The story serves as a kind of prequel to The Wizard of Oz and tells the tale of the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, the green-skinned, magically misunderstood girl who goes on to become the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the beautiful and popular Good Witch of the South, as they struggle through opposing personalities, fight over the same love interest, react to the corrupt government in Oz and face the consequences of Elphaba's public fall from grace.
Aside from the songs, what also really made this show stand out was the attention to detail regarding set and costume design, as well as lighting and prop choices. I honestly felt like I was actually there in Oz as everything was so authentic, from the colourful costumes of the Ozians to the *slightly* terrifying Wizard head, as well as the huge dragon looming over the stage and the lighting that gave a little extra something and made the musical performances slightly more special.
Overall, it is an extremely captivating show and with a storyline filled with perfect comedic timing, beautiful character development and numerous twists and turns, it completely sucks you in, making it very difficult to tear your eyes away. Since seeing it I have constantly been humming and (trying to) sing the songs and I can safely say it has definitely become my all time favourite musical.
Have you seen Wicked? What did you think?
Megan
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