The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Nathan_Lane_Rules!
Stand-by Joined: 3/12/05
#0The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 1:37pm
Here it is:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/weiss/cst-ftr-wicked06.html
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#1re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 1:39pmHey Hedy! Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!!
#2re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 1:41pmAs the show been changed so much for the tour that it is now a love/hate letter to Hitler?
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#3re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 1:57pm
"And by the way, are the Munchkins, in their blue-and-white striped uniforms, supposed to be inmates of a concentration camp?"
No, the Shiz uniforms were actually based off Japanese school girls' clothes
Oy! :P
#4re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 1:57pmWell, on the upside the reviews aren't as scathing as before...
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#5re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 2:07pm
"As Glinda, a character meant to set your teeth on edge, Kassebaum nails the comic lines and is less annoying than her predecessor, Kristin Chenoweth."
!!HOLD ME BACK. SOMEONE HOLD ME BACK!!
(Martha Graham from a letter to Agnes de Mille) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And be lost. The world will never have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, Nor how valuable it is, Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware Directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, A blessed unrest that keeps us marching And makes us more alive than others."
BroadwayPer4mer03
Stand-by Joined: 2/14/04
#6re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 3:42pmwow, this critic is disturbingly bad and just wants to find ways to bring the show down bu making things up. This isn't what the show deserves
#7re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 3:49pmwell what can you say.... you just cant please everybody, maybe she just does not like the colour green, LOL
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SorryGrateful
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#8re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 3:51pmOh my god. That is the stupidest thing I've ever read. Is she completely insane/drunk/bitter about not having a Broadway career of her own/anything else? I'm embarrassed to think that she is the most vocal voice right now in regard to Chicago theatre. We Chicagoans do not support her!
You promised me poems. ~Tricky
#9re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 3:55pm
NO offence to Kendra, but how could she say she was better than Kristen? I thought Kendra need alot of work on her comic timing, loosing alot of the jokes like "Something is wrong, I didnt get my way" and such.
only correct thing ive seen in the review so far is that the show has a great deal of potential for spin off story lines
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#10re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 4:01pm
"Is this musical one very weird apologia for terrorism?" - Hedy Weiss, on WICKED
To: the rest of the world
From: Chicago.
We know, we know...Ms Weiss needs to be locked in a padded room before she hurts herself.
and, I edited this because orangeskittles brought it up and I forgot to comment on it -->
"Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz has written three songs that will probably have continued life: "I'm Not That Girl," "No Good Deed" and "For Good." The rest of the score blends into an undistinguishable amplified mass. His "Popular" would work well at American Girl Place."
What? Um...So apparently "Defying Gravity" has been cut from the show. I'm not a crazy Wicked supporter, but come on...Thats the only song people who aren't Wicked die-hards remember when they leave the theater.
What was Hedy smoking?
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
Updated On: 5/17/05 at 04:01 PM
#11re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 4:03pm
"Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz has written three songs that will probably have continued life: "I'm Not That Girl," "No Good Deed" and "For Good." The rest of the score blends into an undistinguishable amplified mass. His "Popular" would work well at American Girl Place."
Was she asleep during Defying Gravity? Because I think that song has had more of an effect on people than the songs she mentioned, and definitely shouldn't be qualified as as "undistinguishable".
"As Glinda, a character meant to set your teeth on edge, Kassebaum nails the comic lines and is less annoying than her predecessor, Kristin Chenoweth."
I'm sorry, I thought she was reviewing the Chicago production, not the OBC. Did she even see Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked? I doubt this, seeing as anyone who had seen the show more than once would not pull these ridiculous accusations out of their @$$. So why does she feel it's her place to pass judgement on another production of the show, and an actress she's never seen in the role that left almost a year ago?
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Updated On: 5/17/05 at 04:03 PM
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Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#12re: The Full Review of Wicked in Chicago by the extreme stupid Hedy Weiss
Posted: 5/17/05 at 4:11pmSee, what I find a bit strange about the Glinda line is that she says the character is supposed to set your teeth on edge, then says that Chenoweth was more annoying. So that would mean Chenoweth did a better job of playing the character, would it not?
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