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Wicked .:. 27th October 2007

2007-10-28T11:53:00.000-07:00

This show was absolutley awesome! Loved it loads and was so amazed and just...happy! Right then the review..

Sat Row A Seat 30 - thank you Emz and Lucy who day ticketed for me and Danni =D

No-One Mourns The Wicked
Right - this was just exciting sitting front row all up close and can see everything really well and you take in so much more. Monkeys come acrobating everywhere and then the curtain goes up and cast is there - my first time seeing new cast [and No Helen *sob* Dallimore] so was excited..
All singing sounded great love the new cast! Sarah comes down in her bubble and us front row peoples and probably others start clapping. Sarah was amazing - I love her as Glinda! She was awesome! "Exactly how dead is she?" *WHACK* <-- LOL!

Dear Old Shiz
Kerry Ellis comes on stage and we're all clapping and shes smiling and then the song starts. And she sings along to the beggining of the song quietly, then just randomly scares people because she's green. Great singing here from the ensemble! Glinda enters on her luggage thing which I always find cool and they all 'zzz' at Elphaba. Kerry drops suitcase which I preffered to Shona whacking it down on the floor! And she does the "No, I'm not seasick, yes I've always been green and NO I did NOT eat grass as a child!" Funnyness hehe [=
Head Shiztress comes on and we have the "I'm beautifully tragic" bit which is always funny! Then the sorcery bit with Glinda oh and "Glinda Upland...of the UPPER Uplands...!" Then the wheelchair bit where Nessa is spinning round and round, and Kerry really looks like she's controlling it.

The Wizard And I
This was absolutley amazing! Kerry riffs on some parts which was awesome! Love this song love Kerry singing it because it is just absolutley awesome. Gotta love Kerry!!! It was nice to hear her sing this live because I had listened to it on the radio the day before so was excited to hear it sung again by Kerry Ellis!

What Is This Feeling
I got excited that I was so close to the stage and was trying to read Glinda's letter through the back and just made out fancy writing! Love this! Kerry's "Your voice" was awesome and just the whole song was awesome. Great dance from the ensemble. Oh and Sarah couldn't get the letter into the purse at first so when she was meant to put it away she was trying to open the bag. Then walked onto the stage and finally opened it so shoved it in there. This song is so excited! Great "Boo!" "Aaah" *cackle* made me laugh =D

Something Bad
Classroom scene went well, Andy was a good Dr Dillamond but I preffered Martin Ball. Not one of my favourites but still enjoyed it with the "CCCCCCClinda." and the "It's GAlinda. With a GA." Watched out for Kerry's NutriGrain bar because I was just interested in that for some reason.

Dancing Through Life
This was awesome. No accent from Kerry today just normal "I don't care who this is" Great dancing and singing from everyone here. I love this so much! The hat-giving bit was cool and I just generally loved all the dancing and singing in this. Oh yeah Boq's over-exagerated wink to Glinda when he wheels Nessarose off-stage was hilarious it was just so...big! Dancing was really cute with Elphie and Glinda dancing together and ShenShen and Pfannee just like "What is she doing...?" faces.

Popular
This was absolutley hilarious! Sarah is crazy! And Kerry kept trying to make me laugh by pulling faces but they were really disguised and she's just trying to stay serious, I was like "Umm what shall I do, I'll just smile" and then turning to other people in the front row. Sarah was awesome I loved her Popular! It wasn't even Popular anymore it was Popula. Nearly strangling Elphie on the "Now that I've chosen to become a pal". The toss-tossing bit was just hilarious with Kerry's imitations hehe and the "Your whole life is going to change..and all because of ME! EEEEEEEEEEEE!" an excited hyper Glinda! As soon as Elphaba leaves it's like "Youre welcome OH HELLOOOOO!" which was hilarious! Gotta love Sarah!

Lion Cub Scene
This went quite well Fiyero just makes me laugh "and I am deeply shallow" I think Fiyero just makes this scene interesting...

I'm Not That Girl
Aww this song is so sweet and it has so much emotion in it - got distracted by Kerry's earring glistening in the light and then focused on her singing again and the song.
Kerry looked so sweet when she was excited about seeing the wizard it was like such a happy face looking so excited!
The bit before OSD was great, "He's not even perfect anymore and I STILL want him!" was funny and "Elphaba I've been thinking" "Yes I've heard" was funny too [= Kerry was so trying not to laugh while Glinda was just going "I've been thinking about that day alot..." and the changing of name bit so Kerry just looked at Oli and smiled during that bit.

One Short Day
I loved this it was so exciting! Green, it was positivley emerald! Random ensemble member looking around the front row thinking we can't see through the glasses...the flatheads were funny and I just loved this whole song it was amazing!

Grimmerie Scene
This was good - "Can I touch it?" *Wide eyes, whisper* "NOOOOO..." was funny. Then the casting of the spell and stuff and a shocked Elphaba and a pleased Wizard.

Defying Gravity
This blew me away - I've seen Kerry before but I was shaking after this song and I couldn't stand up untill a certain amount of time passed! I love Kerry! Went really well and great great great vocals from Kerry I was just screaming and clapping madly after this and then shaking!

Interval - called Lizzy generally going hyper and telling her how amazing it is!

Thank Goodness
This was great, lovley vocals from everyone especially Sarah/Glinda. Lovley but so wanted to just go "Elphaba's not evil!" and shout and Morrible. So sweet when Fiyero and Glinda are talking, and after Fiyero leaves Glinda is so hearbroken...

Wicked Witch Of The East
This was good, Elphaba hiding in a wardrobe just made me laugh even though I've seen it before. Katie did well in this but I recon she could have done alot better than that but it wasn't bad. Tin Man Boq was good too.

Wonderful
This was good, when Wizard puts his hat on Elphaba's broom Kerry's face was like "Who the hell do you think you are, putting your hat on my broom" with a mixture of "WTF?" Then a happy Elphaba dancing around with the wizard and then the monkeys being freed, like that bit just all these random monkeys everywhere and Elphaba in the corner.
The guards bit and the loss of love between Glinda and Fiyero was good, really sweet.

I'm Not That Girl
Really sweet this song is, Glinda being really upset because she was just so happy earlier now she's just really really upset.

As Long As Your Mine
This was great lovley harmonising with Kerry and Oli. Kerry obviously trying not to laugh in this song, but really great - so glad I heard Oli again because the man who sung this on the radio with Kerry was rubbish!
"You can stay in the castle - no one lives there." "Well where do you live?" "The other castle" as if it's the most obvious thing in the world! The flying house and stuff was good too

Catfight Scene
This was absolutley hilarious!
A confused Glinda then upset and Elphaba coming along, and Glinda trying to be nice. Loved the slaps and Kerry has the best cackle ever it just rocked! Wand twirling was great, still miss Helen's ferocious jump twist thingy though!
Okay and then Oli swings on from the vine looking all proud and then "LET THE GREEN GIRL GO" and everyone just bursts out laughing soon after this and then we're just clapping and Kerry is just shaking and trying her hardest not to laugh was hilarious, Oli grinning then trying to be serious and not laugh, Sarah just trying not laugh out loud! It was just hilarious I was expecting Kerry to start laughing because it just looked like she couldn't hold the laughter in any longer! But then they got through the scene well.

