Singapore Diaries: Wickedly Wicked.

Everyone knows about the Wizard of Oz. How a little girl from Kansas together with her friends, the Cowardly Lion, Tinman and Scarecrow defeated the Wicked Witch of the West to each get a special present from the Wizard. Oh how that horrible witch made life for all Ozians difficult.

***photo from deadline.com

But, like all villains, there had to be a reason she turned out that way right? And that's what Wicked is all about. The untold story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Idina Menzel, the original Elphaba.

***photo from last.fm

Oh how I wish I was able to watch Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenowith play Elphaba and Glinda, that would have made it even more fantastic.

I first heard about Wicked from a friend I met when I did a short stint as part of the production team for Beauty and the Beast in Manila. She shared with me the entire soundtrack of the musical and from then on I was hooked. It was on my bucket list. I. Must. Watch. Wicked. So imagine the excitement when I found out Wicked was going to be in Singapore. A mere 3 hours away from Manila. I didn't need to fly hours and hours on end just to watch Wicked. It was perfect. An amazing coincidence, God was making it happen for me. So there really wasn't any choice but to go, that and it was finally a great excuse to visit my cousin who was based there.

With Atchie Nik and Sofia at dinner before the show. :)

Before the show, Atchie Nik treated us to Mozza Pizzeria. Yay to more free meals! :D My cousins planned our meals in Manila and Mozza Pizzeria was one of those on top of the list. A restaurant made famous by the fact that it is partly owned by Mario Batali, a famous Hollywood Chef.

We initially ordered 2 pizzas, a salad and an entree to share. But because we were such a large group the server advised us to order another pizza and so we did. We're easy enough to convince like that. ;D I'd love to write more about the food but I don't think I would be able to do it justice. But if you still want to read more about it then click here, Atch wrote about it in detail.

What a wonderful night it was turning out to be. I was finally going to watch the show I've been dying to watch and I got to eat really awesome food for free. God really does love me. LOADS.

Here's a photo of excited me waiting for food at Mozza Pizzeria. :D

I must say, Wicked did not disappoint. The effects were awesome, the story was amazing and the actors who were in the play weren't bad although I think because I kept listening to the versions of Idina and Kristin my expectations were sky high. Despite that I thoroughly enjoyed myself and would recommend it to all my friends.

What I loved most about Wicked aside from the music of courseis how it managed to incorporate all the elements of the original Wizard of Oz story and make me see it from a different point of view. A story that had come full circle. So if you're on the fence about watching it, I encourage you to go for it. As I always like to say, Wicked was wicked.

***photo from passportchop.com

Wicked will be showing in the Grand Theater of Marina Bay Sands, Singapore until April 1, 2012.