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Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast) | 
 enlarge | Artists: Stephen Schwartz, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel
Label: Decca Broadway
Category: Music
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Rating:  872 reviews
Sales Rank: 63
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 602498613436
UPC: 602498613436
EAN: 0602498613436
ASIN: B0000TB01Y
Release Date: December 16, 2003
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| 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 |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: WICKED
Title: ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
Street Release Date: 12/16/2003
Domestic
Genre: CAST RECORDINGS
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One of the most common complaints about musicals is that the books are flimsy pretexts from which to hang numbers. Wicked runs into the opposite problem: it has a great plot, but too often the songs just get in the way. Based on Gregory Maguire's novel of the same name, Wicked tells us what happened between Glinda the Good and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, before Dorothy showed up in Oz. And the show is lucky to boast a pair of ace leading women in the main roles. As Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth delivers a sensational star turn, displaying a crystal-pure voice and sharp comic timing; Idina Menzel lends her powerful pipes to the tricky role of Elphaba. Unfortunately, you wish they had better material to work with. Stephen Schwartz's pop score is often dragged down by overly synthetic orchestrations and sentimental lyrics (think Chicken Soup for the Witch). Still, at its best Wicked is a seductive slice of popular entertainment that could well give a younger audience a lasting taste for musical theater. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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 Something Wicked This Way Comes September 30, 2008
Absolutely loved this and wish I could have seen the production with the original cast. Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth's voices mesh so well together. Their voices just evoke such emotion.
This story of how the Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West is interesting. It reminds me of a noir story. Every action has a consequence. The music and songs are successful in conveying the complexity of the story.
EXCELLENT!!!!!!! September 30, 2008
Great cd - Great music - Great show! I love this album! Fast shipping from Amazon - excellent product!
Fantastic! September 30, 2008
Absolutely wonderful! I love the music and the CD came in the condition I expected. Thank you!
Loved it! That's why I bought it! September 21, 2008
Had been wanting to see the musical ever since I heard about the book. My wife took me to the musical for my birthday and I LOVED IT!!! I loved the song "Popular" so much that we bought the CD just for that song. I consider it a wonderful bonus that I came to love the other songs just as much! If you loved Wicked, you'll love the CD. If you hated Wicked, don't waste your time.
Great deal! September 17, 2008
I've seen "Wicked" twice, but the prices for the CD's were outrageous at the Pantages Theater. Glad it was available at Amazon. Great show, great CD.
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