AWESOMENESS
Heeellllooo thereee!
Whee! Okay, these last few weeks have been GREAT, what with so much going out. HELL YEAH. So, I said I'd update y'all on WICKED, the musical that I went to together with XinYing, John and YongQi, held at the Grand Theatre @ Marina Bay Sands .
Here goes:
Firstly, the show was UH-MAZING! Everything, from the set to the actors to the costumes to the music was un-buhlievable. The best part? They had a LIVE band. How much better can you get? The singing and the music together was so fantastic, it couldn't sink into my head that I was watching a LIVE performance. It felt like I was listening to a recording and all the actors were just lip-syncing. Yes, it was that good. Oh, and the costumes- those were GORGEOUS. Here's an example, though these weren't the actors we saw in Singapore:
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We got Category C seats, which were really good by the way, they were on the second level, but the FRONT row of the second level so you could see EVERYTHING. Darn worth the $125 we paid! The costumes were really elaborate and whoever designed them must have paid lots of attention to detail (not that I could distinguish any small details from my high position up there), because those costumes were definitely NOT designed by just anybody off the street. No two costumes were the same (Imagine the amount of time and effort gone into tailoring the costumes!) and trust me, there were a heck lot of different costumes that they changed into.
Jemma Rix, who played the lead, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West), had a voice like... Heck, she had an indescribable voice. And when she hit those high notes- I really shivered right there and then. Not from fear, but rather, from AMAZEMENT (I know, I know, I'm weird.). Wow. And Suzie Mathers, who played Glinda the Good Witch- her voice was exactly like those voices you hear when you watch a Barbie movie. High, sickeningly sweet and sugary and did I say high? But it was GOOD. No, it was GREAT.
Quite a good bit of the show had witty humour incorporated into the speech and since I was expecting it to be a serious show, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that Elphaba was portrayed as someone with a wry sense of humour, and the jabs of sarcasm she injected into the show really cracked me up. In short, Wicked is jaw-dropping and I guarantee that your eyes will be glued to the stage throughout the whole show. Its storyline is pretty easy to follow, and if you're like me, who went in without a speck of previous knowledge on what the show was about, then you needn't worry, because you sure as hell don't need any previous knowledge to fully enjoy the show. Though, I must say, it would be good to read up on the story of The Wizard of Oz, because then, you will really appreciate Wicked, as you will be able to see the link between things that happen in Wicked and things that happen in The Wizard of Oz.
Anyway, after that, we had a blast taking (GLAM) photos around Marina Bay Sands and wait- did I mention those photos were glam shots? I'm soo going back there just to camwhore soon! We also managed to catch a water/light show (it's kinda hard to describe and I have no photos at all, sorry!) on our way back to the MRT. That was really cool. Sorry for the poor quality, the best camera we had on us was John's iPhone. Dang, someone REALLY has to get a DSLR. Hehheh. ;)
Camwhoring in the toilet as usual. (Oops!)
And the photo with the BEST view...
LOOK AT THE SKYLINE!
So, if you haven't watched Wicked and you've got extra cash to spare, you really should catch this wonderful, show before they stop showing in Singapore! Fantastico!
Toodles~
p.s. I'll post about more stuff soon! I gotta go now!
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