No Good Deed
Oh my god I loved this it was just amazing, so much power and energy and feeling in this song! It's like "WHOAH" then loads of clapping. Kerry's last "again" was the best it was like "aaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaagaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaainah" which was totally awesome!!!!

March of the Witch Hunters
Just really angry and powerful and I was looking out for the noose haha and the Morrible and Glinda bit "Just smile and wave" Glinda looked so sad that she had to wave while they were all just being angry together.

For Good
"They're just a pair of shoes...let it go!" *breathes* - hilarious
"What where you - raised in a barn or something?" - hilarious!
The song was so sweet I was almost crying here before I remembered Wicked Day tommorow so I didn't cry which is weird because I usually do however I did have watery eyes!
The melting scene was so sad it always makes me feel really upset and just sit there with tears running down my face, and then when Glinda picks up the hat and goes "Elphie?" is just heartbreaking.

Finale
Really sweet and really good - felt sorry for Elphaba who had just lost her only friend, and Glinda didn't know what happened at all.

Loads of clapping and screaming for everyone and standing up for everyone including ensemble! They were all awesome!!!

The Sign =]

Kerry's name, because I was glad she's on!

Me & Danni being chavs!

The Map

Vicky, Emma H, Emz and Lucy

CJ and Danni

Sarah, Danni and Me

[Sarah signed my programme in pink, whee!]

Jack and Kerry Ellis!

Kerry Ellis, Me and Danni

Kerry Ellis & Me =D

Kerry Ellis and Danni

Kerry and Susie's autographs.

Stage Door Randomness

Okay this was so embarassing! I asked Kerry for a picture and gave the camera to Danni's dad, who then pressed the off button instead of the one to take the picture. So I said sorry to Kerry who said "It's ok, just catch up with me in the line when it's working again" so I did and then Danni's dad pressed the wrong button again! So then I told him ONCE AGAIN NOT TO CLICK THE GREEN BUTTON!!! So I got next to Kerry and then Jack just walked into my leg and around me so Kerry's like "Oi Jack, you're getting in the way!" and just walks around me. So this time it worked and I was like "I am so sorry Kerry about the camera, I'm really sorry!"

Highlights

-Kerry sneezing before she came on stage

-Kerry trying not to laugh

-The catfight scene

-Can I Touch It? Nooooo

-The Entire Show!!!

28th September 2007 .:. We Will Rock You

2007-09-29T02:56:00.000-07:00

This musical is amazing, I loved it, but my hands hurt from all the clapping - but that happens all the time!

Had an okay train journey, which was only okay because of the call me and Danni had over the phone about stilettos, we will rock you and wicked. Me & Dad got off at Charing Cross and then transfered to the northern line where we bought underground tickets so we could get to Tottenham Court Road. Two stops later we're off the train and I'm getting excited about the Wicked posters and confused by the large amount of people at the station. Walk up some stairs and we're outside and I suddenly see this big statue and then get excited because it's the Dominion Theatre. So we wait at the crossing and then we cross the road and stand outside the theatre while I try to find Emz, and Emz tries to find me. Emz then found me - the :loser:'s unite - and then my dad goes and leaves, so me and Emz start walking into the theatre discussing the tickets and the Hairspray advert on the back. We walk in and immediatley join the queue to buy programmes. Not a long queue, I think there were only two people infront of us. Then I asked the guy selling the stuff which programme has the cast in it and he told me it was the small one, so I asked for three of those. Then I asked for a glowstick and picked green - no pink - and paid for my stuff and then Emz bought her stuff which was a programme and glow stick. We went and joined the queue to buy some snacks and flicked through the programme and found Rachael Wooding - woohoo! Emz then spotted some Wicked leaflets and took one and then decided to take a WWRY one aswell. I took 3 of each. Then we flicked through the programme again and spotted a Wicked advert which made us really happy. Then we bought some snacks - we both bought Minstrels and Water =] Oh, while we were in the queue we looked and saw that Rachael Wooding was on the slot thing where it has the characters and who's on that night. After we got our Water & Minstrels we went upstairs to go find our seats. We saw a champagne bar and talked about champagne for a bit before going through the doors and getting our tickets checked by a woman with an accent. We were in row D of the circle, seats 30 and 31. We sat down and put our stuff down and I took some pictures of the stage and discussed random stuff, before I called Mum to tell her I'm going to turn off my phone. Then I opened my minstrels and showed Emz how to open the silver cover bit because it wouldnt peel off - we were both :loser:s I ended up poking mines until it ripped haha. Chatted for a bit about Emz's phone pic and MSN pic and Oli and Martin. Then the lights went down and we were looking at the stage curtain which was red and then text came up like a history thing one by one - about the beatles and queen and stuff like that and it went way into the future...with funky music.

Innuendo

Freddie Mercury - great way to open the show, loved it - funky and a great Queen song. Always seem to want to call it Innuendo, Outuendo though!

Radio GaGa

I loved this song, and the dancing - except for this one man who was really freaky - he was staring at me and Emz the whole way through and he had these weird trousers on...
But yeah, very catchy song - All we hear is, Radio Gaga..Internet GaGa..dancing was good aswell all synchronised and stuff. Love those big TV screens behind them with the robotic people up there hehe and the teachers behind the people dancing..

I Want To Break Free

Galileo's one. Really good, and him just standing infront of the teacher and her just like "umm step away you freak you cant make music" and him just singing about being different and breaking free from this internet cyberworld he is in. And having a name which he gave himself - Galileo Figaro.

I Want To Break Free Reprise

Woohoo Scaramouche! I loved this version even though it was just a reprise, Jenna has a really good voice and the best facial expressions ever. Next to Mazz Murray that is. But anyway.

Somebody To Love

I LOVE THIS SONG! Seriously. And one of the teen queens had Pink & Green streaks in her hair which was exciting. Jenna's voice showing off again which is good because she should because she's got a great voice. "Somebody to! Lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oooveeeeee-ahh" What a song with great facial expressions from Jenna. Oh yeah and the Teen Queens talking about downloading clothes from the internet..and then calling Scaramouche a bitch - haha. But the song..woohoo loved it.

Killer Queen

This song was amazing, didn't think I'd like it so much but I loved it with those robotic moving people all dancing at the same time and Killer Queen standing on that thingy being the best in her leopard print coat thingymajig. Oh those robotic thingys are Yuppies.

Play The Game

Umm..can' remember this, probably because it was the same people singing this song straight after the other one. But I still liked it, really good dancing again and singing from Mazz.

Under Pressure

I liked this song, it has a catchy beat and someone near me was tapping their feet to it I could feel it in the floor haha - don't blame them though. It was great though, Scaramouche and Galileo getting to know each other and then the end bit where it looked like they would kiss they just turn their heads and go "Under Pressure" was really great.

