"Wicked" Downsizes? — Page 3

I liked the surrealist hat. I always have. It started everything off with a stylized approach, just like Elphaba's surrealist cape extending outward during the end of Act I. Why cut one without the other? Why start picking away and "dumbing down" the initial artistic vision?

I also agree that the (wonderful) fundamental set design communicates (to me) that the show is taking place INSIDE the giant Clock Dragon's mechanisms mentioned in the book. It was a brilliant, theatrical touch to present it that way.

Perhaps these creative decisions to modify it and remove things at this late date are being made by "eyes" that are too easily bored and have seen the show way too many times.

Step away, leave it alone... and quick "picking at it!" The (Tony-winning) set design is one of the best aspects of this show.

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Updated On: 10/25/07 at 07:56 PM

Even though everyone has seen it....

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Having seen Wicked a few times over the course of three years, I like some of the changes and I like don't like others. I miss the original costumes that they changed in 2005. I miss the Wonderful dance even though it did nothing for the plot. I hate new the Elphaba/Fiyero scene before Dancing Through Life. However, I much prefer the green hologram instead of the giant hat in the beginning.

There is a good reason for the loosing of the hat, it cause great problems, on many occasions it would get stuck in the trap door or the trap door would close leaving some of the hat on stage, obviously they managed to sort this out but it cause great difficulty to the stage hands who were trying to sort it out! as originally they were gonna have the Hat in london, but then decided against it, and the over changes are just to their popularity in the London production, and the whole thing about the wizard reappeasring with the mother at the end is due to us britons being idiots and some not understanding the ending and they thought it might make it cleare in other productions as well, hope that helped!

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