i feel ~wicked~
what happens when a longtime Wicked fan gets her hands on many brand collabs? glitter everywhere, for one.
When I started researching a round up of Wicked collabs, I thought I’d maybe get my hands on a few t-shirts and some glittery makeup. That was naive, of course, considering the amount of Barbie merch that continues to pop up more than a year after its theatrical release (I came across these bad boys at the grocery store recently).
Tl;dr, there’s a lot of stuff out there so I made a plan based on accessibility and affordability … like is it in stock and will it bankrupt me? If the answers are yes and no, the products ended up at my doorstep.
I was introduced to Wicked via CD sample. In 2004, I was eleven years old and had finally bothered my parents enough that they agreed to let me take acting classes with a group called Miami Children’s Theatre. My mom and I had just finished my registration for that summer’s production of Footloose when Lisa (the director) handed me a green and black square. On it were a selection of songs from Wicked: Popular, I’m Not That Girl, Dancing Through Life.
She told me about this special new musical starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. She told me it was about the Wizard of Oz (kinda) and she said if I listened to it on the way home it would change my life. And it did.
One more Wicked Stan was born that day. And today, she gets to watch the (first) feature film.
A journalist by trade, I could not let this pass by without being part of the coverage. So I did what I do best. I roped in a friend to play dress up.
I am nothing if not committed to the bit, so I will be dressing up just to sit at my local AMC this evening. I’m aiming for Elphaba x Christmas tree. You’ll get it when you see it.