I Can Attest For This, I Just Saw The New Wicked Cast For The Second National North American Tour In

I can attest for this, I just saw the new wicked cast for the second national North American tour in Saint Louis and it was so gay and Olivia and Celia slayed on that stage. (I noticed the reaching out to eachother during defying gravity too, Elphaba also put her hand to heart too during this moment)

Okay I saw Wicked again and I’m reobsessed so anyway some of my favorite things from this performance and just in general

The first word of the show is good and the last word of the show is wicked and if that doesn’t sum up how well the symbolism hits idk what does

Watching NOMTW it really did just hit me all over again the themes of fate and destiny and the limitations society puts on us and the limitations we put on ourselves

Wicked is a tragedy in the truest sense! No matter what Elphaba does she will not win and she cannot change things! No matter what Glinda does she will lose Elphaba!

Glinda’s sad face in NOMTW, and also how she is surrounded by the Ozians but is still so alone. They’re all giving her so much space, she has to walk across the stage and reach out just to get them to look her in the eyes (she’s lost the only people who ever saw her as a person rather than a doll)

The first time Elphaba runs downstage and she’s grinning so wide and she has so much hope for herself and for the world

The silence while Elphaba is dancing alone at the Ozdust, but more importantly, the way the music starts all soft and quiet when Glinda starts dancing with her. It’s the most romantic tune in the first act, maybe in the entire show

All the hand holding

The way that Glinda almost goes with her in Defying Gravity

The way Glinda reaches for Elphaba once she starts flying. Not caring at all that the guards and the Ozians and everyone else on stage can see. She’s just trying to reach her one last time

(The way Elphaba reaches back)

Glinda’s solo in Thank Goodness (Celia Hottenstein nails Glinda’s lower parts and she was an absolute dream especially in this song)

When Elphaba returns and Glinda walks into the room, the first thing she does is run into Elphaba’s arms. She’s horrified at the situation later but at that moment she doesn’t even notice anyone but Elphie

As Long As You’re Mine. Look Fiyero and Elphaba are Not It for me but the intensity of that song, the way the music slides into these dark little motifs, the harmonies. It’s so good

Glinda mourning Nessa when no one else is around

Elphaba blaming herself and Glinda immediately trying to comfort her even though they’re mad at each other

Idk if this is a normal thing and I’ve just never caught it before but when Fiyero was holding Glinda at gunpoint Elphaba was shaking her head, she looked so scared

Glinda tossing Elphaba her hat back and telling her to go

The opt up on FiyeeEErroooOOOOOOooooo

(All of No Good Deed)

Especially when she’s further back and the smoke is whirling around her and everything is purple and gold and it’s so sinister and her cape is flying around her and she is well and truly broken

I actually really love March of the Witch Hunters. It sounds sick af and it makes me imagine a world where the musical was closer to Maguire’s book and kept that super eerie, darkly violent vibe

(I feel the same way about when Fiyero is alone after ALAYM, and the music gets all intense and he’s running around the stage, holding up his lantern. idk those scenes hit a very specific vibe and I don’t quite know what it is but I like it)

Before For Good, when Elphaba started to tell Glinda to run, Glinda sobbed her name and it hit so hard

Have I mentioned the hand holding?

The way that they stand so still in For Good. So many songs have such insane movement to them, or even interludes between parts but For Good is just the two of them

(It’s such a love song)

Elphaba blew a kiss to Glinda and then pressed her hand over her heart when she hid her behind the curtain before the melting scene

Glinda’s sad face in NOMTW pt2

Again idk how common this is but before the lil For Good reprise Fiyero started to lead Elphaba away and she was about to take his hand but then Glinda started singing “who can say…” and Elphaba immediately turned away from him to go walk toward Glinda

Glinda: Elphie! I’m bored talk to me!

Elphaba: Alright, it’s cute that you’ve been blushing all day staring at me-

Glinda: Shut up!

Elphaba: But didn’t you just tell me to talk my sweet?

Glinda: . . .

Glinda: I have an excellent gaydar. If someone’s gay, I can always tell within-

Fyerio: Elphaba’s in love with you

Glinda: . . .

Glinda: W h a t ? !

Glinda standing next to Elphaba having a mental breakdown internally and refusing to do anything about it: . . .

Elphaba: What is it Glin?

Glinda: [In pure silence sits on the ground and just clings onto Elphaba’s leg and starts crying]

Elphaba: Glin it’s 9 AM-

[Gilinda looks up at Elphaba with horror anxiety ridden eyes]

Elphaba: Sigh Ok Glin, do you want me to pick you up and take you back to our doorm?

Glinda: [Nods]

Elphaba: Ok.. [Proceeds to carry Glinda back to their dorm, while Glinda cries into Elphie’s shoulder until she drifts off]

Glinda: [Screams]

Elphaba: [Running into the room with her broom and shielding Glinda from the threat]

Elphaba: Are you ok?! Who’s attacking?!

Glinda: . . . Hehehe. No one! I just wanted attention! ☺️

Elphaba: . . . Of course you did.

Elphaba: Glinda are you alright?

Glinda shaking about to have a anxiety attack: Pssh who even is Glinda? Glinda? Not alright?

Elphaba: . . .

Elphaba: Glin..

Glinda: I’m f-fine Elphaba!

[Elphaba hugs Glinda]

[Glinda starts crying]

Glinda: I’m not fine..

Elphaba: And that’s absolutely alright.