BWW TV: WICKED Flies Into London!

Last week at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, the Broadway smash-hit "Wicked" opened to deafening applause throughout. Check out BroadwayWorld.com's complete video coverage of the event featuring cast, crew and clips from the show!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=12620

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Thank you

thanks, wow poplular seemed really bad, its probably I'm just not used to someone doing it that way but i thought it kind of sucked. I thought wonderfull was great thought. I ussually don't like that song but i thought it was really good.

Dancing Through Life wasn't that great.
Wonderful was pretty good

I like this video alot. Helen & Idina look absolutley stunning

Having seen the London show more than a few times now, I don't think those video snippets are representative of the quality of the performances given with an audience in front of the performers. I am guessing, but it seems to me that what we see are sections of the show performed just for the recording of the publicity video - they don't have the same oomph as normally performed.

Having listened for months to the OBCR it was a shock (even for us Brits) to hear some parts performed with an English accent - especially Helen Dallimore's Glinda. I think that the immediate reaction was not to like it - but the more I've heard and seen her the more I've forgotten about the OBCR and embraced the idea that this production is primarily for us Brits - so why shouldn't she be a snobbish 'upper crust' English public schoolgirl?! I think Helen is still developing Glinda - its fun to see her growing into the part.

Idina Menzel's accent is unmistakenly American in performance except for the odd bit of pronunciation. During 'What is the Feeling?' when she describes Galinda as 'blonde' - its not an American 'blaaarrnd' its an English clipped 'blonde' - and its just that bit funnier to an English ear because of the way she says it.

The after show party was held in the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand. The central hall is vast and very high - it doesn't have particularly bright lighting. Great venue for a party though!

But why do Elphaba and Glinda have to have American accents? Is Oz in America? No.
Oz is Oz... who cares?

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Updated On: 10/2/06 at 05:19 PM

I liked some of the pronunciation changed - Dancing Through Life with English accent was good. Idina sings about the Wizard and I not the Wizard and Hi. I still look forward to hearing someone Defy GraviTy though!

^ yes. Adam Garcia's hot points just skyrocketed with that accent...

As much as Adam Garcia is hot, it seems very odd for him to try and sing it in a very American accent and then just throw in the 'Doncing'. Kind of puzzling if you ask me...

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Thanks for the video. Everyone looks gorgeous, especially Adam Garcia. The whole cast really does seem fantastic!

nigel planner's american accent is so damn brash (see also the olc recording of chicago)

a british fiyero actually works nicely (a handsome playboy prince who's british.... sounds familiar)


but popular just wasn't quite workin' for me

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I thought it was dreadful. Apart from Wonderful, I think the singing is poor; the accents don't work and I'm sick of seeing Idina doing an average job of a fantastic role.
I don't believe the accents would sound too bad, if they had another Elphie, only after hearing Idina, you expect to hear the an American response from Glinda, and when it doesn't happen, you are dissapointed.