HAVE A WICKEDLY DECO TIME IN MELBOURNE
By DIANA PLATER - AAP
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Two major attractions are enticing art and theatre lovers to Melbourne as winter gradually yields to spring.
The blockbuster exhibition Art Deco 1910-1939 will continue at the National Gallery of Victoria until October 5.
And WICKED, the hot Broadway musical, is now pulling them in at the Regent Theatre.
Even before it opened on June 27 WICKED had made A$15m in advance bookings.
It recounts the untold story of the witches of Oz before Dorothy dropped in – they're the wicked witch of the west Elphaba, played by Amanda Harrison, and the good witch Glinda played by Lucy Durack.
Some of the best moments come from former Australian Idol contestants Anthony Callea as a munchkin and Rob Mills, playing the handsome and wealthy party boy prince Fiyero.
Known for her role in Prisoner, Maggie Kirkpatrick is Madame Morrible, headmistress of Shiz University, who definitely has a dark side.
And Rob Guest is the Wizard of Oz.
You have to guess who becomes the Lion, the Straw Man and the Tin Man.
The set, lighting and costumes – all very green – reflect the huge amount of money – $12 million ($NZ14.87 million – spent on the production.
But while the story is rather convoluted and at times the production surprisingly flat – especially when you recall the magic of The Wizard of Oz – WICKED's received rave reviews.
One of Australia's great theatres, the Regent, described as "Hollywood extravaganza", is well worth a visit, especially if you are a lover of grandiose interior decor
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