From Patti Smith to Dua Lipa the best music in 2025 inspired, uplifted and offered solace in these times. This is the best of ...

For Good, composers Stephen Schwartz and John Powell open up about the music in the film and how the new material was ...

A review of 'Merrily We Roll Along' a filmed version of the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical revival with Jonathan Groff ...

Wicked has long suffered with its pacing, especially in the second act of the musical. Ending the first half of both the musical and the first movie of Jon M Chu's two-part adaptation on the ...

The "Wicked: For Good" soundtrack is finally here, and with it comes the official cast recordings of two songs that are brand new to the musical. "No Place Like Home," sung by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba ...

The first of the two-part Wicked movie adaptation, released in November 2024, brought the beloved Broadway show to life on the big screen. Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and ...

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are back as Elphaba and Glinda for “Wicked: For Good,” Jon M. Chu’s latest film which adapts the second act of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s hit musical. Though ...

“March of the Witch Hunters” ominously spotlights the angry Ozians’ desire to burn Elphaba at the stake. The ensemble lets loose an intimidating wave of fury as people on the streets of the Emerald ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- One of the common criticisms of the Broadway musical “Wicked” is that its best songs are in Act I, leaving Act II to feel like a bit of letdown. By that logic, the same concern ...

Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show’s second act. By Esther Zuckerman As the composer Stephen Schwartz was working on the 2003 stage musical ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X As a quick refresher, Wicked left off with the reveal that the Wizard of Oz was, in fact, a con ...

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