I’ve decided to give up BOTH fried foods and desserts/pastries for Lent. There are ALWAYS yummy cupcakes, brownies, and cookies in the kitchen at work so staying away is going to be tough! Wish me luck.
In my excitement about food in my last entry, I forgot to mention that I also went to see Wicked while I was in LA. Finally! 🙂 I found out about a 50% discount for all Tuesday through Thursday shows in January and February so when I realized we’d be in town during the week, I jumped at the chance to go. And just as I expected, I LOVED it. Glinda was my absolute favorite — Megan Hilty played her to perfection. Caissie Levy as Elphaba was also solid. But sadly, I thought Kristoffer Cusick as Fiyero was a *tad* disappointing. His voice just wasn’t quite as powerful as the 2 leading ladies and he also wasn’t a very good dancer. Maybe he had an “off” night because he seems to be a really popular Fiyero (I was doing a search on reviews of the musical a few days ago). But whatever, it was an excellent show — definitely one that I could watch many, many times (if I could afford it :D).
I thought I would share a few of my favorite songs from Wicked…
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I’m also reading the book at the moment… I do not love it nearly as much as the musical. It started off sloooow, and then picked up when Elphaba and Glinda went to college, and now it’s slowing down a bit again. I’m about halfway through so I’ll be sure to write some thoughts when I’m done.
Now I’m off to watch America’s Best Dance Crew. YAY. I love dance-related reality shows. 😀
I’m so glad you got to see Wicked! I have to say, when I saw Wicked the actor playing Fiyero for my performance didn’t do an awesome job, at least compared to Glinda and Elphalba. he was solid I guess but not amazing. Can’t remember his name.
Eeeeeeks! I don’t usually comment but I just had to chime in on Wicked, since I love love LOVE it so much (and have seen it a million times, living in LA and all, haha).
Megan Hilty is such utter perfection. So bubbly and funny and that voice! I sadly have not yet seen Caissie Levy as Elphaba, but since I am so attached to Eden Espinosa’s amazing performance I don’t know if I’ll be able to adjust. I don’t like change.
It sucks that you weren’t too impressed with Kristoffer Cusick. I have a humongous crush on him; he’s my favorite Fiyero. And he’s just such a nice, sweet guy. I have heard people say he is not their favorite though, so I don’t think you’re alone.
Anyway, YAY, I’m so glad you saw it and loved it! I believe the LA production is the best Wicked production in the world, as biased as my opinion may be. 😉