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‘Wicked’ Review: Jon M. Chu’s Massive Musical Adaptation Defies Gravity (and Logic) to Spin a Tale Mostly for Established Fans
Ariana Grande is an absolute scream and Cynthia Erivo's voice is unparalleled, but expanding out the Broadway musical into two (very long) parts doesn't offer the opportunity for depth we were promised.
Wicked Review: Jon M. Chu Understood The Musical Assignment, And The Broadway Adaptation Defies Gravity
I always knew I’d love the Wicked movie, but I didn’t expect to love it this much. As a casual fan of the original musical as well as Jon M. Chu’s work – like Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights – I knew the project was in good hands.
'Wicked' Review: Jon M. Chu's Majestic Musical Defies Gravity Thanks To Cynthia Erivo's Electric Elphaba
Wicked is the latest high-profile musical to hit American cineplexes with emerging Oscar buzz. It certainly isn't Chu's first time spearheading musicals or films with musical elements, having directed two films in the Step Up franchise,
Wicked Review: A Wonderful Musical That Defies Gravity
Wicked is the best movie musical of 2024. For as long as I can remember, I’ve lived a block away from the Gershwin Theatre. For the past 21 years, that theatre has been home to Wicked, a revisionist retelling of The Wizard of Oz featuring new,
Wicked review: A stunning cinematic adaptation, unashamed of its musicality
Stage-to-screen adaptations are faced with many challenges, especially with newer musicals – with the critical mess of Mean Girls and Dear Evan Hansen the most recent examples. So unless you're a true-blue “theatre kid”,
‘Wicked’ reviews: Jon M. Chu’s razzle-dazzle is on ‘glorious display,’ and Ariana Grande ‘gives real comic shape’ to Glinda
Wicked” is proving popular with film critics. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the long-awaited film adaptation of the beloved ...
Jon M. Chu's immersive and intimate 'Wicked' readies for release
The worldwide premiere tour for "Wicked" landed in London on Monday for a final outing ahead of the musical film's release, ...
Jon M. Chu says Ariana Grande auditioning for Elphaba in “Wicked” was a miscommunication
"She was being nice to me and I was being nice to her," Chu says of having Grande sing multiple Elphaba songs in her "Wicked" ...
Jon M. Chu says his Britney Spears biopic will be about treatment of 'stars that we think we own'
Jon M. Chu is opening up about his Britney Spears biopic, saying the 'Woman in Me' adaptation will explore 'how we treat ...
‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Explains How ‘Oz’ Adaptations Reflect “America In Transition”
Ahead of 'Wicked's Nov. 22 premiere, director Jon M. Chu explained how 'The Wizard of Oz' frequently reflects America's ...
Director Jon M. Chu joins ‘Wicked’ premiere from hospital as wife gives birth to daughter
Director Jon M. Chu joins ‘Wicked’ premiere from hospital as wife gives birth to daughter ...
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Jon M. Chu talks missing ‘Wicked’ premiere for birth of his child
Director Jon M. Chu stops by TODAY to discuss his upcoming musical film and national sensation, “Wicked” and shares how ...
Jon M. Chu on Making the Oz of ‘Wicked’ an Onscreen Reality: ‘We Had to Actually Build Cultures’
At a post-screening Q&A, 'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu and the cast talked about building the physical world of Oz.
‘Wicked' Review: Cynthia Erivo And Ariana Grande In A Movie Musical Adaptation That Actually Eclipses The Broadway Stage Play
The movie version of Broadway’s beloved musical, Wicked has been a long time coming since the play’s opening in 2003, but it ...