Who has seen the Broadway play Wicked and did you love it as much as I did?
Kristen Chenoweth as Glinda. I know many people preferred Idina Menzel’s role and voice – and she certainly is excellent. But I agree with the New York Times reviewer, who said: That’s Kristin Chenoweth, who is currently giving jaw-dropping demonstrations of the science of show-biz aeronautics in ”Wicked,” the Technicolorized sermon of a musical that opened last night at the Gershwin Theater. Playing Glinda the Good Witch in this equally arch and earnest show, a revisionist look at ”The Wizard of Oz,” Ms. Chenoweth must put across jokes and sight gags that could make angels fall. Never for a second, though, does she threaten to crash to earth. Even lying down, Ms. Chenoweth — who performed similar magic in ”You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” four years ago (and won a Tony) — remains airborne, proving that in the perilous skies of Broadway, nothing can top undiluted star power as aviation fuel. Be grateful, very grateful, that Ms. Chenoweth, who spent a brief exile in the land of
Kristen Chenoweth as Glinda. I know many people preferred Idina Menzel’s role and voice – and she certainly is excellent. But I agree with the New York Times reviewer, who said: That’s Kristin Chenoweth, who is currently giving jaw-dropping demonstrations of the science of show-biz aeronautics in ”Wicked,” the Technicolorized sermon of a musical that opened last night at the Gershwin Theater. Playing Glinda the Good Witch in this equally arch and earnest show, a revisionist look at ”The Wizard of Oz,” Ms. Chenoweth must put across jokes and sight gags that could make angels fall. Never for a second, though, does she threaten to crash to earth. Even lying down, Ms. Chenoweth — who performed similar magic in ”You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” four years ago (and won a Tony) — remains airborne, proving that in the perilous skies of Broadway, nothing can top undiluted star power as aviation fuel. Be grateful, very grateful, that Ms. Chenoweth, who spent a brief exile in the land of
