No One Mourns the Wicked by the cast of the film; Dear Old Shiz by the cast of the film and Shiz University Choir; The Wizard ...

The first “Wicked” film is faithful to Act 1 of the musical, all the way down to the soundtrack. No songs were cut, and with ...

As with any adaptation, there are a few changes from the original — indeed, the play was based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 ...

The Wizard's real name: While Elphaba and Glinda are trying to escape the Wizard's guards in the palace tower, eagle-eyed ...

is a testament to the true power of a movie musical—perhaps best encapsulated by the film’s rendition of the Act I closer, “Defying Gravity.” The song became Wicked’s signature anthem ...

It didn’t take long for BookToker Asia Lin to understand that “Wicked,” the book by Gregory Maguire, would be nothing like the musical she had first seen months earlier. “It was the first ...

"Wicked, the film and the campaign, is just the biggest thing we've ever done," says NBCUniversal president of music Mike Knobloch. By Dan Rys Merely existing in the world in the past few weeks ...

Wicked: Part I, like the Broadway musical it’s based on, changes many elements of Gregory Maguire’s original novel. Judge for yourself how far the Wicked musical strays from the book’s ...

There are few movie musicals as brilliant and awe-inspiring as Wicked, the first of two adaptations of the Broadway hit. It shows what's possible when those with a passion for musical theatre come ...