Last night I surprised Tim with tickets to the muscial Wicked. Our one year anniversary is coming up and I wanted to do something different and special and "big city-like". Luckily, I found some cheap tickets on craigslist. When we got to the Ford Theater/Oriental Center we were amazed at how ornate the theater was. Every inch of the walls and ceiling were carved out into figures and ornamention. It was beautiful. Somewhat to my surprise, our seats were perfect (center balcony); we had a dead-on view of the stage from a 45 degree angle. What I love best about going to see a play or a musical is the elaborate set designs and how they create special effects with raw materials. I was not disappointed. Sitting on top of the stage through the entire show was a daunting mechanical dragon with an impressive wing-span and glowing red eyes. At certain scenes in the show the dragon would come alive, breathe smoke and rear around its ugly head. Some of my favorite scenes were the darker, slightly evil ones; like when the monkeys get their wings and when the wicked witch rebels against the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Defying Gravity). I also liked how the story explained how the characters from the Wizard of Oz came to be...the scarecrow, the tin man, and the cowardly lion; as well as how Dorothy got those ruby red slippers. I thought the story of the misunderstood 'wicked' witch of the west was told in a very clever and entertining way and I would recommend it to anyone to see.
2 comments:
i am so glad you liked this show. the music of this play is amazing, and i was so impressed with the costume design too. heck, the whole thing was impressive.
did you see the people selling bottles of water and candy. i firmly oppose that. it's the theater, not a movie, they should help keep the magic and class that comes with going to the theater!
We didn't see the walking consession stand, and I'm happy about that. I was a little surprised that people didn't dress up a more than they did. Tim and I were the snazziest there...;)
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