Wicked features many overt references to The Wizard of Oz, but there are a variety of more subtle Easter eggs from the 1939 ...

The 97th Academy Awards got off to a lively start on Sunday night as Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo combined for a beautiful music medley fit for Oz. The stars of Wicked are both nominated for ...

The 2025 Academy Awards are underway, and got one gravity-defying launch (sorry), courtesy of Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Performing a medley of Oz-inspired songs, their rousing ...

new video loaded: How the ‘Wicked’ Screenwriter Winnie Holzman Reimagines the Land of Oz transcript The “Wicked” screenwriter Winnie Holzman joins Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York ...

"Wicked" tells the story of Elphaba and Glinda, the witches of Oz, before Dorothy's arrival. The film stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. "Wicked" won two Academy Awards ...

Elphaba and Glinda took flight again — going from Oz to the 2025 Oscars. “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande brought their characters — and their tunes — from the hit movie ...

How thrillifying that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande opened the Oscars ceremony with a performance of songs from “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Wiz” and “Wicked.” At the Dolby Theatre in ...

The stars also paid tribute to “The Wizard of Oz,” with Grande singing “Over the Rainbow,” and “The Wiz,” with Erivo singing “Home.” By Esther Zuckerman The stars of “Wicked ...