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[oddobsession]

Writing my review. Ohhhh yeaaaa.

Wicked Chicago: July 2nd, 2005 2:00 PM

Contains spoilers if you haven't seen the show, you have been warned.

Comments

[franklinshepard]

I never thought I'd hear someone say that people NOT cheering in the middle of a song in a musical was ruining their enjoyment.

Personally, I found all the American Idol-type screaming after and sometimes during every number to be extremely distracting.

[camelai]

I agree with you completely. I HATE when people clap and cheer in the middle of a show. Especially when they drown out the next couple lines.

[cloudmermaid]

I don't hate it in the middle of the show, necessarily - like, if there's a number that's supposed to be a showstopper, I don't mind applause. I do agree, however, that cheering that drowns out the following lines is very obnoxious.

[oddobsession]

It didn't ruin my enjoyment. I also dislike it when people cheer too much. I just expected some sort of reaction from the audience, perhaps not cheering, but nobody did and it was kind of strange.

[_insidious]

the audience response during certain parts (such as elphaba's ascent), can actually add to the performance. my sister saw the obc of wicked and said that only a few people cheered for idina during that part...when i saw wicked with shoshana bean, the whole house was cheering (it seemed). so i guess it really depends.

[jonnycantdecide]

good example of when it's amazing and cool to cheer: when ms. jones starts to "break it down" in "brotherhood of man" from how to succeed in business without really trying and when sister chantelle holds that piercing but really cool high note in "god don't make no trash" in BARE