That was Wicked awesome!!

It's no big secret that I am a musical theater freak lover. Therefore, I have no qualms about this shameless plug:

If you have not yet seen Wicked: the Musical, you are seriously missing out. It is the exceptionally creative backstory of the two witches from The Wizard of Oz, Glinda and Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West). The musical is based on the novel by Gregory Maguire.

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Me at Wicked in Los Angeles, CA, at the Pantages theater (May 2008):

After the show, I went here:

 

And I got these:

By palling around with these people!:

The amazing Caissie Levy (Elphaba)

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The fantastic Megan Hilty (Glinda)

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The winsomely handsome Kristoffer Cusick (Fiyero)

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The felicitous Michael Drolet (Boq)

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The ebullient Marcie Dodd (Nessarose)

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The wonderful John Rubinstein (Wizard of Oz)

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The dynamic Joanne Worley* (Madame Morrible)

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The amiable Timothy Britten Parker* (Dr. Dillamond)

*I took pictures with Ms. Worley, but my camera malfunctioned. I forgot to get a picture with Mr. Parker. However, thanks to my savvy skills with the Paint program, I still got my photos! (Betcha didn't even notice till I said something, did you? hehe).

And because I am a writer, I couldn't let the photos stand by themselves. Behold, my “Wicked comic strip,” using a plethora of inside jokes from the production. I had a blast making this, and cracked myself up plenty of times in the process. For those of you who know the local wonders of Flagstaff, there is another plug...can you find it??

Wicked: the Musical is still on tour, and it just so happens to be playing in the Valley of the Sun through the month of July! You should all go see it...it will be a thrillifying experience!!