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Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast) |  | Artists: Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel
Creator: Stephen Schwartz
Label: Decca Broadway
Category: Music
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Rating:  918 reviews
Sales Rank: 105
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000168202
UPC: 602498613436
EAN: 0060249861343
ASIN: B0000TB01Y
Release Date: December 16, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | No One Mourns the Wicked - Cristy Candler | | • | Dear Old Shiz | | • | The Wizard and I - Idina Menzel | | • | What Is This Feeling? - Kristin Chenoweth | | • | Something Bad - William Youmans | | • | Dancing Through Life - Michelle Federer | | • | Popular - Kristin Chenoweth | | • | I'm Not That Girl - Idina Menzel | | • | One Short Day - Kristin Chenoweth | | • | A Sentimental Man - Joel Grey | | • | Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel | | • | Thank Goodness - Kristin Chenoweth | | • | Wonderful - Idina Menzel | | • | I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth | | • | As Long as You're Mine - Norbert Leo Butz | | • | No Good Deed - Idina Menzel | | • | March of the Witch Hunters | | • | For Good - Kristin Chenoweth | | • | Finale - Kristin Chenoweth |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: WICKED
Title: ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
Street Release Date: 12/16/2003
Domestic
Genre: CAST RECORDINGS
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One of the most common complaints about musicals is that the books are flimsy pretexts from which to hang numbers. Wicked runs into the opposite problem: it has a great plot, but too often the songs just get in the way. Based on Gregory Maguire's novel of the same name, Wicked tells us what happened between Glinda the Good and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, before Dorothy showed up in Oz. And the show is lucky to boast a pair of ace leading women in the main roles. As Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth delivers a sensational star turn, displaying a crystal-pure voice and sharp comic timing; Idina Menzel lends her powerful pipes to the tricky role of Elphaba. Unfortunately, you wish they had better material to work with. Stephen Schwartz's pop score is often dragged down by overly synthetic orchestrations and sentimental lyrics (think Chicken Soup for the Witch). Still, at its best Wicked is a seductive slice of popular entertainment that could well give a younger audience a lasting taste for musical theater. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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 Wicked is wicked good! March 14, 2010
Martha Thyng (Rochester, NH)
I could not get the Original Broadway Cast CD any where else. Amazon provided it at a fair price and it arrived when promised.
Love it! March 10, 2010
Turtle Mom (USA)
Fabulous CD from an amazing show, with original cast recordings. Even my young children love to sing along.
Wicked Soundtrack March 9, 2010
L. Ohnmacht (Oswego, NY)
If you have seen the play, you will love
the soundtrack. It makes you feel just
like you were still watching the play!
 Good show, horrible songs February 19, 2010
Cookiewise (San Rafael, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Schwartz is best when paired with someone who has an ear for a good tune. He can be a brilliant lyricist, but he's never been anything other than a middling composer. The show--the stars actually--rise above mediocre song material and the characters of the stage book shine through. Thankfully.
Skip the cd. Go see it.
It's like watching it again in my head! February 10, 2010
S. A. Di Martino (Hollister, CA USA)
Awesome album. Every time I listen to it it's like I'm watching the musical again. The music does a great job of painting a visual of what's happening on stage. This is one of the few albums I can listen to in its entirety over and over again. And it still gets me emotional!
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