For this week’s main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna & Cody Dericks join me to discuss the sequel to last year’s “Wicked,” titled “Wicked: For Good,” starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. The film adapts the second act of the 2003 stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, which was loosely based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, a reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” and its 1939 film adaptation. Darker and more complex to bring to the big screen, Set in the Land of Oz before and during the events of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” the film explores the relationship between Elphaba and Glinda as they embrace their new identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good, with more tie-ins to “The Wizard of Oz.” Following the success of last year’s film, what did we think of this emotional conclusion? Please tune in as we discuss the adaptation choices, Jon M. Chu’s direction, the cinematography, the musical numbers, the powerful performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!
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