In case you’ve been living under a yellow brick rock these past few months, the highly anticipated silver screen adaptation of the Tony award-winning musical WICKED will be released in movie theaters on November 22!
The new movie musical directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) has a star-studded cast lead by Broadway veteran Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), pop sensation Ariana Grande (Glinda) with Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), stage & screen heartthrob Jonathan Bailey (Fiero), and the iconic Geoff Goldblum (The Wizard).
If you've never seen WICKED…
- The magical musical opened on Broadway back in 2003. 21 years later it continues to amaze audiences on the Great White Way making it the 4th longest-running production in Broadway history.
- WICKED is the “Untold story of the Witches of Oz” and originally starred Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.
- The musical won three Tony Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
- Audiences around the world have enjoyed gravity defying performances with numerous national and international tours, performing in 16 countries to over 65 million people.
- WICKED has toured to Playhouse Square five times and has had us dancing through life since its first performance in Cleveland in 2006.
If you're a fellow Ozian...
- The movie has been in development for 10 years!
- Our favorite wicked witch gets more of a backstory in this adaption with a young Elphie portrayed by Karis Musongole
- You'll be happy to know that Stephen Schwartz helped score the movie.
- Schwartz has hinted in interviews that this version will feature new songs!
- The film will be released in two parts
- The movie adaptation will explore more of the wonderful Land of Oz, The Emerald City, and Shiz.
- The movie premiered in Australia earlier this month and received rave reviews.
Goodness knows we can’t contain our excitement…
- WICKED Mania has hit with lot's of gorgeously green and perfectly pink merchandise on offer to mark the movie's release. Here's some of our favorites!
- Our local Starbucks in the Hanna Building has the aptly colored drinks celebrating Glinda and Elphaba.
- Across the pond in London, where leading lady Erivo hails from, a town called Greenwich has renamed themselves Greenwitch in honor of Elphie!
- Along with producing a WICKED LEGO set, the renowned plastic construction toy company released a short for short LEGO version of the WICKED trailer.
Tickets to WICKED are available at movie theaters all around Cleveland, so be sure to check your local listings and secure your seat for this magical movie! KeyBank Broadway Series Season Ticket Holders who won tickets via lottery will enjoy an advance screening of the movie this week, one of the many perks of being part of North America's largest season ticket holder community.
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