Wicked!!

One of the major things in going to New York that I was so excited about, was to see Wicked! I absolutely love the music! Cami got me listening to it probably 3 to 4 years ago, and since, all of us girls have wanted to go see it. Anyone that gets the chance to see it, I say GO for it! I loved it!

We had seats about 7 rows back on the left side of the stage! I loved everything about it! Galinda made me laugh, jumping around the stage, adding -ify to every word, her character and her "toss, toss". I was thrilled with the music, of course, and the whole show kept me enthralled and entertained! When any of my many favorite songs came up, I was almost hopping in my seat. I could see it over and over, I think, and not get sick of it.

Like I said, I LOVE the music! I have always really loved the song For Good. After watching the musical, I'm also now a huge fan of the song Thank Goodness. I loved the message it contained that sometimes when you achieve your dreams, it's not everything you thought it would be. Glinda sings, "Cause getting your dreams, it's strange but it seems, a little, well, complicated . . .there's a kind of a, sort of, cost. . . there's a couple of things get, lost . . . there are bridges you cross you didn't know you crossed until you've crossed. And if that joy, that thrill. Doesn't thrill like you think it will. Still, with this perfect finale, the cheers and the ballihoo . . . who wouldn't be happier? So, I couldn't be happier. Because happy is what happens when all your dreams comes true." A lot of people do get stuck thinking that if all their dreams came true, then they would be happy. I know sometimes I do. But everything comes with a cost, and I don't think we always evaluate it all. The trick is to find what brings true happiness and to do those things that bring it, and enjoy the journey as it goes along. It was also interesting to me, the face that Glinda puts on, that she is happy when she isn't. We are trained to do that. I think everyone wants to be one of those people that are always happy. But I don't know anyone that isn't sad sometimes, so sometimes I don't understand why we often try to hide it when we are sad, instead of letting people comfort us. . .

Anyway, enough rambling. I could go on and on about the musical, about things I got out of it, about how wonderful it is. I could tell you the whole story, but instead, I'll just recommend again that everyone go see it. It's fabulous!

This is a video I found of the two leads that were in the show I saw. This is here mostly for my benefit :)