Posted: 8/30/21 at 11:50am
When I heard "Wicked in Concert", and saw it was 2 hours, I thought I was going to be a filmed version of a concert staging...Boy, do I feel stupid.
Posted: 8/30/21 at 12:02pm
well that was painful at best. all that screeching and everything sung in that stretched flat tone on the jaw - no real voices of interests all thin, no depth, no quality,
Posted: 8/30/21 at 1:48pm
SouthernCakes said: "It just didn’t excite me the way like Brandi (I wanna say her name is Brandi Massey! Saw her do dream girls in Atlanta and till this day she is my favorite)."
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sGZIeSndWRc
Brandi 😻
Posted: 8/30/21 at 2:03pm
Yeah, Brandi is a damn legend. I wish she had performed more on Broadway.
Posted: 8/30/21 at 2:32pm
Posted: 8/30/21 at 2:38pm
The opening needed to find the pitch it was all over. Songs out of order …horrid screaming (the wizard and I) the director needs to not direct and to keep what she is well known for …the restaging of a chorus line for the 100 time
if you wanna see a concert check out wizard of oz in concert with jewel. That’s a show
Updated On: 8/30/21 at 02:38 PM
Posted: 8/30/21 at 2:59pm
Posted: 8/30/21 at 3:46pm
OldTheatreLover said: "I thought Ariana was terrific. I didn’t care for Isaac’s performance perhaps because I prefer singers sing the music as written and not with their own embellishments. Besides, I thought he looked too wimpy for a Fiyero."
I wasn't able to watch last night so I can't comment on his performance, but I'm surprised to see Isaac Powell described as "wimpy." I've seen him in both Once on This Island and West Side Story, and the dude's hot, and, to my eyes at least, rather strapping. He sings like a dream, too.
Posted: 8/30/21 at 3:58pm
He isn't wimpy but the pandemic forced gyms to close so he is definitely less "buff" than he was during OOTI or WSS. Getting back into the swing of things takes time especially when everyone is just getting back to normal and also going through a break up can be tough.
I think he would be a perfect Fiero.
Posted: 8/30/21 at 5:39pm
I found some of those Actors Fund zoom presentations at the beginning of the pandemic much more entertaining and better produced than this donation-laden show.
BTW, who the heck is Ariana DeBose’s agent or manager? Girls in everything but a Charmin toilet paper commercial! Or did I miss that?
Updated On: 8/30/21 at 05:39 PM
Posted: 8/30/21 at 6:49pm
Posted: 8/30/21 at 8:52pm
Watching it now, and I think it's fine. I wasn't expecting much, just something to whet our whistle for the return of Broadway and touring. (And to see where the Wicked team would throw money for this paid commercial.)
Really, I'm most flummoxed that they needed to hire V (formerly Eve Ensler) to flesh out a synopsis and through in some feel-good Wicked bullet points?
Posted: 8/31/21 at 1:19am
''BTW, who the heck is Ariana DeBose’s agent or manager? Girls in everything but a Charmin toilet paper commercial! Or did I miss that?''
Nope, you didn't miss Ariana DeBose's Charmin commercial. But is it so hard to give her credit for her career year? She was featured in Netflix's ''The Prom''; appeared in Apple TV's ''Schmigadoon!,'' sang in last night's ''Wicked in Concert,'' and will debut later this year as Anita in the new big-screen ''West Side Story.'' If you can't see or appreciate Ariana's talent, fortunately others can, like Ryan Murphy, Barry Sonnenfeld, Baayork Lee and Steven Spielberg.
Updated On: 8/31/21 at 01:19 AM
Posted: 8/31/21 at 10:28am
I have always loved this musical...but I must agree that this fell flat for me. I love Ariana and she had one of the tougher songs to perform. But I personally want someone with more vocal power in this role for the movie. I think Amber caught a lot of people's attention.
Posted: 8/31/21 at 12:29pm
Sutton Ross said: "The freshly single Isaac looked particularly handsome tonight. And Ariana is just striking and perfect.
I enjoyed the mash ups and reimagined performances best. I thought it was so interesting that Casey Cott, not Corey Cott, would be performing a Broadway song.
Fun concert!
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Powell is freshly single?! I didn't get the memo on that! He was truly a standout for me, as was DeBose, and Amber Riley. (That pause in Defying Gravity before the final run? Chills!)
Erivo I enjoyed, but much like Cantone's Wonderful, the lack of context made the lyrics feel overly long and repetitive.
Posted: 8/31/21 at 1:39pm
Sutton Ross said: "Memo received 
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Engaged in 2019. Terminated their relationship August 2021. Both wiped off all evidence on their Instagram that they ever knew each other.
Posted: 8/31/21 at 2:16pm
Yeah, you didn't need me information that I was extremely well aware of, thanks.
Posted: 8/31/21 at 2:18pm
Sutton Ross said: "Yeah, you didn't need me information that I was extremely well aware of, thanks."
You’re quite welcome. Wanna do dinner later at The Mercer Kitchen?
Posted: 8/31/21 at 3:06pm
I had my wedding rehearsal dinner there, it was perfection in every way. But SoHo is soooooo far. What about The Mermaid Inn on Amsterdam?
Posted: 9/1/21 at 1:03am
Posted: 9/1/21 at 2:18am
sng said: "I'm baffled by this concert. What was the point? Why not wait till the 20th anniversary for something more spectacular? And did they not have any rehearsal? Everyone sounded rough. "
I haven’t watched the full concert, just clips, but I guess the point was to raise money? Because I haven’t watched the whole thing, I don’t know what organization or cause they were asking for donations for. But based on the reports on here, they asked frequently.
Posted: 9/1/21 at 5:13am
Posted: 9/1/21 at 7:23am
Jordan Levinson said: "Cynthia Erivo sounds so fantastic that I can forgiveone of Schwartz'sworst lyrics in the show for once ("There are bridges you cross you didn't know you crossed / Until you've crossed".
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I actually always like that lyric because it sounds like Glinda believes she is saying something profound when it is in fact garbage
Posted: 9/1/21 at 9:27am
Jordan Levinson said: "Cynthia Erivo sounds so fantastic that I can forgiveone of Schwartz'sworst lyrics in the show for once ("There are bridges you cross you didn't know you crossed / Until you've crossed"."
Dude. Are you nuts? That is easily the BEST lyric in the entire score!!!
