Original Broadway Cast - Wicked / O.C.R.
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- What Is This Feeling? - Joel GreyDownload & Buy
- Something Bad - Joel GreyDownload & Buy
- Dancing Though Life - Joel GreyDownload & Buy
- Popular - Joel GreyDownload & Buy
- I'm Not That Girl - Joel GreyDownload & Buy
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- Defying Gravity - Joel GreyDownload & Buy
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- Finale - Joel GreyDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Wicked / O.C.R.
- Release Date:
- 12/16/2003
- Label:
- Decca Broadway
- UPC:
- 602498613436
User Reviews: Wicked / O.C.R.
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"Wicked" is exactly that.... WICKED !
, July 5, 2004Reviewer: Seeker_of_Blood - See all Seeker_of_Blood's reviews -
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, July 8, 2004Reviewer: frizzle1288 - See all frizzle1288's reviews1 of 2 Yahoo! Users found this Wicked / O.C.R. review helpfulPros: Music, CD, Singers
Cons: Not long enough
'Wicked' is some of the best broadway music you could ever hear! It is one awesome cd! I listen to it daily!
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Pro Reviews: Wicked / O.C.R.
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Although best remembered for the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum's series of early 20th century novels about the fairyland Oz have inspired a number of theatrical and cinematic adaptations, beginning with a Broadway musical version of The Wizard of Oz for which Baum himself provided the libretto and lyrics that opened in 1903, only three years after the first publication of the initial book, and including the 1975 allblack Broadway musical +The Wiz. In an era rife with sequels and prequels" to successful properties that has reached back retroactively to include authorized and unauthorized reimaginings of works such as Gone with the Wind, Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West purported to depict the backstory of the villainess of The Wizard of Oz and her counterpart, Glinda the Good. Of course, Maguire's retelling was a revisionist interpretation in which the Wicked Witch turned out to be a misunderstood character with lots of justifications for turning bad" (one of them being prejudiced reactions to her green skin color), while Glinda was made into more of a goodygoody than actually good, not to mention being something of a dumbblonde cheerleader type. Theatrical composer Stephen Schwartz (+Godspell, +Pippin) saw the obvious stage possibilities, and his musical version, +Wicked, opened on Broadway on October 30, 2003. In the adaptation, Glinda's role has been beefed up, the better to employ the talents of Tonywinning Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth, though the story still primarily concerns the young Wicked Witch (Idina Menzel), with Broadway veteran Joel Grey as the Wizard, and the storyline has been softened, the better to attract a young audience conditioned by the Disney hits +Beauty and the Beast and +The Lion King. On disc, the score will have a familiar sound to anyone who knows previous Schwartz efforts and their combination of traditional show music with 1970sstyle softrock music and choral music. Soprano Chenoweth and alto Menzel are given very different kinds of songs to sing; Chenoweth gets the Broadway belting material, Menzel the more Adult Contemporarytype ballads. This is appropriate to the their characters. Glinda is superficial and showy, Elphaba (the Witch) so earnest that she is eventually embittered. The score is tuneful and the lyrics often witty. This is not great music, but it is craftsmanlike and certainly efficient for this somewhat questionable project. - William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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Pros: The music, the story
Cons: Nothing
Wicked is truly a treat for the ears. The story is intriguing... the music is bewitching. With a talented cast of characters and colorful tunes, "Wicked" is a joy to own. Some songs are so powerful and moving that you leap from your chair just to sing along. Or maybe that's just me. I highly recommend this CD to those who know the story of "Wicked" or to those who are interested. I can happily say, I've been enchanted by "Wicked".