Wicked

I saw Wicked the musical last night.  I liked it.  I like seeing musicals.  Wicked is the story of the wicked witch from the Wizard of Oz, but it takes place before the story of the Wiazard of Oz.

It was at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney.  This is a beautiful old theatre.  It lookes like a castle inside and you look around in awe at the ornate decorations.  If you want to book tickets there - the dress circle upstairs is pretty good because it's pretty steep seating so if you are short you won't have your view blocked.  But don't get a box like we did.  Sounded good until we couldn't see half the show because of obstructions.

I liked - the storyline, amazing costumes, interesting characters, set, sound, good production.

What it lacked - amazing memorable choruses and dance routines.

It was a good show, but would have been better if it had some great music to remember it by.  And please don't cast famous people as a drawcard if they really aren't the most talented people available.  Like the Idol reject Rob Mills, who had one of the lead roles.  He can sing in tune and his acting was ok.  But he wasn't fantastic, and he can't dance.  I bet there are unknown musical theatre performers out there who could have done a much better job.