If you Google 'Madame Morrible' the browser takes you to a page of results about the character. But at the top, where it would usually provide a suggestion if you've spelt something wrong in your search terms, the web page reads: "Flip it around... Did you mean: wicked witch." Users can click on 'Wicked Witch' where they are taken to a new page all about The Wicked Witch of the West.
"The youngest of four children in a high-born family down on their luck, Galinda is both pampered and ignored," it reads. "Her natural grace promises to elevate her in the district dance competitions-but these efforts distract her from seeing the growing resentments of local merchants who disapprove of her family's business strategies." It goes on to say Galinda dances through childhood while her father "deftly pivots around the snares and nets laid for him by his competitors."
At Smiffy's, searches for Wicked-related costumes have surged 375% as cinema-goers plan pink-and-green looks, while Glinda and Elphaba searches are up around 400%. Sales of the brand's classic Wicked Witch costume have risen 49% in the past three months compared with the same period in 2023. Cynthia Erivo's nail artist, Shea Osei, told SumUp she has seen a 2025% rise in requests for Wicked-inspired designs after the viral holding space moment with Ariana Grande.
[ Big sigh.] Well, reactions have been divided already. This may speak more to my reaction than anyone else's but I think the feeling will be Didn't we just do this a year ago? And with this movie opening now, right as the annual scourge that we call awards season is getting under way, I'm sure people will be talking about performances.
The sequel to last year's Wickedis finally in theaters, and with it come follow-up promotional-popcorn buckets. In true Wicked megamerchandising fashion, multiple buckets have been released, but by far the most thrillifying is Regal's Wicked: For Good music box, which marks a milestone in popcorn-bucket technology: It plays music! Will this be a totally fine and unobtrusive part of the moviegoing experience or a What technological hell hath we wrought? crossing of the bucket rubicon?
In a crowded field of holiday activities and shows, the San Francisco Pride Band's Dance-Along Nutcracker stands out as an only-in-San Francisco tradition: It's part comedy musical, part dance-it-yourself ballet, and part symphonic concert. Each year, the Dance-Along Nutcracker blends Tchaikovsky's classic ballet with a unique theme to create an original musical production. This year, a Wicked Dance-Along Nutcracker takes its inspiration from Wicked, the beloved musical (and, since last fall, widely lauded feature film).
Do you accept Jonathan Bailey as your Lord and Savior? Go see Wicked: For Good, and you just might. The follow-up to last year's Wicked is an adaptation of the Broadway musical's second act, which ostensibly takes place concurrent to the events of The Wizard of Oz. But there is another famous fable happening right under our noses in Wicked: For Good, and that is a steamy, Technicolor Passion of the Christ.
The standard time for Broadway intermissions ranges between 15 and 20 minutes, long enough to stretch your legs, maybe grab a snack, and hit the washroom. An entire year? Why, that's more than enough time for all of that and more, including forgetting some of the most important plot points and character machinations of any sort of spectacle, even the major ones.
Wicked seems to have cast a spell of attraction on audiences, from the 1995 bestselling novel to the Tony-nominated Broadway musical to the wildly popular movie adaptation, which opened its first installment as one of last year's biggest blockbusters. The second part, Wicked: For Good is widely expected to work similar magic when it opens this weekend. But what do actual self-identified witches think of Wicked?
Airbnb is launching a new experience that lets you not only meet Cynthia Erivo herself, but also step directly inside Elphaba's world. The latest experience from the rental platform gives 20 lucky guests the honor of spending a day with the Oscar-winning actress at Elphaba's Retreat, a hideaway created to feel like you've followed her to an escape in the Ozian forest.
It'll give you a little hint. First of all, this is the first time that they're going to be performing those numbers on stage - maybe the last time - so it's a very special night. We had some amazing performances, some even surprises that you'll have to wait to see.
Like many others, I'm a longtime fan of the Wicked universe who already has an alert set for when Wicked: For Good movie tickets go on sale. Fortunately, I don't have to wait until then to snag some truly magnificent-inspired gifts and collectibles. In fact, it couldn't be a better time to start picking out your favorites that you'd want to give your loved ones (or yourself) for birthdays, holidays, or any day this year.
Fans have critiqued the character posters for Ariana Grande's Glinda and Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba, claiming both utilize AI in their creation, leading to disappointment.
