Wicked Awesome
We decided to go on a whim and just happened to find INCREDIBLE seats in the center-orchestra section. Before the show we headed up to the Hollywood and Highland shopping center and had a delicious dinner at The Grill. Our waitress was great and even gave us 2 complimentary tickets for the shuttle to the theater so we could stay parked there.
Neither of us had ever
sat that close at a show before and it was a
completely different experience. It was like we were
a part of the show, pulled into the action and drawn
in by every detail of the acting. We even made eye
contact with the cast. Speaking of the cast, there
was not one member who did not impress us. In
particular, the two leading ladies were amazing.
Eden Espinosa as "Elphaba" was magnetic. As soon as
she stepped on stage, she enthralled the audience.
Every scene she played was powerful but the final
scene before intermission was especially captivating.
It was a standing ovation, award winning,
career-making kind of scene.
After the show we went
out to the curb to catch the shuttle back to our car
and stood in line with about 60 other people. We
watched as the first bus came and picked up all but
15 of us. Then we watched as all the cast came out of
the theater, signed a few autographs and headed home.
We watched as the theater was locked up and went
dark. After about 40 minutes of standing and waiting
for the bus, the group of us that continued to wait
realized that it wasn't coming back and we would have
to walk the couple miles down Hollywood Blvd. to our
cars... at midnight... in Hollywood. We all managed
to stay together as a group, clutching our souvenir
programs and avoiding eye contact as we tried to
blend in with the crazies and scaries. You'll be glad
to know that we made it back unscathed, though a
little shaken.
Save the walk back, our evening was fantastic. You've
GOT TO go see Wicked! It's definitely in my top 3
best shows of all time.