It’s not easy being green

Wow, is that post title a cop out.

Anyhow, this is a memoir from an Elphaba.  An Elphaba stand-by, actually.

It’s a fun look, for any musical theater geek, behind the big green curtain.  What goes on in there?  What do stand-bys do?  How crazy are those costumes?  Did the flying machinery ever break down? (Not answered, BTW).

It’s also a memoir of a young woman plagued with insecurities and fears of failure, both in her professional & personal lives.

It began as a blog, and retains the flavor.  It is quirky, humorous, sometimes silly, sometimes reflective.  The bloggy tone, that works great when you read it on an occasional basis, gets a little wearing while reading a whole book.  It’s hard to pull off, converting a blog into a book (Steve of Waiter Rant pulled it off superbly).  Felicia tries a little hard sometimes.

Her relentless self-deprecation especially can get old.  She’s not worthy, yadda yadda.  OK. She is singing freaking Elphaba. She is the star of a very very hard show. She must have SOME chops.

Still, it’s fun, cheap (on the Kindle), frothy & light, a quick read, and a great interval from the other deep and perilous reading I’m doing.