I have no opinions to over about show choice. (I don't like Phantom, and haven't seen Wicked since my kids were little) but you could make a 5pm show. A ten block walk isn't that big of a deal - you can do it in less than 15 minutes EASILY (You could make it in ten, if you really booked it). Remember, a 5 pm show isn't going to start at 5 but closer to 5:10 anyway.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.