Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s Wicked follow-up movie, Wicked: For Good, is new in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes the Sun, we have been forever changed by the music of Wicked. Since 2003, the Broadway musical about the "true story" of the Wicked Witch of the West has ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This article contains mild spoilers for Wicked: For Good, which is now in theaters — and also for both acts of the Wicked musical on Broadway. After spending months speculating over the ...

It’s time to go back to Oz one last time. “Wicked: For Good” hits theaters this week, reuniting fans with Elphaba, Glinda and the whole Ozian crew. Of course, one of the best bits of magic in these ...

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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 ...