Review 735: Wicked
Based on the musical Wicked by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman and the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire; In the land of Oz, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is a young, misunderstood woman because of her unusual green skin who has yet to discover her true power, forges an unlikely friendship with Glinda (Ariana Grande) who has yet to discover her true heart when they meet as students at Shiz University. Following an encounter with the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take different paths. To the vague extent that I can recall seeing the original stage production when I was younger, it was certainly a marvellous, ambitious production Much like Denis Villeneuve's recent adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune, Jon Chu's Wicked is very a two-part adaptation covering the musical's first act and thankfully it doesn't just feel like a first part, The friendship that develops between Elphaba and Glenda is the emotional...
