As most of you know, Wicked is coming to Salt Lake City starting this week. As I have been asked numerous times if I am going to see it while it is here (even by my Grandma), I will give you the answer: No. Why do you ask would someone who has seen the show 15 times and traveled to numerous cities to see it not see it when it is in her own hometown? There are many reasons but here are a few.
Ticket Availability: I was in Nashville, TN when the tickets went on sale here in Utah for Wicked. I heard that tickets sold out in a matter of hours (maybe less).
Ticket Price: The cheapest tickets I could find were $150 each! Wow, that is expensive! I have sat in the nosebleed section at the Capitol Theatre for various performances and those seats are NOT worth $150! I don't care what show you are seeing. I was able to do my trip to San Francisco last week for less than $90. That includes all transportation, hotel, and food.
Fellow Theatre Attendees: I know living here in Utah that there will be AT LEAST one 14 year old girl sitting within hearing range of me who thinks she is Glinda, Elphaba, or both and sing along the entire show. Then I would have to make a big scene about telling her to shut up because I DID NOT pay $150 to hear her sing the entire show. I paid that ridiculous amount to hear a PROFESSIONAL sing, thank you very much!
Stage Size: The Capitol Theatre is a very beautiful (old) theatre made for and probably by pioneers. Since it was made for pioneers, that means it is SMALL! (Has anyone sat in the wooden pews at the Tabernacle before the recent renovation? You will understand what I mean.) It would be interesting to see how they adapt the set for such a small stage but not $150 interesting.
There you go! For those of you who have tickets to Wicked here in Salt Lake City, that is awesome! I hope you LOVE it as much as I do. I would love to hear your comments (only if they are positive) after you see it.
