The star, director Jon M. Chu, and lyricist and composer Stephen Schwartz break down the pivotal Elphaba moment. Patrick Gomez is an Executive Editor at Entertainment Weekly. Formerly at People ...

Director Jon M. Chu and composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz detail how Glinda's new ballad was tinkered with until week's before the film's release. Patrick Gomez is an Executive Editor at ...

Composer Stephen Schwartz spoke with NBC News’ Rebecca Keegan about the new songs in the movie “Wicked: For Good.” Schwartz explains the political themes in the songs and the musical’s storyline, ...

As moviegoers return to theaters to see “Wicked: For Good,” the sequel to the 2024 Broadway adaptation about an unlikely friendship between two witches, they may be surprised by the second installment ...

Before moving on to the future, anyway, much of our conversation focused on just how much the songs of “Wicked” — the historical song score, but especially the two new ones he wrote for Cynthia Erivo ...

Something “Wicked” this way comes not only at the movie theater, but in the music world as well. “Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack” drops 11 songs nestled in the second volume of the film, with a ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...