The work — released in two parts — tells the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum’s 1900 ...

As per the stage show, the gist is a sympathetic origin story of Elphaba Thropp, better known as the Wicked Witch of the West, now played by Cynthia Erivo. Of course it is. A large chunk of the ...

In IGN’s review, writer Alyssa Mora says that Wicked exceeded expectations due to a combination of genius director Jon M. Chu’s ingenuity and the “masterful and passionate performances” of leading ...

The new movie musical is based on a play based on a book based on a movie based on a book. Here’s the backstory.

Erivo has to bide her time in the film, knowing that Elphaba’s transformation into the black hat-wearing crone will come; she ...

Yes, the Wicked movie is going to be popular with the masses, and it’s certainly popular with Dexerto. There’s just one thing ...