Our number one Wicked fan, Christopher Gough from London has been mingling online with other fans of the show. On the 19th of September he attended A WICKED night out at the EJAF Charity Gala Performance. Here's the lowdown in his own words...
Martin Ball (Dr Dillamond in ‘Wicked’) has done a fantastic job in satisfying the appetites of the legion of ‘Wicked’ fans out there by feeding us all moreish titbits about the show’s progress in his (now famous) blog. So much so, that the desire to join in and post some words of encouragement and praise has become infectious! After seeing a couple of previews of the show, I could not resist using Martin’s site to post the odd amateur review – without thinking about how many people out there get to read this stuff!
The next thing I know, e-mails are rolling in from other ‘Ozians’ with questions and comments. Great! Among them was Steve Wenk from Chicago Illinois who e-mailed to say that he was bringing his twin daughters to London specifically to see the Charity Gala Performance and attend the post-show dinner. Steve asked me for the odd bit of travel advice, which I was pleased to impart – and we arranged to meet up on 19 September. As luck would have it, Steve and family were sitting in the row in front of me at the theatre. Steve’s daughters were really excited about seeing Idina Menzel as ‘Elphaba’ (they have their ‘own’ production of ‘Wicked’ in Chicago – but travelling 3,000 odd miles to see Idina was no problem for them at all!
The gala performance went without a hitch; the cast and orchestra got their well-deserved standing ovation; and many Ozians met up at the Bluebird Brasserie to toask a great show and raise funds for a worthy cause. An altogether WICKED night!
Christopher Gough
I HAVE JUST BOOKED TICKETS FOR WICKED ON 1ST NOV AFTER READING ALL THE PRAISE CANT WAIT
Posted by: stu sivner | 30/09/2006 at 10:14 PM