I'm actually more shocked by all the flash photography at the end moments of Wicked than anything else. Of couse, curtain calls are open season for pics, IMO, but the show proper, especially during the most touching end moments, shouldn't have been ruined by blinding flashes. There were people there who may not have realized that it was Cheno, Norbs and Joel's last show, seeing the show for the first time, and having two and half hours of great entertainment ending with frightening distraction. I personally was worried about the cast, who had to find their marks, get hooked up into the bubble, jump around scenery and holes in the ground, while being blinded by flashes.
Of course it's a special evening, but courtesy to the actors and fellow audience members should've been adhered to.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008