Wicked at 5,000 Performances-What Do YOU Love Most About Wicked? - Page 2

[ChgoTheatreGuy]

Posted: 10/1/15 at 2:14pm

My favorite WICKED memory was that after "Defying Gravity" finished and the house lights came up for the intermission, I turned around to see a 6 year old girl sobbing, she was terrified that Elphaba and flown to the top of the proscenium and was completely inconsolable.  The thing that always bothered me the most were the ignorant people that would watch the first act and then leave at intermission because the show wasn't "WIZARD OF OZ' enough for them...

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 10/1/15 at 4:11pm

Does anyone know exactly when the 5,000th performance will be? I've been meaning to go back after a few years and this seems like a great opportunity. 

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 10/1/15 at 4:42pm

Thanks, Wicked, for getting me into theatre and also convincing me to start reading more mature books at a young age. (I think I was twelve when I read the Gregory Maguire novel for the first time.) Here's to 5,000 more!

[Auggie27]

Posted: 10/1/15 at 8:18pm

Saw the 3rd or 4th preview.  I was besotted with the McGuire book, and took that version of the story into the Gershwin. I still stand in awe of the novel's artistry and full throttle use of imagination. It's feminist, sociopolitical and both disturbing and heartbreaking, devoid of sentimentality. To this day, when I hear any snippet of the score, tonally 180 from McGuire's dark fable, romantic though it may be, the novel and much of its fully formed world are conjured for me, and that's the show's greatest gift.   

[Justin D]

Posted: 10/2/15 at 8:56am

Let's not forget Fyerio's first act white pants and VPL

Having just seen the London production for the first time, (front row) I swear it gets tighter and tighter

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 10/2/15 at 9:03am

Greatest video that has ever been made was the white pants competition between Aaron tveit and Norbert Leo butz.

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 10/2/15 at 10:20am

I'm thinking Aaron won?  

 

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/2/15 at 12:15pm

That I only saw it once.

[StephieElise]

Posted: 10/3/15 at 2:54am

Cupid Boy2 said: "While Wicked isn't the most beloved show around here, it will always hold a special place in my heart. It was my gateway to the world of theatre about seven years ago, and I hate to think how many wonderful memories I would've missed out on had this show not shown me the beauty of the stage."

This. Same number of years and all. I saw Wicked at 17 with my theatre studies class and it honestly changed my life. If not for Wicked I would not have seen the countless amazing shows, concerts, etc. that I have seen; I would not have known about let alone met performers who are now my favourite singers and actors; I would never have met certain friends; I would not have gone to New York last year; I would, however, have a lot more money in my bank account!

After revisiting the show last year, after seeing many, many other shows, I will readily admit that it is far from perfect, but its ability to get young people into the theatre is incredible.

 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 10/3/15 at 3:44am

Not my favorite, either, but I don't hate it. My favorite moment was watching my then  10 year old son as he delighted in the show, one he didn't really want to see in the first place (his sister's choice).  For him, it was magical.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 10/3/15 at 4:31pm

I love how it shares a title with a really brilliant novel.

 

Also the song "I'm Not That Girl." The best single song Stephen Schwartz has written in about 30 years.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 10/3/15 at 6:29pm

Bump asking when performance #5,000 will be.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 10/3/15 at 9:26pm

I've never seen WICKED because nobody I know, including my teenaged niece, seems to have enjoyed it.

 

But as for what I like, I LOVE the choice to musicalize "Loathing" as gleeful rather than dour and hateful. It's really a brilliant number, IMO.

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 10/4/15 at 1:37am

based on imbd broadway database and math, the 5000th show should be the wed october 28th evening show.

I would certainly drop by the box office to confirm, as I'm sure someone there will know for certain....

In february 2016, Wicked will crush another milestone and surpass Rent as the

10th longest running show in broadway history....

 

 

 

[broadwaybabywannabe2]

Posted: 10/4/15 at 10:12pm

i admit to tearing up when the song 'For Good" is sung near the end of the second act...then the musical got me emotionally...it was a fun show but very forgettable until that moment for me ...anyway

[hork]

Posted: 10/4/15 at 10:28pm

I love that it will close someday and open up the Gershwin for something good.

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 10/5/15 at 1:00am

I love that Wicked will be at the Gershwin another decade or longer

and keep bringing much needed generations of young people 

to musical theatre, as evidenced by all the posts earlier....

 

 

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 2:22pm

I did some very rough calculations and I think the 5,000th performance will be the evening show on Thursday, October 29. Any other insights?

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 6:57pm

hi broadway concierge

my count is that the 5000th show will be the wednesday evening performance on october 28th

if someone went to the box office, they could probably ask and find out for sure, or maybe the current elphaba or glinda may fb or tweet about it in advance

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 10/24/15 at 4:24pm

This week! I read a Winnie Holtzman interview recently that confirms the 5,000th show will be Wednesday, October 28. But is it the matinee or evening performance? Can anyone enlighten me?

Updated On: 10/24/15 at 04:24 PM

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 11:34am

BroadwayConcierge said: "This week! I read a Winnie Holtzman interview recently that confirms the 5,000th show will be Wednesday, October 28. But is it the matinee or evening performance? Can anyone enlighten me?

 

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