“Wicked doesn’t just defy gravity – it defies some incredibly high expectations, too. As a massive fan of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s Tony-winning origin story for the witches of Oz, I was wary of any attempt to turn the stage show into a film.
“But Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights director Jon M. Chu unwinds Wicked with tremendous insight into what I and other fans love about it in the first place. As the future Good Witch of the South and Wicked Witch of the West, respectively, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo deliver masterful and passionate performances that make them the perfect Elphaba and Glinda for this generation of musical fans – no small feat for roles originated by Broadway legends Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.”
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