"Wicked"

Wicked
Apollo Victoria Thearte

Written by Stephen Schwartz

Based on the book by Winnie Holzman

In a world where it seems every new musical is based on some other form of media (I refuse to believe there's going to be Shrek musical on the West End or a Spiderman one on Broadway) Wicked truly stands out anyway. It's exceptionally clever as well as touching. The love triangle is a little old, but it fills in the gap needed to explain the straw man so I give it a pass. Watching it, I truly felt like I was getting my money's worth while also getting the full West End experience.

As a side note, I bought my ticket too late to take advantage of

lastminute.com, so I called Ticketmaster. Mistake! I realized almost immediately afterwards that as a student, I could have paid the same amount for a much better seat had I only waited for standby tickets. Remember that if you are a student, a registered jobless person, or over the age of 60 you can almost always get excellent standby tickets an hour or so before the performance!