WICKED!!!

Best week ever! I was able to catch two (two!) performances this week of the Broadway musical Wicked. I absolutely love this show. The music is wonderful, the characters are incredibly delightful and it is laugh out loud funny. Additionally, the story is uplifting and inspiring; and teaches friendship, acceptance and equality without ever losing its zest or charm. Wicked is enormously engaging and beyond bewitching.

The movie of choice this Independence Day weekend was Public Enemies. Johnny Depp portrays famous bank robber John Dillinger and Christian Bale plays Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent trying to catch him. I liked how the movie started already mid-story, there was no boring exposition to sit through. Solid performances from the three leads - Depp, Bale and Marion Cotillard as Dillinger's love interest - also worked. While I was never really bored and quite enjoyed the cat and mouse moments, I don't think the movie needed to be as long as it was and it ultimately left me wanting just a little more.