To create the “Wicked” land of Oz, 2,200 practical and digital VFX shots included environments (from the Emerald City to Shiz University), hundreds of digital creatures, and effects such as ...

Magic is one of the fundamental components of Wicked’s narrative, yet it also feels under-discussed, particularly in regard to Glinda (Ariana Grande). Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) magical ...

Wicked is getting a new Elphaba, and she’s about to make history: Lencia Kebede will be the first Black actress to assume the role full time in the Broadway company. Kebede, who recently starred ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Ms. Kebede is new to WICKED and is the ...

I’m predicting three films will tie for the most nominations with 10 each: “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez” and “Wicked.” Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Pérez” is poised ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Cynthia Erivo, who is starring in the hit musical “Wicked,” was named Tuesday as the 2025 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

Everyone deserves a chance to fly, and if the tickets that theater patrons bought to hear those lyrics in Wicked turn out to be bogus, at least they should get a swift refund. So argues a class ...

If you haven't been living under a rock, then you know how much of a smash hit Wicked has been since its release last month. The movie isn't just a spellbinding and fantastical story. It's more ...

“It’s now about 30 years since Wicked was published. Or will be very shortly,” Maguire told Paste Magazine. “And I’m not done thinking about the character of Elphaba. She is still a ...

Chu's Wicked. Following Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba as she befriends the giggly good witch, Glinda (Ariana Grande), the film is a story of triumph and truth as these young women discover so much about ...