WIZARD OF OZ — Page 2

They are used to kind of wake the audience up before the big finale. A couple of songs before the end. Refers to when B'way shows used to start at 8:30pm and so the song would come around 11 O Clock!

Gimme Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie
Betrayed from The Producers
No Good Deed from Wicked
A Change in Me from Beauty and the Beast
The Best of Times from La Cage

Hmmm. Why does Glinda get the 11 o'clock number? Who cares about what she thinks? Sure, Grizabella in CATS appears for about five minutes before belting her face off with Memory but Grizabella essentially IS the plot of CATS. The end of the show belongs to Dorothy.

Don't have a problem with a production number for the Witch (and hopefully some kind of sing off between her and Dorothy) but not sure about the opening number. I would have thought that the only reason to sing in Kansas is as an escape, as encapsulated by Somewhere Over The Rainbow - having the farmhands or whatever sing something seems besides the point to me.

I'm sure Jeremy Sams knows what he's doing, though, even if I have my doubts about ALW at times...

Sounds like the Wiz to me.

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If that was a dig at me husky darling, I probably wasn't too clear when I said I was an OZ purist. I meant the film.

Everyone should forget about wicked in this equation. It was written a million years later and the whole point of it is to give back story, as an explanation. It is clever, and witty but highly flawed. (Even though I loved it)

But they have the Royal Variety Show there first :S

I suppose they could do some work there...after all, I doubt the RVP needs the benefit of the whole stage?

OMG!! Childcatcher are you brave or foolhardy? Coming on here and offering criticism of 'Wicked'!!

I once offered constructive criticism of Connie Fisher, never again!! Although my observations of her voice were borne out in the end, this was on another board, and was reported to the moderator for being offensive!!

With less than 4 months until previews, should we be expecting a full cast announcement soon?

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Did you really just say Wicked has better music? Wow.

Two words Broadway board ..... eh ?
whats that meant to mean ? sorry I'm lost.

I do like Wicked, a lot in fact, but you simply cant compare the two !

One is legendary, and will live on in the 1939 film forever.
I doubt once Wicked becomes a film if it will be as admired, loved or held so dear in generations of people's hearts as the original Wizard of OZ movie.

I mean c'mon !!! Over the Rainbow !! One of the greatest songs ever written.

Saying wicked is superior is like saying Britney is the QUEEN of pop! lol

I've always been a bit underwhelmed by Jeremy Sams direction....he seems only a couple of steps up from Bill Kenwright for me (I may not have seen him at his best thoguh)

So still undecided about going to see this...but it's great that Time Rice is writing with ALW again.

Hopefully this might lead to a something completely new?

Is the marquee up yet, or is it too early?

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obviously being a theatre fan, I am going to see this production, do not know the book or past musicals, it is a show I can take it or leave it, the main reason for me to go is to hear lyrics by Tim Rice IMO the best lyricist ever.