But Grande, in the showier role as the perky, plucky Glinda, owns the movie with her hair flips and humorous hubris. Imagine if Elle Woods from Legally Blonde aspired to sorcery instead of law school (and had a four-octave range to boot).

Wicked’ is a case where the movie builds upon the original, and in its own way even improves upon the stage version.

In "The Wizard of Oz," there can be no doubt which witch is the worst witch: That would be the one with the army of flying monkeys, who melts upon contact with water. But in "Wicked," the green-skinned spell-caster turns out to be far more sympathetic than Glinda,

Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo premiered the highly anticipated film 'Wicked' in London Monday evening. (Nov. 18)

LENGTH 2:40 WHERE Opening Friday at area theaters BOTTOM LINE Part one of the Broadway musical’s big-screen version is a thrilling throwback to the golden age of Hollywood musicals. "Are people born wicked?

Wicked is easily one of the most anticipated films of 2024, as it's bringing to the big screen a three-time Tony Award–winning musical that defined a generation of theater kids, with a Hollywood-scale spectacle of song,