Tonight’s excursion was a field trip to the Apollo Victoria for a showing of Stephen Schwartz’s Wicked. I saw the show in Boston 7 years ago and decided to tag along tonight to experience it again.

What an amazing, beautiful, wonderful decision.

This show was far superior to Boston Opera House, where the sets are temporary and portable. No, this was the real deal.

I’ve seen Phantom of the Opera on Broadway in a theatre that was built specifically for the show. I remember absolutely loving it, being amazed at the complexity of the set, props, and mechanics of the stage.

In terms of that amazement, tonight was no different.

The stage, theatre, sets, etc. were all built specifically for Wicked. The vocals were beyond comparison — I daresay Willemijn Verkaik was better than Idina Menzel. Everything moved, the set had rhythm, the lighting was beyond spectacular. I wanted to belt out Defying Gravity, and sobbed during For Good. This show was definitely worth it.

Might I say, it was wicked awesome?