So, Wicked has been on my "list" since the moment I moved to New York. Well, it was on my list long before I moved to New York, actually. Although it is celebrating it's 5th birthday, it is still one of the hottest and hardest-to-get-tickets-to shows on Broadway. The cheap seats? Forget it! They are sold out months in advance. Hence I was beginning to think I was the last person I knew who had not gotten to see it yet. Luckily for me (and my friend Tami!) I was wrong. When Tami's weekend company fell through last minute, she was stuck with 2 extra tickets. However, I was super quick to tell her I would gladly take one off her hands. And they were terrific seats. (Actually, perhaps only the 2nd time I have EVER sat in the orchestra level at a Broadway show.) We were in row N! Up close and personal for all the action.
Now, generally when I have built something up in my head for so long, it inevitably does not live up. This was most definitely an exception! It was even better and more amazing than I could have imagined. So delightful. Creative. Brilliant. I absolutely LOVED it, was so sad to see it end. The minute the lights came up I had already decided I wanted to see it again. It was by far, the best musical I have seen on Broadway since I moved to New York, and most likely the best I've seen overall since LesMiz.
