

The play is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Time of the Wicked Witch of the West, and that is a prequel of sorts for L.

The Wicked film is - stick with us - an adaptation of the 2003 Broadway musical with music and lyrics from Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. What happens when you veer off the Yellow Brick Road? Here is your very FIRST LOOK of #WickedMovie … currently in production in Oz," Chu wrote. What happens when you veer off the Yellow Brick Road? Here is your very FIRST LOOK of #WickedMovie … currently in production in Oz.

the Wicked Witch of the West and her iconic witch hat and broom and Grande's Glinda in a flowing pink dress that is also reminiscent of the one seen in the Wizard of Oz. "It was so sweet, from the two girls," she added.Chu took to Twitter to share the images and, while they are a bit dark, they do show Erivo's Elphaba a.k.a. It's imperative, imperative, absolutely - what was it? - imperative that you join us now.'" Two days later, I get a message from him, and he has recorded a message from Ariana and Cynthia and him, saying, 'Hi, Michelle. "I said, he's gonna send me the script, consider it," she recalled. The two-part film adaptation also stars Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq, Jeff Goldblum as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, and Bowen Yang as Pfannee.ĮT spoke with Yeoh about getting cast in the movie backstage after her Oscar win for Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once, and she shared how Chu - whom she previously worked with on Crazy Rich Asians - helped convince her to take the role. The musical about the friendship and falling out between the two future witches won three Tony Awards in 2004, including Best Actress in a Musical for the original Elphaba, Idina Menzel.