A Kind Of Magic

I love this song it was really good, again the dancing was brilliant as always - it's a kind of magic..da da..da daa da daa..woo [=

I Want It All

WOOHOO MEAT!!! RACHAEL WOODING!!! I loved this song, because Rachael was in it and it is just generally a good song. So much wanting..duh..and Brit is so funny with his muscles haha and Meat is just amazing and funny, and I just loved this song.

Headlong

Yay! Loved this song too! Loads of power and I loved Rachael's voice in this, I just generally love this song...YOUR RUSHING HEADLONG..yeah, amazing, loved how they are now joined up because they should be.

No-one But You (Only The Good Die Young)

I LOVED THIS SONG SOO MUCH BECAUSE RACHAEL WOODING SINGS IT. AND KERRY DID TOO. BUT STILL. AMAZING SONG. SERIOUSLY. LOVLEY AND I LOVED IT AND ME AND EMZ WERE SCREAMING LOUDLY AT THE END OF THE SONGS I dont think the person next to me liked me very much after that haha. Beautiful song and well sung by Rachael..

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Woo loved this song too - great dancing and singing and stuff all in pairs and Scaramouche is now wearing Bohemian clothes like the rest of them.

Interval

Right. I decided I wanted to go downstairs, and Emz decided to come with me. So we left our coats and drinks and minstrels at our seats and then went downstairs. I went snap happy and took pictures of Rachael Wooding's name because I am that cool. Everyone thought I was werid. Got took pictures - one on the thing where it says all the cast and then one on the thing where it has the character and cast member playing the role. Then we went back upstairs and went around looking for pictures of Kerry but we couldn't find any. So we went to the shop and I saw this poster and in the corner it had a picture of Kerry as Meat and I was just like "We found Kerry! That is definitley Kerry Ellis, I know it's Kerry Ellis, it looks like Kerry Ellis and it is Kerry Ellis!" and the woman working there was like "Yes it is Kerry Ellis - have you seen her in Wicked?" So I said "Yes, I've seen it twice but her only once" and then Emz was like "I was going to see Wicked tonight but came here with her aswell" and then I bought a WWRY tshirt [= Then we went back to our seats and we discussed our glowsticks and I had to open Emz's wrapper for her glowstick hehe [= Then back to theeee showww..

One Vision

Woohoo loved this song again with those people dressed in white, didn't see the creepy man, probably because the costumes were different though haha. Great synchronised dancing again and great singing aswell.

Who Wants To Live Forever

Haha I loved this song it was really good, nice harmonising and long note holding. Beautiful song.

You're My Best Friend

What..wait..yeah..oh! Yeah I liked this song it was cool [=

Flash

This song was flashy haha interesting and very good stuff when they're all being flashed and stuff zzt with those skeleton things on the screen and then theyre all like laying on their chairs.

Seven Seas of Rhye

I quite liked this song, telling then about where they all go and stuff and what the seven sea's are in the first place anyway.

Fat Bottomed Girls

Need I say what this is about - girls with pink fluffy things - well they are Sex Yuppies - so it is explained. Khashoggi's face when he see's them haha!

Don't Stop Me Now

I really liked this song even though it was so short, it was still really good because it's a great song and is sung by Mazz. "What part of don't stop me now don't you understand?"

Another One Bites The Dust

This has really good gymnastics and dancing in it, and is really interesting to watch, the way it is set out and all that, really good, and great singing. Loved the dancing. I love the song aswell. I loved the way it was set out really interesting. Said it twice, makes more impact [=

Hammer To Fall

For some reason in this song I kept thinking it was headlong even though it wasn't so similar, but then I stopped thinking that. I really liked this song too - great way of them showing how they feel not going "Go away stupid" but singing it.

These Are The Days Of Our Lives

I really liked this, lots of great harmonising in this song which was so serious..what's the word, can't think of it. But really effective.

Bicycle Race

You know what was funny - when they were like "BICYCLE, BICYCLE, BICYCLE" and Scaramouche was like "Okay then..." Liked this though [=

We Will Rock You

Woo this song rocked man loved it loads all the clapping and stuff even though it hurt my hands but still loved it - great singing and dancing and stuff! We Will Rock You - the song of the musical - the title song - whatever, it was great and I loved it loads of energy put into this.

We Are The Champions

Totally, and got most people singing along - not me though haha or Emz I don't think, unless she was secretly singing. But yeah really enthusiastic this song is.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Hehe I loved this song it was really good an excelent way to end the show, brilliant loved this song!

STAGE DOOR

Me and Emz walked around the theatre looking for Starbucks and we found it and I was like "Nah I think the stage door was where we passed a big sign where it says 'Dominion Theatre Stage Door'" so we walked back to there and were just getting our stuff out when someone comes out and Emz says it's Rachael Wooding - I don't believe her so peek over Rachael's shoulder and see that she signed Rachael Wooding and then believed Emz. Then after Rachael spoke to these people she turned to us, and I'll script this out to make it easier to read.

Emz: Hi Rachael, could you sign my programme please?

Rachael: Yep sure, can you hold these for me..

*Rachael gives Emz her phone and purse and signs programme*

Rachael: I have so much stuff and my boyfriend is just standing there not helping me at all!

Emz: Is it Hairspray you're doing next then?

Rachael: Yup

Emz: Good luck in that

Rachael: Thanks

*Turns to me*

Me: I have so much stuff in my hands...

Rachael: Here I'll take the programmes

*I put my minstrels on the floor and pass Rachael my programmes, who then drops them on the floor*

Rachael: Shit!

*I pick them up and give them to Rachael who signs all three*

Me: Two of them are for my friends...

Emz: We think you're amazing

Rachael: Thankyou!

*Gives programmes back to me and pen to Emz*

Emz: Can I have a picture please?

Rachael: Yep sure

*Emz gives me camera and I take a pic*

Me: Can I have a photo aswell please?

Rachael: Yeah, come round the otherrrr side so you don't get smooshed by my clothes..

Me: What - oh right okay

*I go round other side and give Emz my camera who then takes a pic*

Me: Thank you [=

Emz: Wait - can I have another pic please, mines didn't come out so well

Rachael: Okay

*I take a pic on my camera*

Emz: Thankyou!

Rachael: Bye!

Emz&Me: Byeee!

*Rachael crosses the road to her boyfriend*

Then me and Emz are talking about Rachael and her phone and then I go "I can't believe you held - " and then Rachael Wooding runs past us down the road haha! And I was like "We saw Rachael Wooding run! This is so exciting!" and then we talk about her more and then she drives past us and beeps at us and I almost wave at her car hehe [= I saw Rachael Wooding drive a car! It was a Smart Car =D Woo!!

Later on my mum comes after me and Emz have talked more about random stuff and I introduce mum to Emz, and then tell her about We Will Rock You and some random hyperness of mine about Kerry Ellis and Rachael Wooding.

