《魔法坏女巫》Wicked

《魔法坏女巫》这部轰动百老汇的音乐剧，看起来讲述了《绿野仙踪》中的故事，但却是从与之不同的角度。在多罗西来到奥兹国的很久以前，有另一位年轻的姑娘，生来就是鲜绿色的皮肤，她聪明热情，常常被人误解，却天赋异禀。当她遇见了一个异常受欢迎的金发碧眼女孩，便展开了两人的竞争对立，然而出人意料的是，她们竟逐渐发展成为了好友。直到世人决定把她们两个称为一个“好女巫”，而另一个是“坏女巫”。该剧的配乐选取了数支广为人知的金曲，包括Defying Gravity, Popular 和For Good，音乐剧《魔法坏女巫》被《纽约时报》赞誉为十年来音乐剧的标杆，而《时代》杂志则称赞道，“如果每一部音乐剧都有像《魔法坏女巫》一样的智慧，感情和勇气，那么百老汇就会成为一个真正充满魔力的地方！”

Long before Dorothy drops in, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked tells the story of how these two unlikely friends grew to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
This fantasy-filled musical was the winner of three 2004 Tony Awards including prizes for Best Costume Design and Best Scenic Design. From real flying monkeys to a trip to the Emerald City and a soaring, modern score by Stephen Schwartz, Wicked is a true spectacle for the eyes and ears.The twists and turns in Gregory Maguire's incredibly imaginative back-story to The Wizard of Oz makes audiences literally gasp with delight. But not only that, Wicked is a truly heartfelt story of friendship and love. As Richard Zoglin of Time Magazine put it, "If every musical had a brain, a heart and the courage of Wicked, Broadway really would be a magical place!" 

《Q大道》Avenue Q

百老汇优秀的剧目很多，而挑选出让中国本土国观众能够感同身受、有口皆碑的剧目却不那么容易。《Q大道》反映的是大都市年轻人的生活现状，国外被称作“Quarter Crisis”（青年危机）：他们租房聚居在一起，经历事业上、情感上的挫折、接触多元化社会问题、在逆境中拥抱彼此、不放弃梦想。音乐风格以流行和爵士为主，台词辛辣，唱段大胆，令人捧腹。

Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q; still, the neighbors seem nice. There's Brian the out-of-work comedian and his therapist fiancée Christmas Eve; Nicky the good-hearted slacker and his roommate Rod--a Republican investment banker who seems to have some sort of secret; an Internet addict called Trekkie Monster; and a very cute kindergarten teaching assistant named Kate. And would you believe the building's superintendent is Gary Coleman?!? (Yes, that Gary Coleman.) Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.

Avenue Q debuted at the Vineyard Theatre off-Broadway and was a quick hit with both critics and theatergoing urbanites, all of which took to the grown-up life lessons that the show has to offer. Audiences continued to grow when the little-show-that-could moved uptown, opening at Broadway's Golden Theatre in the summer of 2003 to even more widespread rave reviews. Tony voters agreed with the critics and awarded Avenue Q as the Best Musical of the season as well as choosing to honor its young writers trophies for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical.