EDIT: Yes, sorry. I realized afterwards that it wasn't a review. I didn't really have time to read the article before I posted it so I assumed it was. But I just found 2 reviews as well so I'll post those shortly. Updated On: 12/24/05 at 09:35 PM
"Most girls walk into the theater wanting to be Glinda," Block says, "but they leave the theater wanting to be Elphaba. That's such a great statement because . . . society pounds into young women [the need] to be the kind, bubbly, beautiful, blond-haired, sparkly girl. But by the end of the play, they've found something deeper. . . . I find that to be such a true and beautiful and strong statement."
I like that.
Jim Caruso: You know, you are doing Wicked.
Stephanie J Block: I am!
Jim: Is anyone coming to that old thing?
"The exceptions are a few soaring solos delivered with charm and goose-pimply power by the touring show's Glinda and Elphaba, Kendra Kassebaum and Stephanie L. Block. "Popular," Glinda's perky tribute to her own social supremacy, is handled elegantly by Kassebaum, who sings wittily in the key of self-absorption. And Block is simply stunning, her voice rising thrillingly to the challenges of "The Wizard and I" and even more potently in the Act 1 finale, "Defying Gravity." Floating above the stage and bathed in Kenneth Posner's multicolored shafts of light, Block is a Powerpuff Girl of the night Oz sky."
Pretty much the same as the Post but not as kind to all the performers. They liked the leads though...
"Few could find fault with the stars, notably Miss Kassebaum's Glinda. The role, originated by the luminous Kristin Chenoweth, could easily slip into caricature. Instead, Miss Kassebaum plays her part with comic precision and a high-pitched voice that amplifies the character's vanity. Miss Block matches her cohort, belting out the creamy ballad "I'm Not That Girl" while keeping Elphaba's emotional isolation center stage." Washington Times Review