Tag: Wicked
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‘Wicked’ Had 10 Days Left of Filming Before Strike Shut Down Production, Says Stephen Schwartz
“Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz confirmed in an interview with Variety that production was shut down with just 10 days remaining to complete filming for Parts 1 and 2 of the film adaptation.Schwartz wrote the music and lyrics for the original musical and collaborated again with book writer Winnie Holzman for the film adaptation, which stars…
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Hollywood actors’ strike: entertainment desert looms and pain will spread wider
The walkout by writers and screen stars won’t affect just the US film industry but production in UK and EuropeThere will be no fresh helpings of The White Lotus, The Last of Us or even Emily in Paris beaming into front rooms when summer fades. Nor will a screen version of the musical Wicked, starring…
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‘Wicked Part 2’ Release Date Moves to Thanksgiving 2025
The wait between the two parts of the upcoming Wicked adaptation just got shorter. Wicked Part 2 will now premiere in theaters over Thanksgiving in 2025. The second half of the bifurcated musical adaptation was originally slated to be released on Christmas Day, 2025, but has now moved to November 26, just in time for…
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Amanda Seyfried: It Was ‘Devastating’ to Lose Out on ‘Wicked’ Role
Amanda Seyfried has been changed for the better after auditioning for “Wicked.”The Emmy-nominated star of “The Dropout” admitted to Porter magazine that she found it “devastating” to not be cast as Glinda the Good Witch in Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” musical adaptation. The role ultimately went to singer Ariana Grande.“I lost out on a big…
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Cynthia Erivo On Bonding With Ariana Grande For ‘Wicked,’ And The Future of Broadway
Along her journey of becoming a hit Broadway star, one of the valuable lessons that Cynthia Erivo said she learned was accepting “no” as an answer.“Sometimes no’s are the best way to protect you from the thing that you’re not supposed to be doing because it creates the space for the yes that you’re supposed…
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Kristin Chenoweth & Her One-Take ‘Schmigadoon!’ Challenge [Interview]
She may be a Tony Award winner, an Emmy winner, the Glinda in “Wicked,” and, frankly, Broadway royalty, but Kristin Chenoweth hadn’t done it all. When she got the offer to star in Apple TV+’s “Schmigadoon!” she was intrigued but was concerned about shooting in Vancouver months before the vaccine for Covid was available yet.…
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‘Better Nate Than Ever’ Review: Musical Love Letter Hits the Right Chords, but Warbles Slightly Off-Key
What hooks and disarms audiences minutes after clicking play on “Better Nate Than Ever” is its infectious energy. George Benson’s funk cover of “On Broadway,” used decades earlier in “All That Jazz,” makes for a lively introduction to a spirited, small-statured youth’s big personality. Writer-director Tim Federle welcomes us into this world with the tantalizing…
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Ariana Grande And Cynthia Erivo Have Been Cast As Glinda And Elphaba In Jon Chu’s Wicked Adaptation
“No One Mourns The Wicked,” but everyone loves to see the brilliant get their flowers in real-time. Both Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo got theirs — from each other. The multifaceted women each took to their Instagram accounts to congratulate one another on securing roles in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of “Wicked,” Stephen Schwartz’ hit…
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Broadway Returns! Best Gifts to Celebrate ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Wicked,’ and More Musicals
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Broadway is back! September 14 marks the return of “The Lion King,” “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” and more fan favorite stage…
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Amanda Seyfried on Her ‘Mank’ Oscar Nomination and Pitching Herself to Play Glinda in the ‘Wicked’ Movie
For “Mank” star Amanda Seyfried, she keeps her phone on silent and turns off all her notifications, so when she received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress as Marion Davies in the David Fincher film, her publicist called her mother and woke her up with the good news.“It’s nice to talk about something you…