Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Well after many months of waiting, I finally got my dream come true.

I got to go and see the musical Wicked! I have waited a long, long time for this and it really was worth it.

I went adorned with a pointy hat, stripy socks and ruby slippers. Of course, I ended up being the ONLY person dressed up.

But never mind, on with the show.

Wicked is based on the book by Gregory Maguire, it is the untold story of the witches of Oz.

I have recently started reading the book, but apparently the musical is somewhat different.

The story centres on Elphaba (The Green Witch) and Galinda (‘With a Ga!’ [the Good witch]).

It tells of how the witches came to be known as the Wicked and Good witches. There are quite a lot of politics and surprises in it, which I will not give away here.

Idina Menzel is such a brilliant Elphaba. She was in the original broadway version of the show and won an award for this role. She is Elphaba. The sarcasm and the wit are spot on. And after the show your hair will be windswept, her voice is that powerful.

Wicked answers a few questions that the original film of Oz did not, such as:

1) Why is the Wicked Witch Green?
2) Why does Dorothy decide to trust in the Wizard so easily? Is it only on reputation?
3) How and why did the Tin man, Lion and Scare Crow all end up the way they did?
4) Why on earth does the Wicked Witch want the ruby slippers so much?

After such a good musical, the ending disappointed me, but perhaps I am not one for happy endings? They're too easy.