Glinda Child Costume

Be witched!

19.05.12

s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Broadway blockbuster Wicked shatters Dorothy&rsquo. Wicked, winner of 35 awards including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, in its revisionist version tells the untold story of the two witches in the Land of Oz &mdash. as itunravels the perky, vain Carrie Bradshaw-y blonde Glinda (Suzie Mathers) as binary opposite to the guarded green-bodied but intelligent Elphaba (Jemma Rix). The musical essentially sets a microscope on the societal mores while transcribing Elphaba&rsquo. In its eighth year now, the musical recently premiered in Singapore, at The Grand Theater, at Marina Bay Sands, equipped with a large orchestra pit, seat wagons, and trap rooms, complete with a traditional proscenium that can seat up to 2,155... Dorothy&rsquo. In a musical twist to the Frank L Baum&rsquo. s quite pointless to sing the praises of a Broadway show&rsquo. Now it&rsquo. s fantasy world would have remained a simplistic political satire, had a book by Winnie Holzman (adapted from Gregory Maguire&rsquo.

Source: Daily News & Analysis