Reviews
Critics Reviews
Comments from published critics
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Review by Linda Winer
from Newsday
October 31, 2003‘‘What a spectacle this is! Keep you eye on the witches. These wonderful girls from Oz are a delight.’’
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Review by Elysa Gardner
from USA Today
October 31, 2009‘‘The most complete, and completely satisfying, musical I've come across in a long time.’’
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Review by Ben Brantley
from The New York Times
October 31, 2003‘‘Built on songs by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman, the show is steeped in talent.’’
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Review by Rome Torre
from NY1
October 31, 2003‘‘"Wizard of Oz" fans will be fascinated by all the back stories, answering such questions as "Is Glinda really that good?" and "Where did the flying monkeys come from?" But the best thing about Wicked is its stars, whose talents cast a poweful spell.’’
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Review by Charles Isherwood
from Variety
October 30, 2003‘‘There are flying monkeys, flying witches and flying scenery, but the musical itself truly soars when one of its marvelously talented leading ladies...unleashes the kind of vocal magic that needs no supernatural or even technical assistance.’’
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