Wicked coming to theaters

The popular musical about friendship and magic tells the origin story of famous characters from The Wizard of Oz.

In 2003, Wicked, a musical about two student witches in the land of Oz, made its premiere on Broadway and went on to become an awardwinning hit. The show has been adapted into a two-part movie, and the highly anticipated first film opens in theaters on November 22. Part two arrives next November. Wicked is based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. It features characters from the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz—which was based on L. Frank Baum’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—but it takes place before the events in those stories. The stars are green-skinned Elphaba (played by Cynthia Erivo) and her popular Shiz University classmate, Glinda (Ariana Grande). The pair don’t get along at first, and…

You're reading a preview of

The Week Junior US (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 240

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.