This woman who we didn't recognise was coming in and out in and out and we weren't sure who she was but was obviously a cast member and she signed someones programme and then they had a pic and she did this pose with her neck up for a laugh but then did a smiley face. She came in and out so many times! Then she was carrying some stuff haha then came back again lol.
After some time Peter Johansson came out (Galileo) and then some girl got pictures with him and said something and then me and Emz went to him and Emz asked him to sign her programme and then he was like "While I'm at it, I'll sign your programme...s aswell." So he signs our programmes and then we get pictures with him then he says Bye to us and so do we.

Then me and Emz decide we should leave. So we say "Goodbye - see you at Wicked Day - nice meeting you!" and then Emz walks one way to the train station and I go the other way with my mum to my dads car.

HIGHLIGHTS

-Jenna Lee James's facial expressions

-Mazz Murray's facial expressions

-Brian May electric guitaring for us

-Emz dropping her programme about 10 times

-Rachael Wooding

- Rachael Wooding

-Rachael Wooding

-"Scaramouche? Isn't that a bit - oh - crap?"

- Jenna Lee James pretending she's a rabbit

- Rachael Wooding dancing at the curtain call while everyone waves

-Rachael Wooding

-Brian May telling us to give money to charity

-Pop being a groupie and roadie haha

-Rachael Wooding

-Meeting Emz

-Killer Queen looks like Wilhemina Slater from Ugly Betty

-Stage Door

-Rachael Wooding driving

-Rachael Wooding at Stage Door

THE CAST

Pop - Jeff Shankley

Khashoggi - Alex Bourne

Galileo - Peter Johansson

Scaramouche - Jenna Lee James

Killer Queen - Mazz Murray

Britney [Spears] - Colin Charles [haha]

MEAT - RACHAEL WOODING

MEATLOAF WOO

Photos!!!

The Stage - Our View - Was Really Good!

Rachael's Name

Rachael's Name Again

Me & Rachael - Bit Blurry

Rachael & Emz - Rachael looking like Kerry!

Me & Peter - Dark ]=

Peter's autograph

Rachael's!

25th August 2007 .:. Mary Poppins

2007-08-26T06:33:00.000-07:00

Martynas came round to our house at 10:30 and we checked to make sure when the train was coming and what time we needed to be where. We had a little bit of time left so Martynas played some games on the computer while I gathered my stuff. I grabbed 2 minirolls, 2 quavers and a bottle of water and the rest of my stuff. Mum dropped us off at the train station. We bought travelcards and then went to the cash machine, then to the little corner shop which isnt actually a corner shop, just a shop next to the train station. We got some fruit pastilles and then went back to the train station and got into the front carriage of the train. We talked about random things on the train, and then Martynas told us about when he went to Disney Land and he was on a ride with his dad, he fell through the ring and his dad fell backwards with the whole ring thing they were sitting in. It was hilarious and I couldn't stop laughing. Then we pointed out the Gherkin Building in central London, Tower Bridge, the Squashed Gherkin and the London Eye which I called the Millenium Spinny Eye Thingy. We complained about the slowness of the train because it said it would be "Fast to Waterloo East" but it was slow. We got off at Charing Cross and then got on the underground to Leicester Square.
We walked from Leicester Square to Dress Circle which I saw first and pointed out the three big Wicked posters in the window - one of Dianne Pilkington [Glinda], Kerry Ellis [Elphaba] and Oliver Tompsett [Fiyero] and then I pushed some man out of the way because he was blocking Kerry's poster and was talking about her and then I started talking about her and walked into Dress Circle. I was amazed because it was really cool. Walked over to the Programmes and went through the Wicked one, saw Helen Dallimore and screamed "DALLIMORE!" and then got a Mary Poppins brochure. Then me and Martynas went downstairs and looked at everything, I decided I want everything on the rack because it was all Wicked t-shirts and hoodies, then walked over to the mugs, Martynas got a Mary Poppins one. Then we looked at posters and I got a big Wicked Gershwin one and we asked for another Mary Poppins brochure because I took the last one from the rack. We went to pay and I got a Wicked Postcard, the last one infact and the man told me a story about going to Wandsworth Cinema and getting the last Wicked postcard.
We went to Cafe Nero where I had a fruit salad and Martynas and Dad had a panini thing and Dad got a Caramelate and Martynas got an Iced Vanilla Frappe thing which was tasty.
Then walked to the theatre, on the way I saw Monty Python's Spamalot theatre and then saw Mary Poppins theatre, 'YAY!'
Discussed with Dad where to meet us, at some small stump thing near a cafe and then me and Martynas walked around the theatre wandering where the Stage Door was, we saw one but I didn't think it's the one so we just went to the theatre and went inside. I went toilet and then I bought a 'Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious' T-Shirt, where the girls working at the counter asked me about my big envelope and I explained that I went to Dress Circle and got a big Wicked poster and a Brochure.
Then I bought a Cast Programme and looked at the board which says who is on and was happy Scarlett was on because she's cool =D
They finally started letting people in so we lined up by accident in the queue for the stalls and then I pointed out we should go to the bit where it says Grand Circle because that is where we are sitting. So we went through and then Martynas went toilet. We went to our seats to check out the view which was good, we were at the very back of the theatre but dead center so it was excelent. Martynas asked the guy selling programmes how long the show was and if I could take photos before the show starts.
So I took a few photos of the stage and our view, then one of Martynas and one of me, and one of both of us.
Then we just talked for a bit before the show began and then the show!

Chim Chim Cher-ee

I like this song it was interesting, a nice calm start to the musical introducing Mr George Banks, Mrs Winifred Banks and Jane and Michael Banks. Bert the Chimney Sweep is cool!

Cherry Tree Lane

Like this song too, it's a lovely house actually. Can't remember much of it, just remember it's about Cherry Tree Lane and the house they live in.

The Perfect Nanny

I loved this song, Jane and Michael make up an advertisment for a nanny. It's hilarious! Jane is singing it at first and then she's like "No Warts! and Michael says "I put that one in!" that got some laughs especially from me! I love the advert they made up it's in the brochure actually and I agree with what they say, a nanny should always follow that description!

Practically Perfect

I love this song! Mary Poppins is just getting everything out of her bag, they probably have a trapdoor elevator so she can get the stuff because it definatley doesn't fit in her bag! She had a hat stand, lampstand, a plant and a cloth which she held with Jane and then they let it drop and there was a bed. The song itself is amazing I love the lyrics! "I'm practically perfect, that's my forte" and the children are mocking her.

Jolly Holiday

This song has amazing dancing! The song is good too. I love the fact that Mary Poppins can get the statues to come to life and make them talk and stuff, and the statue of Queen Victoria too, which starts dancing with them too! Loved this song, went something like "When your holding hands with Mary you feel like royalty" Well it was something like that I don't remember, I can remember the dancing though because it was so good!

Being Mrs Banks

This song is obviously sung my Mrs Banks, glad she's got her own song because she's an interesting character. It's about herself and her life and her feelings and how it is like being married to Mr Banks.

