Wicked
Cast: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh
Writers: Winnie Holzman,Dana Fox(Screenplay) Stephen Schwartz, Winnie Holzman(Musical), Gregory Maguire(Novel)
Director: John M Chu
*** out of Five *'s
In the magical land of Oz long long before Dorothy ever dropped a house on a certain someone. There lived two young ladies studying the art of witchcraft and magic at Shiz University. Imagine Hogwarts if different colored cupcakes landed everywhere and no one decided to clean it up. Glinda… sorry, Galinda Upland(Ariana Grande) is the most popular girl and not just in school but everywhere it seems. Imagine Regina from Mean Girls but with a lot more power and you get the idea. When Elphaba Thropp(Cynthia Erivo) enters on her first day. Almost everyone is put off by her appearance because she has….wait for it… green skin. There are talking animals in this world but a girl with green skin is just way too strange for everyone. After an incident causes Miss Thropp to display her powers unwillingly or in a slight homage to Brian Depalma's Carrie(ask your parents about it) Head Mistress Madame Morrible(Michele Yeoh) takes special interest in and believes she would be a good candidate to work alongside the great and powerful Oz(Jeff Goldblum). Galianda channeling her inner Cher from Clueless vibes(Ask your parents kiddos) feels bad for making fun of the new green skinned girl. She decides to do some good and comes up with a few ideas to make her a bit more popular to the other students.
