As per the stage show, the gist is a sympathetic origin story of Elphaba Thropp, better known as the Wicked Witch of the West, now played by Cynthia Erivo. Of course it is. A large chunk of the ...

The new movie musical is based on a play based on a book based on a movie based on a book. Here’s the backstory.

Erivo has to bide her time in the film, knowing that Elphaba’s transformation into the black hat-wearing crone will come; she ...

Yes, the Wicked movie is going to be popular with the masses, and it’s certainly popular with Dexerto. There’s just one thing ...

Produced with attention to every detail, it should please fans who have been waiting decades for a film version.

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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande bring Elphaba and Glinda from stage to screen, and the result is over the rainbow.

The Wicked Witch of the West was originally a minor 'Oz' character. How did she end up as the star of the coming 'Wicked' movie franchise?

Lily got the call from the choreographer back in 2023, with rehearsals and filming starting soon after. The 31-year-old is a featured dancer in the movie, being Elphaba’s beautician in the Emerald ...

Fans have been waiting for the big-screen version of 'Wicked' for years. It arrives in Westchester with a special event Nov.

The intimacy of these two women, of this relationship, is so important. We cried almost every day on set, so I hope people ...

Elphaba hopes her sorcery lessons will lead to a meeting with the all-powerful Wizard of Oz, whose glorified head is carved ...