A Spoonful Of Sugar

Woohoo this song rocked! Mrs Brill has to go and see Mrs Banks so Robertson Ay is left in charge, but Jane and Michael decide they should make the icing for Mrs Banks tea party cake. Then Robertson Ay comes over and tries to help them, and then everything gets messed up and it all breaks. Mrs Banks comes in and nearly faints, Robertson Ay actually faints, Mary Poppins comes with Mrs Banks and then tells her that she will tidy up with the kids. And Mary can tidy up with just a click of her fingers and it is all okay again. The song is cool too. Mary is giving the kids medicine and they think it's disgusting but Mary is singing "Just a spoonfull of sugar helps the medicine go down" and they become better and Robertson Ay recovers!

Precision and Order

This song is weird, Mr Banks is at the bank refusing this deal for a German or something about a factory, then Mary and Jane and Michael come and this man is like "Kids are the most important thing" but Mr Banks is angry anyway because they interupted his work. Oh the scenery is good because the walls and doors of the bank entrance are slanted backwards so that it looks taller on stage and you can see the ceiling, really cool. Oh yeah the man gives Jane and Michael a sixpence each and tells them to spend it wisely.

A Man Has Dreams

Can't remember this song to be honest, something about Mr Banks being upset about his job or something because he gets suspended without pay from work.

Feed The Birds

Ah the poor woman selling bags for a tuppence which have bird food. She manages to convince Michael to buy a bag but Mary pays for it instead because shes kind. Jane isnt convinced so doesnt buy a bag of bird food.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

This song was my favourite it is absolutley amazing! I now know where this word originated, I knew it was Mary Poppins but I know the full story now. They go to this shop which Mr Banks used to go to when he was little and meet Mrs Corry and Mary asks for some letters and Mrs Corry gives her the last set and Jane picks 7 letters, Michael picks 7 letters and Mary Poppins picks one. They try make words out of them and then Mary goes "Of course, we can use each letter more than once" and she's like "Super...cali...fragil...istic...expi...alidocious!" and then they burst into song and dance, more wonderful than I have ever seen! I don't know how they manage to remember to spell this word and remember how to say it backwards but they are really truly fantastic! The dancing and singing was wonderful we clapped alot and Martynas gave them a 'Woo!' Go see Mary Poppins it is fantastic!

Temper, Temper

Mary Poppins has to leave because that's the agreement and every good Nanny takes a leave on a Wednesday night. Jane and Michael are angry because their father isn't being nice to them and get angry and then their toys become alive! It's freaky the bunny rabbit was scary and they all sing and stuff and dance and then it comes back to normal...scary!

Chim Chim Cheree Reprise

Mary Poppins goes up to the roof and talks to Bert, and then she leaves which is quite sad because she was amazing. She flies away =[

Brimestone and Treacle

Evil woman, Miss Andrew is! The Holy Terror! That was funny, Mr Banks sees her and rushes out. Then Miss Andrew goes to the kids [after they disobey her] "Do you know who I am!" and Jane and Michael are like "The Holy Terror!" and she sings this song about medicine which is made of Brimestone and Treacle and the kids are forced to drink it.

Lets Go Fly A Kite

I liked this song with the kites. Looked cool with all the different colored kites and stuff. Then the polieceman came and was flying a kite aswell.

Good For Nothing

Don't remember this song actually...might have been something about the fact he's lost his job or maybe it's when the family heirloom vase smashes and he remembers that's where he hid the gingerbread stars and he couldn't find them and now he has. I don't know.

Being Mrs Banks Reprise

I loved this reprise of the song because now she has other feeling about her life, and it just sounded better in general.

Brimestone and Treacle Part 2

This is when Mary Poppins comes back everyones like "Yay! WOO!" and all started clapping because this time she flies on and we were all happy. Then they go back to Jane and Michaels house and Mary Poppins frees the bird which Miss Andrews was keeping in a cage. Miss Andrews is angry at the children, see's Mary Poppins and stops. Then Mary does some magic which forces Miss Andrew to drink the whole bottle of Brimestone and Treacle medicine thingy, then this cage appears and Miss Andrew is forced into it and it taken away in it down a trapdoor. Good.

Practically Perfect Reprise

The kids mean it this time because they missed Mary and are glad that she is back.

Step In Time

The dancing in this is absolutley amazing, and the song too. Second favourite song in the show. Dancing is spectacular, go see Mary Poppins! You can hear the tapping of the feet and clicking it's like their wearing tap shoes or something, and it's all synchronised and nothing goes wrong. Oh my gosh it was amazing to watch this it was all together and brilliant and orderly and nothing goes wrong, this got a big clap too which it deserved. Oh yeah Bert climbs up the wall singing and then walks across the ceiling of the stage singing which must be hard because it's hard to sing upside down on a harness!

Anything Can Happen

Loved this song, because it is so true. Mr Banks gets his job back and stuff like that and he realises he can be a better person. They go into dance and it is spectacular once again because it's night time and then Mary gets her umbrella out and then puts it down and becomes big and lights up and she stands on it with Jane and Michael, wow this song was absolutley amazing, third favourite!!

A Shooting Star

This song was wanderfull too, so many cool effects! We had stars on the stage, stars all around the auditorium, and Mary Poppins flew again, this time over the right hand side over the stalls!

It was amazing, alot of cheers for that and big smiles from Mary Poppins!

Oh yeah the reason she was flying this time was because she was leaving, the chain had broken and it was time for Mary to leave. She gave Michael her telescope and didn't give Jane anything, but when they had gotten home Jane found Mary's chain and a note which said it was for Jane.

Then at the end of this they all took their bows and I have never clapped for so long, then they sang a mix of songs and danced and we kept clapping it was so amazing! Mary got the most claps obviously and Bert got quite alot of claps too =D When Miss Andrew came on everyone was booing her it was funny. Never clapped so much except for 14th July and lots of cheering!!
We followed a crowd of people out of the theatre and I asked one of the theatre workers where the Stage Door is and she thought I said station so we followed a group of people who looked like they might go to Stage Door and we found it, it was the Stage Door which I didn't think was Stage Door!

We waited a bit and I got out my camera and brochure and pen and put away my glasses. Some woman came out and I didn't know her but some people were talking to her, then someone else came out and the woman told the people she was talking to that it's Scarlett and so this woman is a life saver because I so would not have realised Scarlett if she hadn't said so!

We got our programmes signed and Martynas forgot to ask for a picture but I didn't. Scarlett liked my camera and told me that she wanted one and nearly stole my pen but I took it before the photo was taken. Scarlett looked really surprised that I wanted a picture with her but she was really niced and wanted to make sure the picture had taken.
Then Bert came out but Martynas didn't realise him because Martynas is an udder. Bert walked straight past us, he was awesome and Martynas had really wanted to meet him!

Then we met my dad at the stump thing and went back to Dress Circle and I took a photo of the posters in the window, then we went on the tube where it was very hot and sweaty. Then we waited for our train.

