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Directed by Stephen Daldry. A vivid reimagining of the classic The Wizard of Oz, Wicked spotlights the untold stories of Oz’s most famous (or infamous) characters, namely the Wicked Witch of the West and her unlikely friend, Glinda the Good Witch. The show follows green-skinned star Elphaba from birth to college and through the life-changing events which eventually label her “wicked,” introducing spoiled rich girl Glinda, …
I’m afraid
pre-funking for Wicked with the soundtrack
flail
good thing I packed my fucking tissues
once upon a time, Oppressive College Roommate tried to take me under her wing (and by that I mean sit on my head in the river until I drowned. metaphorically of course), so she played “Popular” and “What Is This Feeling?” as my intros to Wicked
but never ever did she play Defying Gravity, because she was Galinda! so that would never do.
now I listen to it and I laugh quietly to myself because yeah, I’m the one who’s gonna go off and make millions on a TV show, and she’s gonna play housewife to a guy who claims the Lord reformed his homosexual ways
so if you care to find me, look to the Western sky – but bitch, you can’t bring me down.
I do have an inordinate amount of bitterness about this relationship, yes, why do you ask?
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I’m through with playing by the rules
Of someone else’s game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It’s time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap!