Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)

Tracks

No One Mourns the Wicked - Cristy Candler
Dear Old Shiz
The Wizard and I - Idina Menzel
What Is This Feeling? - Kristin Chenoweth
Something Bad - William Youmans
Dancing Through Life - Michelle Federer
Popular - Kristin Chenoweth
I'm Not That Girl - Idina Menzel
One Short Day - Kristin Chenoweth
A Sentimental Man - Joel Grey
Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel
Thank Goodness - Kristin Chenoweth
Wonderful - Idina Menzel
I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth
As Long as You're Mine - Norbert Leo Butz
No Good Deed - Idina Menzel
March of the Witch Hunters
For Good - Kristin Chenoweth
Finale - Kristin Chenoweth

One of the best accepted complaints about musicals is that the books are chiffon pretexts from which to adhere numbers. Wicked runs into the adverse problem: it has a abundant plot, but too generally the songs aloof get in the way. Based on Gregory Maguire's atypical of the aforementioned name, Wicked tells us what happened amid Glinda the Good and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, afore Dorothy showed up in Oz. And the appearance is advantageous to avowal a brace of ace arch women in the capital roles. As Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth delivers a amazing brilliant turn, announcement a crystal-pure articulation and aciculate banana timing; Idina Menzel lends her able pipes to the catchy role of Elphaba. Unfortunately, you ambition they had bigger actual to assignment with. Stephen Schwartz's pop account is generally abject bottomward by ever constructed orchestrations and affected lyrics (think Chicken Soup for the Witch). Still, at its best Wicked is a alluring allotment of accepted ball that could able-bodied accord a adolescent admirers a abiding aftertaste for agreeable theater.

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What an amazing score! If you saw the comedy - alike if it wasn't this "original" cast, you'll appetite this CD b/c it is wonderful!! I've been singing "Defying Gravity" in my arch all day - a must-have!!