December 23, 2006
Wicked!
It was totally Wicked! We went to see the new smash-hit, record-breaking musical Wicked last night at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. We were lucky to be the last few people in London to watch Idina Menzel, the original Wicked Witch of the West from the original Broadway production who delivered a stunning performance last night. She has such an amazing voice. Kerry Ellis will be the new Elphaba starting January 2007.
Aussie Helen Dallimore plays Glinda, The Good Witch of the North. Her performance was stunning. The acting and singing were just as good as Idina. My friend told me that the story is very different from the book but it delivers the message better. It will totally change your perspective of the original Wizard of Oz.
I've heard rumour that it's going to Australia, so everyone back home, make sure you keep an eye of this production and go watch it.
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July 01, 2005
The Producers
I just came back from The Producers, Mel Brooks' new musical - so they said. A good show although our crappy seats kinda ruined it a bit. We sat at the Dress Circle which I will not recommend to anyone. Not only it's too far at the back the sound system around the Dress Circle is so bad you have to strained your ears to listen to what the actors are saying. Or maybe it's just the sound system for the night was bad.
The show was quite funny, but none of the songs really stick to me, I mean I could hardly remember any straight away after the show finished. It's not bad but nothing special.
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