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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...