Wicked...

So I'm going to see Wicked on October the 3rd with MS and MV! AWESOME!

Description I've heard that sold it to me the most: "It's about oppression. It's about a fascist regime's attempts to alienate and demonize through propaganda. It's like 1984 with Witches and singing."

While I have always wanted to hear a musical version of "Two Plus Two Is Five" (or "How I Learnt To Stop Thinking And Love The Party"), until such a time as that happens, Wicked is looking pretty brilliant to me.

The fanatical devotion showered upon it by M McG has finally got to me. Perhaps this way I'll finally be able to get her to stop.

Besides, I heard Defying Gravity at the aforementioned Jazz Soiree (I really should demand a dollar per plug, shouldn't I? I'd be rolling in cash), and it sounds freakin' (I feel like a dirty hillbilly) sweet.

According to the Fountain of All Things Knowledgeable (i.e. Wikipedia), "Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Their friendship struggles through their opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, their reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace. The plot is set mostly before Dorothy's arrival from Kansas, and includes several references to well-known scenes and dialogue in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz."

I'm really looking forward to it.

Oh, and I also want to see Machiavelli, The Musical. I'm thinking (for the theme tune) I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire.

Au Revoir.