Since Missy has outed me on my enjoyment of Broadway, I thought I'd report on yet another entertainment indulgence out here while others are recovering from surgery and nursing duties. We went to see the musical Wicked last night in San Francisco. As quite a few musicals do, Wicked used San Francisco for its first opening as a way to sort out what worked and whether doing it on Broadway would be worth it. Dara and Kyla then saw it on Broadway and came back raving. It was great! It is very loosely based on the book Wicked, although Kyla, who has read the book too, will tell you that it's not close at all. The basic premise centers around the "real story" of the wicked witch of the west. She was really just a sweet, misunderstood do-gooder who was a friend of airhead Glynda and ended up being cast in an evil light by the truly evil Wizard of Oz. Very clever and funny. Great voices and acting in this production, even by the standards of the Tony award winning Broadway version. If you ever get a chance, check it out.
Next up on the Harris Broadway experience will be Spamalot on the way to our final Yale Parents Weekend.
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