The little change links the film even closer to The Wizard of Oz, in which the Wicked Witch of the West uses poppies to make Dorothy and her crew fall asleep, to keep them from meeting the Wizard.

As a revisionist prequel to the original story, Wicked: For Good sets the stage for several Wizard of Oz references. Apart ...

Now, as the film adaptation of “Wicked” arrives 21 years after the musical premiered on Broadway, former Elphabas and Glindas share with CNN what the witches mean to them and how the show changed ...

The best change Wicked: Part 1 made to the original musical makes one of the original's more forgettable songs much more important. In many ways, the cinematic Wicked is a very faithful adaptation ...

The young writers shortlisted in the inaugural Wicked Writers: Be The Change Competition are: Adam Ali, 10, Cheam Park Primary Academy, Sutton Amélie Arumugum, 9, Powel Corderoy School, Surrey ...

One particular change, a new verse during the song "One Short Day," clarifies several plot points and enhances them with deeper meaning than Wicked 's stage counterpart.

I was convinced that the harshest critics of Wicked would not be the credentialed media writing film reviews, but the musical’s legions of fans. All around the world, for over 20 years, people have ...

Now, as the film adaptation of “Wicked” arrives 21 years after the musical premiered on Broadway, former Elphabas and Glindas share with CNN what the witches mean to them and how the show ...