After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
The Hollywood Reporter – “Wicked belongs to Erivo’s Elphaba. The actress brings such a moving personal investment to her performance, her eyes are an expressive window into the character’s lifetime of hurt and exclusion or defiant pride and anger, sometimes spanning that range and more within one scene or song or single line reading.” (full review here)
The L.A Times – “Grande is delightful as Galinda, showing off her comedic gifts (honed in the Nickelodeon trenches) and superb voice. She’s all big brown eyes and a pout, which she puts to marvelous use in her performance as the petulant princess of Shiz” (full review here)
