An OZ-some Time!
August 12th, 2008 by Melanie
Melanie & Morgan at Capitol Theater
i fell in love with broadway shows when i was a teenager. a few years ago, i realized how many of my friends see shows too and started putting together large groups for the shows that participate with broadway across america. since then, i’ve shared my love for broadway with hundreds of people and introduced many more to this fantastic world!
when i received a green, black and white postcard in the mail i wasn’t sure what it was. it had the above poster on it with the words reading: pssssst…..you’re invited! i immediately got goose bumps!
who wouldn’t want to attend the VIP WICKED brunch? it’s a bit embarrassing, but we were so excited we showed up 45min. early! i guess i drove a bit fast on the freeway. my bad!
as we walked up the street, i could see the lime green table clothes and black witches hats in the lobby. they’re “really sharp, don’t ya think? you know BLACK, is this year’s PINK!”
i literally skipped through the cross walk to get to the theater, singing the entire way!
i was really surprised they had a brunch for wicked. it’s not like they’ll have a hard time selling the show, right?! believe it or not, there are actually people out there who have not heard of wicked! I KNOW! i thought it was a requirement in schools across america to learn about glinda and elphaba!
as we walked in the theater, i couldn’t contain my happiness. yes! i actually did a little hop, skip, jump thing when i saw where we were sitting. the entire stage was lit with green lights and they had set the chairs up ON THE STAGE!
we had the opportunity to hear from a producer of the show, have some Q & A, then hear elphaba and galinda sing. remember the “guh” is silent! when donna hit the last note of the “wizard and i” from two feet away, i almost burst into tears! it was something i will never forget! we also got to hear “for good” which is such a beautiful song. the girls were so sweet to take photos afterwards and sign our books. i hope we get to see them on tour in salt lake city.
coolest story ever! this is the REAL glinda wand! a girl who loved broadway (that wasn’t me!) was on the tv show deal or no deal. glinda came on as part of a DEAL, offered her the wand, 3 walk-on parts in wicked on broadway, the grimmerie and tons of wicked swag! oh! and 50,000 dollars! YES! she took the deal and was kind enough to let us kiss, hold, caress and wave the wand! “she really didn’t have to do that, but that’s what makes her so nice!”
YES! i am still wearing the black hat. i could have had a BAT on my head that day and not cared. i was so giddy, i kept saying, “NOTHING’S GONNA BRING ME DOWN”.
after a wicked fun morning, we even got swag on the way out! it’s great to be part of the in crowd. or should i say, “it’s great to be POP-YOU-OO-LER!”
can’t wait for this tour to arrive. it’s gonna be TOTO-ally OZ-some!
one final NOTE: wicked WILL be made into a movie, but it’s 7 -10 years out.
September 6th, 2008 at 10:42 am
How fun! I am hoping that Rick and I can finally get around to going to Wicked out here in LA before it leaves since we “gave up” our awesome tickete last year since Audrey was just a week old. I definitely want to see it before it leaves!
September 17th, 2008 at 6:39 am
I bought capitol season tickets just for this show. I have seen it in Denver but didn’t take Jon with me. He is still really mad about that.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I picked up the cd a couple of years ago because I had heard a friend mention it and became instantly hooked! I convinced my mom and 2 sisters that they couldn’t live another day without these songs ingrained in their heads and they all immediately went out and purchased the cd for themselves. My parents even went to see the broadway show. I couldn’t decide whether to be excited for them or insanely jealous. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to see Wicked for myself with my hubby when it comes to Salt Lake!!