“Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who play Glinda and Elphaba in the movie adaptation of the musical, are set to perform at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on March 2. The duo has not ...

Defying Gravity is an iconic song but its scene in the movie adaptation of Wicked is crucial to the entire film. Getting this right played on the minds of the film's VFX team at ILM as well as the ...

However, director Jon M. Chu got real about originally hating what was going on with the initial script, and that taking a ...

Jon M. Chu counted himself a fan of “Wicked” long before he was hired to direct the big-budget movie adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. So it was a question of where, not if, he should pay ...

Cynthia Erivo speaks about "Wicked" during the Universal presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 10, 2024. (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP) Jon M. Chu sat down for an interview on stage at ...

Since the Broadway musical Wicked opened in fall 2003, it has been beloved by both critics and audiences. Based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, it has dominated Broadway, becoming the ...

A moment from a "Wicked" press interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande has turned into the latest internet sensation. In the short clip, the journalist tells Erivo that she’s seeing people ...

While "Defying Gravity" set the world alight thanks to its use in the first movie's marketing, Bowen Yang says a key Wicked: For Goodtrack will do so even more. Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's ...

As the musical becomes one of the highest grossing movies of the year, we examine the closing number and tease what’s coming in ‘Wicked Part Two.’ Society is always finding reasons to mock us, ...

Several months ago, I went to see Wicked, the Broadway musical recently adapted for film. While I initially expected a form of escapist entertainment, I instead found myself engaged with ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Defying Gravity continues to be popular with listeners. The iconic musical ...