"Oh Thank Oz"

I love Chicago! I'm here this week for work, but last night we had some free time to play before the work began today. My boss Wayne took us to dinner at Reza's (http://www.rezasrestaurant.com/home.asp) which is a Middle-Eastern Cuisine restaurant. It's a tradition to eat there each summer when we come here because Wayne loves it so much. I'll be honest, I love it too and I've been craving it for 2 years. Mandy and I shared a plate of Chengeh (Filet Mignon shish kabob) and loved every bite of it. The appetizer is divine--goat cheese, pita bread, vegetable soup with good spices, and radishes! Interesting combination, yes, but so good! So, after dinner we went to the Ford Center for the Performing Arts and watched the Broadway musical "Wicked". It was so amazing!! I have been listening to the soundtrack for over a year and haven't had an opportunity to see the performance. Wayne loves it, so he bought us tickets and they were really good seats. The story is related to "The Wizard of Oz"; in fact, it's almost like a prequel to the movie. The two main characters are Glinda (the good witch) and Elphaba (the wicked witch of the west), and the story tells how they became witches and friends. The music is phenomenal, and the humor is clean. Here are some of my favorite lines from the play:
**Someone is teasing Elphaba: "It seems the artichoke is steamed!"
**"Why can't you teach us history instead of dwelling on the past?" --Glinda (she's a blonde)
**"There's no place like home!" --Elphaba
**"Oh thank Oz!" --Glinda
**Fiyero: "You're so beautiful."
Elphaba: "You don't have to lie."
Fiyero: "It's not lying. It's looking at things in a different way."
Anyway, I absolutely loved the play, if that isn't obvious! I will definitely see it again...hopefully soon!