Wicked Songs Question

For those of you who know or have seen the show, which songs (if any) that are on the CD have been pretty much left in tact as they are performed in the show?
I've been getting to really enjoy the CD and am anticipating seeing it... just curious!
Thanks for any input you can provide!
DT

Having just revisited the show: The audience pleasing "Defying Gravity" sequence is dramatically altered on the recording, to its detriment. The sense of high, high stakes is missing -- Elphaba and Glinda are hiding, quaking in their boots, about to be arrested or worse. But on the CD, it comes across as a ruminative conversation about a lifestyle crossroads, not truly life/death issues for these women. Elphaba's decision to literally accomplish the song title occurs in the blink of an eye, to escape the Wizard's minions who'd kill her. We don't get the guards breaking in, of that moment when Elphaba vocally and physically soars. Too bad, considering the thrill it gives the audience. I'm baffled by the decision to do all of "Dancing Through Life" and slicing up "DG." I well remember the critical beating Schwartz took for sacrificing story/character integrity for pop platitudes. This number is actually very story/character-specific, but plays more generically without the context-defining elements.

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All the songs are just like the show, with the exeption of No One Mourns the Wicked, Something Bad, Dancing Through Life, A Sentimental Man, Defying Gravity, and Thank Goodness, which all have dialogue cut from them. The majority of the songs on the CD have a lot more dialogue in the show than they do on the CD, but the singing is all the same (except for Sentimental Man, which goes on and on for an entire scene).

Things I wish they'd included on the CD (spoiler):
1.) The music to the dance sequence between ELphaba and Galinda in Dancing Through Life, makes me cry every time.
2.) Elphaba belting "It's MEEEEE" as she is lifted up during Defying Gravity. It really gives me chills...I have no idea why they cut it for the CD.
3.) The Wicked Witch of the East. I really enjoy that song, even though I know about the whole spoiler/time issue.

I HATE that they cut "it's me!" from defying gravity. it gave me chills. Anyone notice that Dancing Through Life is painfully slow on the cd?

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Does anyone know where I can find a detailed synopsis of wicked with spoilers?

Thanks,
BatBoi

Popular and One Short Day also missing dialogue. I believe that the finale isn't complete either.

who sings the the song "the wicked witch of the east" and does anyone know why it was cut from the cd?? thanks

I too hate they cut some of the vamp music from "Dancing Through Life".

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