The upcoming 'Wicked' movie starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo is based upon Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, itself an ...

Stephen Schwartz's songs are not for amateurs. What "Wicked" the movie does best is cast people who can sing them.

Before "Wicked" became a film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, its author was a struggling writer searching for ...

Best-selling author Gregory Maguire, whose novel "Wicked" was adapted into the wildly popular Broadway show, was among the ...

The screen version of the Broadway musical has plenty of extra time to wander since it only covers the first act. That’s a mixed blessing.

Like many fans of the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz,” I am waiting eagerly for the release of Jon M. Chu’s new movie, “Wicked.” ...

The stage musical version is also an adaptation, the looser kind, of Gregory Maguire's novel of the same name. In 1995, the ...

The beloved Broadway musical is taken from Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of ...

“Wicked” opens with the citizens of the Land of Oz celebrating the death of Elphaba the Wicked Witch (Erivo), who was done in ...

The holiday movie season shifts into overdrive this week with two of the biggest productions of 2024, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” hitting theaters. Do they live up to expectations? Read on.

Jon M. Chu’s Wicked brings Oz to life with stunning visuals and unforgettable performances by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

From the beginning, director Chu is evoking the splashiness of MGM musicals and this one’s roots in the world of The Wizard ...