don't mind me, just perusing wikipedia's reminder of what critics said about wicked, and seething again. gonna read this book again. the critics continue to slight the material, while being careful to praise the performances of (this time round) ariana grande and cynthia erivo

don't freaking listen to old critics. which is all of them.

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'AllMusic rated the score three out of five stars, deeming it "tuneful and the lyrics often witty"… concluded that the music was "craftsmanlike and certainly efficient for this somewhat questionable project."'

'Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Lawrence Frascella gave the album a negative rating of C+, expressing that it was "fresh evidence that Broadway needs a new, galvanizing musical direction." Frascella lambasted the songs as "a dreary melange of Disney and Sondheim", though he praised the "lushly produced CD" and the performances of Chenoweth and Menzel.'