The train was hilarious. We were talking about past jobs and my dad was like "When your mum worked at Halkin Hotel she kicked Ronan Keatings knickers" and Martynas was like "Ronan Keating wore knickers? I thought he's a man?" and then we started laughing because I mentioned Borat's green thing which he wore and it was just hilarious because Martynas couldn't stop laughing and then I mentioned that theres this site where you can dress up people and Borat was on it and I dressed him up in that green thing which he wore and it was just plain hilarious!

Okay, picture time!

Martynas and Me on the train to Charing Cross

Martynas and Me being Jungle-Like

The view from the very back row, dead center of the auditorium. You could see everything from here...the view was so much better in real life the picturesort of makes it look tiny.

Martynas looking stupid [nothing new there lol]

Me, Sideways

Me and Martynas in a random pic

Me and Scarlett Strallen

[Mary Poppins]

She is amazing!

And really nice too =D

The Wicked posters in the window at Dress Circle

Loved them so much I got a pic hehe

Martynas drinking from his Mary Poppins mug. We bought water and he poured some in his mug hehe crazy I know

Me and Martynas waiting for a] My dad to get out of WHSmith and b] Our train to arrive

Me and Martynas on the train with my programme and his mug

Our Merchandise which we bought =D

Overall the show was brilliant and amazing!!! I'd love to see it again!

Saturday 14th July 2007 .:. Wicked The Musical

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Today was Helen Dallimore's last show which is the main reason why I went. It was also Martin Ball and Adam Garcia's last show too. =[ And a certain amound of the ensembles last show too.

I got to the theatre about 6:50. I looked at the thingy where it says who is on just to check. And I see Helen, so I go 'yay!' and then I see Shona and I go 'What? Oh no, I wanted Kerry!' so I text Joy and ask her. Joy said that Martin said that Kerry was upset and wasn't coming in. So then I was really upset because I really wanted Kerry to be here for Helen and so I could meet her...but no such luck. Then I tried to be positive and thought 'Well at least I get to see Shona before she leaves...'
I went to the Ozdust Boutique and looked at everything. Then I asked if they have the big poster and the vocals book but Joel said 'No, try the Dress Circle or online' so I buy a Keychain and an I Love Oz T-Shirt instead.
I go back to my seat and get out my glasses and get excited because I could finally see properly unlike last time. My aunt came and sat down and I told her that it was a good thing that she had gone to the loo just then because there is a Defying Gravity loo run. She thinks I mean that people fly over to the toilet during the song...I'm like 'Uhh no'
And then...the SHOW!!! YAY!

No One Mourns The Wicked

The lights go down and the audience start clapping wildly until the monkeys come on. We have the cool monkey dance and then the curtain is lifted and we see the cast...my aunt tries to say something about costumes and I go 'SHHH!'. We have the 'Good news! She's dead!' bit and then as soon as they go 'Look! It's Glinda!' and we see Helen the whole auditorium bursts into loud applause. Helen waves around to the audience and the Ozians, when it goes quiet again she starts 'Fellow Ozians' and I get really happy because I love her voice so much. Then 'Exactly how dead is she?'...gets whacked by the streamer and there is some laughter around the auditorium. Helen explains and the 'Innuendo, Outuendo' gets some more laughs. Then the song starts again and we have the CJ 'No one crrries they wont return' growls. Everything goes really well. We have Frex come one, the kiss, and he goes. Nicky wipes the kiss off with a disgusted face and yet more laughs. Young Wizard is at the door and he teases her with the elixir before he goes. Then she gets a bulge and we have the baby bit. I'm not sure if they've done this before, but they didn't do it when I went last time, but just before we see baby Elphaba they turn the bed around so Antelope and Frex are at the front. We see the green baby, again a few laughs. Bed goes away and we continue with the song. Absolutley awesome as usual.

Dear Old Shiz

Glinda starts to leave and then we have the 'Glinda! Is it true you where her friend?' bit. Helen says her line, looks up, whistles and does the finger 'bubble down!' thing. Laughs. She explains that they were both really young. Elphaba runs on and there is applause for Shona. Helen looks at Shona as Shona grins and looks up. Helen then decides she should go off stage to get changes and the song starts. I loved the cases on faces bit, and apparently so did the person next to me, who said to her boyfriend 'I should do that with my breifcase when I see that horrible woman at work'. Then Helen comes on with her 'Ooooold' bit, but shes singing before we can see her on her luggage but she comes on anyway with a smile while still singing so all is well. We have the 'zzzzzz' and some laughter from the audience. 'What, do I have something in my teeth?' Shona gets annoyed and she slams down her case on the floor in a more frustrated way than Kerry or Idina have done. Well thats what it seemed to me, there was a really loud bang. She gets really 'in-your-face-im-green...deal-with-it!' and Frex comes on. Nessa is presented with the shoes and Frex leaves. Elphaba clashes with everything. Susie comes on in her Morrible ways. She greets everyone with 'Welcome! I am the Head Shizstress at Shiz University' and we have the 'Oh, what a tragically beautiful girl!' then Elphaba taps her and Morrible screams. 'I'm the other daughter, Elphaba. I'm beautifully tragic'. Glinda does her 'Prive Suite' and 'Essay' bit and the 'Oh youre so good!' bit makes people laugh with her little leg flick thingy. Elphaba and Glinda accidentally have to share a room and Helen is very appaled and upset.

The Wizard and I

Morrible starts wheeling Nessa off and Shona gets angry once again, slams her case down and does her powers. Nessa screams. Morrible is amazed, Helen looks confused and amazed at the same time. Morrible starts the song and we have the 'I didn't get what I want! I need to lay down...' Shenshen and Pfanee help her out by fanning her and helping her walk.Elphaba starts singing and I am amazed, Shona was really good. I had just remembered West End Live and Kerry's riffs and was somewhy expecting Shona to do them but I remembered she wouldnt as this was the actual show. When it gets to the 'And I'll stand there, with the Wizard' bit it is reeaally powerfull, green girl in spotlight singing her heart out made me feel really excited for some reason, but hey.

What Is This Feeling

This song made me laugh alot. And the audience too. Helen and Shona sound good together. Helen does 'My face is flushing' and she gets out a mirror from her bag, looks at herself and sees Elphaba, shuts it in a horrified way. Shona's 'your voice' was so funny, I loved it. 'Unadultarated Loathing' was really cool. We get to the 'You are just to good' bit and then Helen's 'Trrrrrryyyy' is absolutley awesome and she does a little scoopy thing with her body where she kind of bends her knees a bit and her arms go up like a wave. Helen dancing along with her school friends and Shona just on her own, annoyed that she has no friends. At the end, the 'Boo' was cool and then Helens 'AAH!' and she did a little jump thing and a really scared face. It was hilarious.

