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Director Jon M. Chu’s (Crazy Rich Asians) epic musical fantasy film Wicked, is the untold story of the witches of Oz, staring Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldbum), their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked is a film adaptation of the Broadway play of the same title and is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The book is a revisionist take on The Wizard of Oz, both the L. Frank Baum novel and the Judy Garland-led film.
“It’s smart, sweet, and sassy in equal measure, with eye-popping special effects, lustrously colorful cinematography and production design, dynamic vocals and dancing, and -- best of all -- emotionally intimate storytelling.” – Albert Williams, Chicago Reader
“Chu has proven himself one of the few modern movie musical directors who understands how musicals work, films them like actual stage shows, and sometimes captures that rare cinematic feeling: enchantment.”
– William Bibbiani, TheWrap
“[Erivo’s] eyes are an expressive window into the character’s lifetime of hurt and exclusion or defiant pride and anger, sometimes spanning that range and more within one scene or song or single line reading. Her Elphaba is an outcast hero worth rooting for.”
– David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
“The movie musical is both superfluous and splendiferous, yet it casts a big-hearted spell that you’d have to be wicked not to appreciate at least a little.” – Brian Truitt, USA Today
“With its eye-popping sets, gorgeous costumes, soaring songs, and spot-on characterizations, this dazzling musical adaptation will delight the musical's legions of fans.” – Betsy Bozdech, Common Sense Media
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