda.
Since then I think I've asked my guy if we can go see it again probably twice a year since then. He's been strict with me and pointed out the fact that we really needed to see as much of the other muscials on offer as we could and grudgingly I've agreed, but still I've wanted to Wicked again for a very long time. A happy coincidence happened when my chap booked tickets to see the Divine Comedy, it was announced that Lee Mead was taking over the part of Fiyero and that made it a must and my boy knows when he isn't going to win.
Wicked is a big ensemble show and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Rachel Tucker who has recently taken over the role of Elphaba, I'll admit I had low expectations for her, she wasn't my favourite Nancy, not by a long way but her time in We Will Rock You has been good for her because her performance was really good and vocally much better than I was expecting. In fact she killed the Wizard and I.
Lee was intense and I think Fiyero could do with being played a touch lighter but I'll forgive him anything you can't fault him vocally and he really is a team player in the ensemble.
My chap was a little bit naughty and managed to take some pitctures of Act 1 my pick of them are below.
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More on Divine Comedy later.
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