DreamCast: WICKED

I love WICKED. It is a completely unique musical that still holds appeal for a widespread demographic. It is also awesome for a musical to center around the friendship between two females rather than focusing primarily on a love story. Stephen Schwartz is a composer who always tries different tones & dynamics in his musicals; I don’t always love the choices he makes, but Wicked is a smart, innovative, contemporary musical that will be always be a staple in the Soundtracks section.



Emma Stone as Elphaba
Her performances have never disappointed.
I loved her in Easy A, Crazy Stupid Love,
Friends With Benefits, & The House Bunny.
She is a great actress & deserves an
all-star, shining, center-stage role.
She has found her niche in playing
a great girl trapped as undeserving underdog
who eventually comes into herself & shows her full potential.
The girl has also pulled off every hair color, so I'm sure she'd look good green.

Leeann Dearing as Glinda
She is my great friend
who is as equallystunning in her acting skills as she is physically.
Glinda could easily be played a flat glitter queen,
so the actress in the role has to fight that urge to play a bland blonde.
Leeann approaches her characters
with thoughtful intelligence as well as striking beauty.

Terry O’Quinn as The Wizard
The Wizard serves as leader & protector of the crazy culture of Oz,
which is a parallel sentiment to his character John Locke on Lost.
He somehow legitimizes the otherworldly &
performs with strong commitment & sense of character history.

Bradley Cooper as Fyioro

I like the idea of casting Fyioro older than his romantic counter-parts.

The song Dancing Through Life would be much more effective

if delivered from one who has already danced through life.

He is also the most charming actor ever,

which is Fyioro’s defining characteristic.