I had such a great time last night!

Well the show was great!

We had a little snaffu on the way driving there. Hubby had me drive, and lets just say driving in DC is not my fortay. I get very nervous and anxious driving in town. And we didnt know 100% where we were going either. but we found it and parked and had dinner at the Kennedy Center. Not in the 'high faluting' restaurant, in the Cafe.

I really enjoyed the show, it was great, at intermission, Hubby said he was having a good time and that he was enjoying the show too-Regardless that it was a musical! Hubby bought me a silver charm bracelet with Wicked charms and he got himself a green monkey 'pre-wings'

Now, here is where I am a tad disappointed with the difference in the book and the show...

In the book Elphaba's mother allows a drifter 'Turle Heart' to stay with them while her preacher father goes out on revivals across the land. The book leads you to believe that Turle Heart is Nessarose's father, Nessarose is Elphaba's sister. Her father knew that her mother was carrying on with this man. They were worried that the new baby would end up like Elphaba so their Nanny got some pills in a gypsy town for her mother to take, thats what messes up Nessarose.
In the show, the Wizard ends up being Elphaba's fater, after her mother has an affair with him while her father is out of town. But you dont know its the Wizard at the beginning.

And in the show when Elphaba goes to see the Wizard to ask for assistance about the treatment of the Animals, he asks her to read from a book, she does and ends up casting a spell making monkeys have wings. These monkeys are to be spies for the Wizard. She is horrified once she see's the Wizard for what he really is, a fluke.
In the book, Elphaba sews raven wings on Chickery, her monkey.

Here is what the show leaves out...
In the book, Elphaba leaves school and goes into hiding after her meeting with the Wizard gets nothing accomplished and she see's hes a fluke. None of her classmates see her again for 5 years. Fiero spots her one day and they start to see each other, he has no idea how deeply involved she is in her qwest. Over time, she catches on that Madame Morrible, the head mistress at her old school, is not as she seems, and she attempts to kill her. She is caught before she can complete her task and ends up at a monastery, there she gives birth to her and Fiero's child, but she does not know this, she is in a coma for years. Fiero dies and Elphaba leaves the monastery with the child and a monkey companion. Elphaba remembers Fiero speaking of his castle and she goes there to live, and there she finds Fiero's wife and children, they were married since they were 13. Elphba does not tell Fiero's wife who she is or that her son is Fiero's.

Theres more stuff that was missing, but all in all, the show was really good!


Mom