Last week, both me and Jamie went to see Wicked The Musical at the Alhambra Bradford, and after having a fantastic time, I thought that I would tell you all about it.

A picture of the Wicked The Musical logo.

Here’s what Wicked The Musical say about themselves.

When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West, we only ever heard one side of the Story. Gregory Maguire’s acclaimed 1995 Novel, Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, re-imagines the Land of Oz, creating a parallel Universe to the familiar story written by L. Frank Baum who first published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900.
Wicked tells the incredible story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two young Women, the Blond and very popular Glinda, and a misunderstood Green Girl named Elphaba.
Following an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths.
Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power. While Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself and to those around her will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future.
Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda the Good, and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Starring Sarah O’Connor, Evita, Frozen, and Waitress, as Glinda, Laura Pick, Anyone Can Whistle, Magic At The Musicals, and The Sound of Music, as Elphaba, Carl Man, And Juliette, Death Note, and Starlight Express as Fiyero, Megan Gardener, Allegiance, Les Miserables, and The Wizard of Oz as Nessarose, Jed Berry, Fanny & Stella, Kinky Boots, and The Book of Mormon, as Boq, and Donna Berlin, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Criteria, and Princess and the Hustler as Madame Morrible.

What happened when I went to see Wicked The Musical at the Alhambra Bradford?

Once we had finally arrived in Bradford, and had done a little bit of Shopping, we eventually headed to the Alhambra Bradford, which is located next door to Bradford Live on Morely Street in Bradford City Centre.
Then once we had walked into the beautiful Foyer, we looked around for a couple of minutes before Jamie eventually found a sign that said Upper Circle on it with a very long Staircase underneath it. Then after we had eventually made it to the top and had been queueing for about ten or so minutes, we finally reached the front where a really nice Man said hi and took our Tickets. We said hi back and asked if it would be possible for someone to show us to our Seats as neither of us can see very well in the dark, and after handing us our Tickets back, he said that would be fine and that there should be an attendant at the end of the corridor to help us. We then said thanks and headed down the very long corridor to try and find the attendant. Then once we had reached the bottom of the corridor, a really nice Woman said hi and asked us if she could help us. We said hi back, and asked her if she could help us to find our Seats, and after she had looked at our Tickets, she showed us to some really comfy but quite tight Seats that were right in front of the Upper Circle’s Barrier.
Then after we had gotten comfy and had been chatting for about ten or so minutes, a really loud recording of a Man with a very thick American accent welcomed us to the show and reminded us to turn our Phones off before the show eventually started.

What I thought of the Show.

It’s opening.

I really liked that they opened the Show with Glinda announcing to the Munchkins that the Wicked Witch was dead in an almost Press Conference style and them asking her questions about how it all happened, including how she was killed and one Munchkin announcing that Glinda used to be her friend before she started to reminisce about how they met, as I thought that it instantly set the scene and introduced us to some of the Characters that we would see throughout the first act.

Everyone’s performances.

I really liked everyone’s performances, as I thought that they all embodied the mix of people that you would probably find at a Magical High School, from the very spoilt Glinda who’s used to always getting her own way, to the incredibly insecure Elphaba who’s only been sent to School to look after her Disabled Sister, to Fiyero the obvious Bad Boy who just wants to have fun and party, to Nessarose the incredibly unpopular Disabled Girl, to Boq who’s pining over the popular Girl but never gets noticed, and even Madame Morrible the overly helpful Headmistress who inevitably turns out to be anything but nice.
I also really liked the chemistry between everyone, as I really believed that Glinda and Elphaba inevitably became friends, that Nessarose and Elphaba had a rocky but beloved sisterly relationship, that Elphaba really felt for Doctor Dillamond and his plight, and that both Elphaba and Glinda hated Madame Morrible and the Wonderful Wizard for how they duped them.
I also really liked everyone’s accents, as even though Wicked is technically set in Oz, I loved that everyone had a mix of accents, including Glinda who had a very sweet but annoying slightly Californian accent, Elphaba who had a slight Kansan accent, the Wonderful Wizard who had a very deep Mid-Western accent, and even Madame Morrible who had a slight Southern accent that made her sound very evil and twisted.

The songs.

I absolutely loved all of the songs, as I thought that they were all performed beautifully, especially some of my favourites including What Is This Feeling?, Something Bad, Popular, Wonderful, No Good Deed, and March Of The Witchhunters, but the one that really stuck in my Mind definitely had to be Defying Gravity, as it showed just how brilliantly both Laura Pick and Sarah O’Connor can sing.

The story.

I really liked the story of Elphaba going to meet the Wizard to help all of the Animals of Oz and realising that she’s more powerful than she first thought, Glinda realising that she can’t always get her own way, the Wonderful Wizard trying to use Magic and control Oz by any means necessary, and both Boq and Feyero finally realising who they’re supposed to be with.
I also really liked that they had included some nods to the original The Wonderful Wizard of Oz story, including why the Wicked Witch of the West wanted Dorothy’s Shoes, and who the Scarecrow, the Tin Mann and the Cowardly Lion actually were.
Even though it was called a Fantasy Drama Musical, it did have a few sad moments in it, including when Elphaba realised what the Wonderful Wizard has made her do, and Fiyero telling Glinda that he didn’t love her.

My overall thoughts.

Overall I would have to rate Wicked The Musical a nine point five out of ten. I absolutely loved it and thought that it was a fantastic show that had some dramatic, some funny, and some sad parts to it that was performed brilliantly. The only thing that I didn’t particularly like about it though was that it contained quite a fair bit of visual only sequences, which with me being Visually Impaired kind of passed me by. But other than that, I thought that it was a brilliant show that I highly recommend everyone go see whilst they still can.
If you would like to find out more about Wicked The Musical, including where you can buy your Tickets from, then you can find them online here.
Then once the show had finally finished, wee grabbed our Bags and headed off back into Bradford to grab some Food.
Have you seen Wicked The Musical yet? What did you think of it? What’s some of your favourite characters from the Wizard of Oz? Please let me know down below.

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