How did "Wicked" lose Best Musical to a show about puppets? — Page 2

What brought this up? Wasn't this in like....2004?

P.S. Avenue Q is better.

*waits for the thread about red track suit*

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Caroline, or Change was the most amazing musical that year. the arc that Caroline Thibodaux undergoes in that show far outweighs whatever Elphaba had rhymed her way through. sorry.

Wicked would've been better had they have stuck to the original text instead of creating another High School Musical slash Harry Potter for chicks show.

it lost. go watch Enchanted again.

Updated On: 6/2/08 at 08:57 PM

i have never seen avenue q and am a HUGE wicked fan, and just because a group of theatre experts voted it as a better musical does not make it BETTER in EVERYONES eyes. But as broadway enthusiasts we need to respect everyones opinions and accept that while Wicked may not have won the Tony award, it is still a great show. A lot of people like Avenue Q better. That is the way it is.

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WICKED lost because of you, musicaltheatrefan.

How do you feel now?

Enough with the innane Glinda/Elphaba/WICKED threads. It's giving me a headache.

Tonys (Don't worry, I've made that mistake before)

"What are you talking about. The only forgettable songs are "March of the Witch Hunters" and "Dear Old Shiz"."

Sort of off-topic, but "March of the Witch Hunters" is the exact same song as "The Mob Song" from Beauty and the Beast.

Wicked should of won.

Should HAVE won. Should HAVE.

And no, it shouldn't have won.

While I do love Avenue Q, I do agree with Liverpool, in that Caroline, or Change should have definitely won Best Musical that year.

At least Wicked didn't win. That's the most important thing.

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I like a Fine fine line. But, it isn't a duet.

Wicked is a VERY flawed show. I do like it but it is VERY flawed. Everything from the show relying totally on the who is playing the leads to make the performance a good one and not the material. In Avenue Q the material itself is so good that even if the actor flubs or is having a bad night it will still be a good show. If whoever is playing Elphaba goes flat during Wizard and I or Defying Gravity the show is totally lost.

Wicked just uses the technical aspects as a way to make the show. The show seems to be about all the visuals and not the material. I do think that the lyrics to the score of Wicked are the most revolting I have ever heard in musical theatre. I think a 2nd grader could come up with better lyrics then what is in the score for Wicked.

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haha that was funny but so true!

big wicked fan here, but agreed - the lyrics are a bit well..."bridges we'll cross we didnt know we crossed until we crossed?" cmon man.

avenue q shouldnt have won though (biased as i am since im a tad afraid of puppetty things) but caroline or change I thought was a sure winner.

but oh well.

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I don't know, I mean Wicked was groudbreaking! Shouldn't we award that? It took the term "adaptation" to a whole new level! It had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the original novel!

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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Wicked lost because that little show about puppets had a stronger emotional core and the best parts of Wicked were purely superficial. Which is ironic considering the lesson it attempts to teach. Wicked won the awards it deserved -- sets, costumes, all the visual stuff. Those are the only strong points.