Jon Chu on the aspects of the broadway musical that made sense on stage, but were illogical on the big screen and how he ...
Then, during “Defying Gravity,” she attempts to make herself grow wings but instead accidentally enchants a broom to fly. It ...
Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are joined by Jonathan Bailey (AKA Fiyero), Marissa Bode (Nessarose), Jeff Goldblum ...
"It's our job to disappear into these people." Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum and ...
Elphaba is green. It’s the first thing Glinda says to her in Wicked, the Jon M. Chu-directed blockbuster movie-musical ...
For instance, the passage describing Elphaba’s birth includes an exchange between the women who delivered her in which the ...
Wicked Part 1 unpacked how Elphaba was born green, but the reason why is being kept hidden away for Part 2 – and it’s loaded.
Elphaba’s life experience mirrors the reality for many black women as well as anyone else who’s been made to feel they don’t ...
As big of a blockbuster as Wicked is—with its fair share of CGI and VFX, coming from a corporation that’s probably itching to ...
As a huge fan of the musical, and a researcher in disability studies, I was interested to see if this casting decision ...
Jonathan Bailey adds renegade bravado as the devil-may-care Prince Fiyero, selling the character's journey from apathy to ...
Director Jon Chu shares how Wicked reimagines a beloved story with humor and depth and explores the balance between darkness ...