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#1

Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:19pm

"Wicked" is coming to Mpls. next season. I sort of want to see it just because of all the hoopla surrounding it. I only know one song "Defying Gravity", am not familiar with the book by Maguire, and know that everyone tears this show to shreds because of the teenybopper Wickedheads on the site. (No offense to you all).

So through the negativity towards the show, I'm letting it affect whether or not I should shell out the cash when it comes. I look at it as seeing the new "Star Wars" film just to say that I saw it.

#2

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:22pm

GO. Have fun. Enjoy. And I am not a WickedHead when I say I absolutely LOVE the music.
What the puck?!
#3

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:25pm

there's so much back and forth on this show that i recomend you see it and make your own decision. from my personal experience, i know it won't be a waste of money, believe me. go see it. or why don't you buy the cd to sorta preview it? then you can decide if you like the music, and take it from there.
#4

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:29pm

Go so that you can form your own opinion.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#5

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:35pm

If you like "feel good" shows and have a love for the Wizard of Oz definetly go see it. But please go to the show with no memory of what you know about OZ lore. I swear to god if one stupid little fan compares the movie to the show and calls the Witch when referring to the film "Elphaba" again I will scream...but I do digress. I recommend reading the book as well. Maybe before seeing the show to get an understanding of the plot. Mainly because the plot is so basic and the book is more of a detailed story and the show is just a very condensed version. get the cast recording and listen to Grammy winning music. I'm a fan. I loved it...now I can't stand the show and its fans, but I still recommend it to anyone.
hmm...
#6

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:36pm

The musical is actually a lot easier to sit through than the book.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#7

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:37pm

Read the book first...its harder to enjoy it after seeing the musical...and the book is really quite clerverly plotted
So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.~Office Space
#8

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:38pm

Don't waste your time.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#9

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:41pm

I'd say give it a shot. I'm sure it's not for everyone, but I enjoyed the wicked more than some other musicals. I also am really getting into the book.
Dov'`e mia luce, mio cor?
#10

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:43pm

No don't see it. You'll turn into a horrible Wickedite. You'll start staging Wicked mini-thingies in your room. Singing "Defying Gravity" into your hairbush, idolizing "Idinedenshoshabean" and worst of all you'll start typing like this:

IsNt WiiCkeD LiKe KooL!!!OMG!!TeEHeE!!LOL!!YaaAYY!!!
#11

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:52pm

Marquise that is CLASSIC!
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#12

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:54pm

i say go see it, but don't become what marquise described... they give us normal wicked fans a bad rep
::bust a move::
#16

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:01am

Is there really such a thing as a "Normal" Wicked fan?
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#18

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:18am

Heck. Go see it. I intend on seeing it when it comes to Pittsburgh (though I do not intend on spending upwards of 60 dollars on a full price ticket) if only to see what all the hype is about. Maybe I'll get it then. I didn't really get the cast recording. Loved the book though.
#20

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:29am

I recommend it. Even if it doesn't blow you away, it's still a show you can have fun at. Go see it and form your own opinion.
#21

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:30am

i'm a normal wicked fan. i've seen it once, have the window card and cd. does that make me insane? anyways..
"maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away" -sex and the city
#22

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:30am

i'm a normal wicked fan. i've seen it once, have the window card and cd. does that make me insane? anyways.. i
"maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away" -sex and the city
#23

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:30am

i'm a normal wicked fan. i've seen it once, have the window card and cd. does that make me insane? anyways.. i think y
"maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away" -sex and the city
#24

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:30am

i'm a normal wicked fan. i've seen it once, have the window card and cd. does that make me insane? anyways.. i think you should see it
"maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away" -sex and the city

Updated On: 6/14/05 at 12:30 AM

#25

re: Wicked... should I or shouldn't I?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:30am

sorry for that.. my computer went crazy
"maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away" -sex and the city

Updated On: 6/14/05 at 12:30 AM

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