I think that from DAY one, when it BECAME clear that 'Wicked' was going to have a life, that we have set a standard for ourselves that we are NEVER going to shortchange the audience; that every person that we put into that MUSICAL is going to be held to the highest STANDARDS; and that nobody is going to be coasting.
Read MoreMeasures MUST ALWAYS in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect INSTRUMENTS, WORKING for their fulfilment.
Read MoreFor some reason, Superman seems to be held to HIGHER STANDARDS on the subject of secret/super identities than other superheroes. No one EVER says, 'Peter Parker was a nerdy KID. He can't possibly be Spider-Man, attract a good-looking gal, work in a newspaper, etc.' And no one gets hung up on whether his nerdiness is a disguise.
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