As the opening notes of No One Mourns the Wicked swelled, I was transported into the fantastical world of Oz. However, for those willing to look past the dazzling spectacle, Wicked is a powerful allegory for the complex and often fraught nature of race, power and relationships. At the heart of this story is Elphaba, the misunderstood green-skinned girl… Continue reading Wicked Review: Otherness, Allyship, and Defiance
