Broadway.com describes Wicked as "The untold musical story of The Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good... before Dorothy dropped in. Based on the imaginative Gregory Maguire novel, Wicked takes a fantasy journey through the unseen side of Oz, sharing a tale of unexpected friendship and love.". wicked is a four star rated musical that has been hitting the stages of Broadway since 2003. Wicked is a family friendly musical, which means its a good idea to bring the kids along with you.
As stated on Broadway.com , Once the musical is described as "Guy is an Irish singer and songwriter who spends his days fixing vacuums in the Dublin shop he runs with his father, and his nights playing his music in local pubs. He is on the verge of giving up music altogether when a Czech immigrant, “Girl,” walks into the bar, hears him play and refuses to let him abandon his guitar. As it turns out, she has a broken vacuum cleaner, Guy repairs it, and she pays him in music on a piano she plays in a record shop. Over the course of a week, Girl convinces Guy to believe in the power of his music and his love for the woman who inspired his songs. They scrape together money to record a demo album with a motley crew of bar friends, and their unexpected friendship and collaboration evolves into a powerful—but very complicated—love story.". Once is the winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards® including best musical and best musical soundtrack. I personally have seen this musical on Broadway and I say that it is one to watch.
Newsies The Musical is a Disney Theatrical Productions stage musical based on their 1992 film called Newsies. the film was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. The show has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein. The musical premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2011 and made its Broadway debut in 2012. The show was on Broadway for two years (2012-2014) and starts a world tour in October of 2014. Since the show started on the Broadway scene, Newsies has set and broken seven Nederlander Theatre house records and become the highest-grossing show of the 2011-12 Broadway season. The show received 23 major theatrical nominations; eight Tony Award nominations, won a Tony award, and won multiple Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
