Wicked Love

Okay... piggy-backing off my last two posts about life..this blog is about the AMAZING musical WICKED. I absolutely LOVE this play!

But before diving in, I would like to acknowledge the talented actors/singers. They really are amazing and bring life to the story in their own special way. When I saw it in San Francisco, (*cough* four times *cough*) Eden Espinosa played Elphaba, Nicolas Dromard played Fiyero, Kendra Kassebaum played Glinda "The Good", Dee Dee Magno Hall played Nessarose, and Madame Morrible and Dr. Dillamond (sorry, I forgot their names)... But that, to me, was the most perfect cast! From the tone, to the acting, to the looks, facial expressions, giggles, etc. San Francisco couldn't have asked for a more perfect cast. The whole cast just embodied their characters to a tee. And Eden Espinosa was truely amazing. She looked the part, acted the part, sounded the part. It was as if I was really watching the young witch from the Wizard of Oz. A part of me might be a little bias, but I YouTube'd a bunch of Eden Espinosa and Wicked videos, and all I can say is they are the best!

Okay, now on to the story... Wicked is the prequel to the Wizard of Oz.. It is how the witch became "Wicked", when really, she was never truely "Wicked", just misunderstood. It is a story of adversity, strength, overcoming obstacles, appreciating what is real and choosing the hard path instead of the easy one. In the story, Elphaba is the "Wicked Witch"/the green girl. She demonstrates all that and more...Compassion, Integrity, Humility, Strength, and Triumph.

One of the first questions asked in the play: "Are people born Wicked?.. Or is Wickedness thrust upon them?" This play makes you think. It opens your mind to why people are the way they are.

Elphaba was not wicked at all, but her greenness made other people look at her weird and was disliked by mostly everyone she encountered, including her own father. Despite her green skin, she was a strong, smart, and caring girl who looked after her sister. She had strong ideals and was not afraid to voice them, but still, she was an outcast. A tad bit angry.. but can you blame the poor girl?--For a lifetime of wanting to be heard, and not seen as someone of lesser value.

But the few that saw her heart knew what was real... and she was betrayed by those that "acted" as if they saw her heart. They made her feel special for that moment, and ended up using her for their own profit. At a cross roads when she had the chance to be glorified, she took the hard road... the right road. No matter if everyone told her she was doing wrong, no matter how wicked she looked to everyone else, she knew what was right in her heart and stuck with it.

And for those that did see her heart and did care for her, at one point or another, were not there... they had their own things to deal with... their own agendas.. But the one that really did love her, was Fiyero, who stuck with her and searched everywhere to find her.

But beyond that, she did it on her own. The fight was hers, and she got through it. To say that she won the fight is questionable, for she was still considered "Wicked". But if living your life with the one you love, and you're values still in tact... then I say, she has won :) And that's what "Wicked" does. It makes you appreciate love and the things you hold dear to your heart that aren't superficial, or petty, or prideful.

All that depth wrapped up in a fun and fanciful play makes it AMAZING. And it makes you think twice about why people are the way they are; helps you keep an open mind to every story...... Every person has their story ;)

I would like to end it there, but I love "Wicked" so much, that I'll end it with a quote from the play ;P

"I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn, and we are led to those who help us most to grow, if we let them, and if we help them in return."