Review: Wicked Defies Expectations as Ariana Grande Enter...

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Distributed by @UniversalPictures Wicked is directed by John M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked follows green-skinned Elphaba, a young misunderstood woman, who has yet to discover her true power and crosses paths with Glinda, a young privileged and ambitious woman, and the two forge an unlikely friendship that is tested when they come fact to face with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Wicked is an adaptation of the stage musical of thee same name composed by Stephen Schwartz, which is an adaptation of Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked stars Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Bob, and Jeff Goldblum as Oz. Wicked releases worldwide on November 21.

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Distributed by @UniversalPictures Wicked is directed by John M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked follows green-skinned Elphaba, a young misunderstood woman, who has yet to discover her true power and...

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