Something Bad

Martin got applause when he came on and everybody sits down on the benches. We have the 'Well, it seems the artichoke is steamed!' and we all laugh at this. The 'It's Galinda' was great. Then Martin goes 'Cccclinda' and shes just plain annoyed. The scene goes on well and then we see the board and the statement. Helen looks at Nadine as if to say 'Did you do that?' and then class is dismissed. Elphaba stays behind with Doc. D. and they have their song together. Oh the eating of the paper was funny hehe 'Here, do you want some of my lunch?' 'That's very kind of you;'. The 'Something Baaaaaaaad' had some confused laughter in the audience. Morrible comes on and Elphaba delivers 'It couldnt happen here...in Oz...'

Dancing Through Life

This was so awesome and funny. Helen runs to the corner of the stage, terrified, and you can just hear James going 'Why do you always seem to dissapear whenever I coome?' and he joins Glinda. They have their Munchkin talk. Shona nearly gets knocked over by Fiyero's cart and angrily picks up her books. The 'I dont care whoo this ezzzzzzz' was absolutley hilarious, I loved it so much. Glinda goes 'It's Fiyero Tiggular!' and Boq goes 'Yoour'e toouching mee!' which was very funny indeed. Helen goes over and does her 'Are you looking for something...or, someone?' and a small toss toss. History class bit was cool as usual. Fiyero starts the song. He chucks Boqs book and James looks terrified and he runs to go and get it. The whole song was really amazing, I loved it more than ever. As Glinda persuades Boq to take Nessa to the dance, Adam randomly swings around the statue to see what is happening. 'Ohh miss Nessaroze, I have soomething to aask yoou!' was very scottish. The hat bit was great! And the dance bit. When Elphaba comes on stage we all just stare at her. So she takes the hat off and everybody is watching her. She jams it back on her head like 'Nerr. My hat.' and she starts dancing. Helen feels awful and goes 'May I cut in?' She does her little dance bit and they start to dance together. It is a beautifull moment...beautifull.

Popular

The sharing secrets bit was hilarious. 'Fiyero and I...We're getting married'. 'He asked you already?' 'Oh he doesn't know yet!' was really casual. 'You, will, be' and Helens hip and arm movement-coordination was funny. Her prancing around on the 'laa laaa laaa laaaaa' was really funny. We get to the toss toss bit. They do it twice, then Helen sits down next to Shona and goes 'Like this!' and tosses her hair in Shonas face. Shona does it and pulls and extremely funny Helen-Pose-Imitation face. Pink looks good with green. The rest of the song goes really well. Oh. Helen looks in the mirror and goes 'Hello' it was funnaaay. As her bed goes on to allow the next act she is just giggling to herself and kicking her legs up in the air...

Elphie is doing her toss-tossing with her hair and Fiyero goes, 'Wow. It's just...you've been Galindafied' and tosses his own hair. Very funny indeed I tell you.The class scene was great. The Lion Cub scene was cute. 'No. I'm Very Self Absorbed and Deeply Shallow'.

I'm Not That Girl

This song is so cute. I could feel the meaning, not just through the words but because she sings it really meaningly. Lovely, cute and excellent. Elphaba is just standing there in the rain. Glinda makes out with Fiyero on the bridge and then they run off when they hear the thundery bit before it starts raining.

One Short Day

'I've been thinking' 'Yes I've heard' was really funny and Helen was just upset through this and she changes her name and then gets annoyed about it.This is when it really struck me that Helen is leaving. I knew this was her last show but somehow this song affected me so much. The green reflected in my glasses, it was really bright and I just loved this song so much!

A Sentimental Man

This was a short song but still cute. This was my first Nigel-Wizard and he was really good. The Grimmerie bit was awesome. 'Can I...touch it?' 'Noooo!' Elphie making the monkeys fly made me get really excited, I wanted to start flying.

Defying Gravity

THIS SONG IS SOO AMAZING I TELL YOU LISTEN TO IT NOWWWW
This song is so affective. Elphaba goes to put the broom in the place and Helen starts singing her bit. Shona does her bit and then we have the Morrible bit. I kind of wanted to go 'She's not evil!!!' Elphaba does her bit and it is really good, I loved it. When they sung together I was amazed. I couldnt move in my chair, I was just too amazed. There is a moment where it all could have been different and I just felt that. Helen's 'Get off me!' sounded as if she wanted to swear at the guards. Shona goes 'I'm the one you want. It's me. It's meeeee!' and we all start going 'wooo!' and cheering. We stop to hear her sing. AWESOME. I love this song so much!!! Shona was so powerfull and I loved it. It was perfect. The flying, the voice, the guards falling, the citizens, Elphaba, Glinda, loving it all. The last 'Oooh' got a riff from Shona which was brilliant. We all start cheering and clapping really loudly. Lights go off, still cheering but then you see a mob of women trying to get to the loo.

Thank Goodness

I loved this song alot! I'm not sure if this is usual, but Helen seemed to be very upset in this song, more upset than last time I went. While Fiyero and Glinda have their little talking thing going on the ensemble at the back just couldnt keep still, they kept moving and turning their heads. Helens voice goes really high and she finishes the song perfectly. I'm just sitting there wishing I could sing as high and as well as her and I think of Josie singing thank goodness on that you tube clip.

Wicked Witch of the East

Now this is Katie's scene, she owns it. As Elphaba wheeled the Wheelchair behind the wardrobe to get to the curtain bit, it gets kind of stuck so she has to take the wheelchair out of behind that wardrobe and forces it back through this time. Katies singing was amazing and I was just amazed at how much power she can put into such a short bit.

Wonderful

This was really funny. Nigel has a small growly thingy in his voice which made me think of how awesome it is. Elphaba looks extremely annoyed when he puts his hat on her broom. Great singing from them. Then the monkeys are set free which is awesome because it just is awesome, the dancing monkeys and flying monkeys.

I'm Not That Girl Reprise

Helen is so cute in this scene. That is all I can really say, except for great singing. She has feelings, see.

As Long As Your Mine

Great harmonising. Adam really seemed to enjoy stroking Shona's arms and getting up to her face. Aww, it was soo cute! I loved it! And then they have their long kiss. So the people next to me hug.Then we have the thunderstorm bit and Elphaba can see the house. We have the funny 'No-one lives there' 'So where do you live?' 'In the other castle.' I get upset because I feel upset that Nessa has to get squashed by a house. Imagine how much that would hurt...ow.
The cornfeild bit...oh yeah. You couldn't really hear Helen slapping Shona but you could hear Shona slapping Helen. Helen got applause on her wand twisting thing, the way she went into it was so funny; she kind of did a ferocious jump twist and then did the wand thing.

No Good Deed

So powerfull! So feelingable! So awesome! Shona is great. The power is so...there is no word for it. I was amazed once again. Great long note holding...I loved 'Fiyerroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!'Oh but 'Noh Goh Ded' lol

March of the Witch Hunters

Isn't it amazing how this is just thrown in your face! It's so angry and so amazing when it's live. However you do just want to go and accompany Helen in telling Morrible that it's all wrong and you want to shout 'SHES NOT EVIL!!!'

For Good

I loved the Auntie Em bit! 'Stealing a dead womans shoes, what where you thinking?' 'And you uncle, whathisname!' Then Helen comes on and does the 'You're out of control, they're only shoes!'The song once again touched me and made me cry. It's so cute but you don't want them to seperate so you cry. The tissues where in my bag so I ended up drying me eyes on my arms. Aww...Helen and Shona harmonized so well...it's so cute!And when Elphie melts I start to cry even more because you just want her to be there forever, with Glinda, because they deserve it. Helen's 'Prrrrrris-on' made me laugh...

Finale

Upsetting, cute, longing, making me think of Helen. You just want Elphaba to be able to tell Glinda that she is still alive and Fiyero is still here with them as a scarecrow.
The show ends and the applause it the loudest I have ever heard. People cheering, everybody is standing up and were all cheering for such a long time, Nigel tries a few times to get us quiet. He makes a little speech saying how good they are. He says that they do really well, warming up the audience for when he comes on, and keeping us interested till he comes on again. Funny. Then Helen, Adam and Martin recieve their flowers and the show is over.And that was Dalli's last time on the stage =[

STAGE DOOR

Right, I had never been stage dooring before, so this was my first time, and I was so excited but so nervous, I was like 'OMIGAWD what am I going to say??' even though I talk about how amazing they all are so much, it's odd isn't it but I did manage to speak!
This was awesome! We waited such a long time but it was worth it. Helen was taking pictures of us standing waiting from her dressing room and waving to us all, we could just see her blonde hair and her glittery face and her camera flashing.

Andy Mace came out, I didn't take a picture with him but my aunt took a pic of him anyway, he's signing someone's programme...not mine.

Nadine Cox came and I asked her to sign my programme and then asked for a pic, here it is.

Martin Ball came out and I was really happy because I had really wanted to meet him. He was really nice, as you can see he bent down, he was so much taller than me. Shame he's gone...he was awesome!

Katie Rowley Jones! She is so nice, I really like her, she's amazing, glad she stayed! I've seen her three times, twice in Wicked and once in Aladdin at New Wimbledon Theatre.

Shona White came out and I was so nervous and so excited, she's Elphaba and also it was her last show! She was Stand By for Elphaba, but Kerry wasn't on this day. She's really nice too, her neck was still a little bit green. We have similar necklaces, I wander if she noticed that?

Me and CJ [that's Cassidy Janson for those un-knowers out there] She is really cool =D

Me and Miriam Margolyes. She used to be Madam Morrible but left in April. She came to see the show and came out of Stage Door so I got a pic and she signed my Programme =D She's so small! =D

And then finally, at midnight, Helen Dallimore came out! I was so excited, so happy, so nervous and just generally over the moon. But upset that she was leaving because she is my favourite Glinda. I didn't know what to say to her! She's really nice =] Glad I stayed to meet her, she is my idol. She should win a Tony! =D I was over the moon to see her, to have her standing next to me and touching me, seriously, I could have done a Boq "You're touching me!"

Missing you Helen!!! xxx

Cast of 14th July

Glinda: Helen Dallimore xxx =]

Elphaba: Shona White

Doctor Dillamond: Martin Ball

Fiyero: Adam Garcia

Boq: James Gillan

Nessarose: Katie Rowley Jones

Wizard: Nigel Planer

Madam Morrible: Susie Blake

Oh yeah, before I finish this, my aunt took a picture of Adam, who wasn't taking pics with people. He looks quite funny haha.

Thursday 29th March 2007 .:. Wicked The Musical

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I got up in the morning, really excited about the evening, even though it was only 6am, and I had more than half a day to get through before the show actually began! School was a blur that day, I hardly payed attention to what we were doing and didn't write down any homework as I had written 'Wicked' in big letters covering all of that day, and writing on it would spoil the whole effect.
As soon as we finished PSE and my tutor said we could go, I practically ran [well actually I speed walked] to the bus stop and got on the bus to Mitcham, and then got on a bus to Croydon which is where I lived at the time.
At home I got ready, and I ate as I waited for my mum to get home and get ready.
Then we left the house and we didn't know where to go buy, thanks to my good map reading skills, we located East Croydon Station. We tried to get tickets from a machine but they were too confusifying so we lined up and got tickets from the ticket man instead and tried to find the platform but we ended up on the wrong one so we had to run across half the station to get to the right platform, and we got onto the train just on time =] On the train I though I saw Idina Menzel for some mad reason but it wasn't her any way it would be too good to be true lol. I was really thirsty but I had to wait untill I got to the theatre.
Finally we were there after two long stops and we located the way out and as soon as I exited the station and I saw the theatre it was non stop excitement for me, and I was squealing alot while my mum called my dad to tell him we had arrived so she would be turning off her phone soon. Because it was all lovely and green and I kept pointing at everything about it it was wonderful! We queued up at the box office to collect our tickets [I was amazed because they had the wicked logo on it haha] and then we went to our seats and we put our coats down and went to get some sprite and maltesers. Then we went to the Ozdust Boutique and I got a Programme and a cap. We sat back down and I realised I had left my glasses at home so I had to get binoculars instead. I studied the map of Oz with my mum and then soon the show finally started!
It was amazing! All the cast were fabulous and I was totally amazed at how amazingly fabulously spectacularifying it was. During Popular my mum pointed out that Glinda has alot of shoes, which was random because I know she does, I could see them even without my glasses. The toss-tossing was really funny I loved it. Then we laughed at Fiyero's "You've been Galindafied!" Defying Gravity really blew me away it was amazing I tell you. "It's not her! I'm the one you want! It's me! It's meeeeeeeeeeeee!" Kerry Ellis has an amazing voice, as does Helen Dallimore. DG blew everyone away I tell you! The applause after that song was really loud and well earned!
Somehow I managed to sit on some maltesers during the first act so Ihad to walk around with the wicked carrier bag during the interval. I got some pringles and chocolate ice cream.
Act 2 was absolutley amazing, again the cast where awesome. Wicked Witch of the East was amazing, Katie Rowley Jones is spectacular. All the songs were fabulous! I cried when Elphaba melted and I also cried during 'For Good' and I was very happy again when Elphaba came back with Fiyero =]
At the end of the show the applause was really loud which was great because they all did so well and and and we clapped for ages lol and we cheered when Helen and Kerry came on and they hugged, aww that was sweet =]
I wanted to go to the stage door but I had chocolate on my dress and school the next day so we found Victoria Station and went back to East Croydon Station where my dad picked us up and drove us home [me half asleep lol]

Cast of 29th March 07:

Elphaba: Kerry Ellis

Glinda: Helen Dallimore

Fiyero: Adam Garcia

Madam Morrible: Miriam Margolyes

Wizard: Tim Walton

Boq: James Gillan

Nessarose: Katie Rowley Jones

x . . w e l c o m e . . x

2007-08-15T05:54:00.000-07:00

Hey! Welcome to my West End Blog! I'm quite a big fan of the West End and I love musicals, so I thought it would be a good idea to make a blog to remember my memories of my time there, and reviews about each and every musical! If you read this, please comment, it would be very nice of you! Thankyou, and enjoy!
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