Jon Chu’s Wicked features a wonderful cast, especially Cythia Erivo as Elphaba (aka, The Wicked Witch of the West). I liked Ariana Grande (aka, Glinda the Good Witch) and Michelle Yeoh (aka, Madame Morrible). The story of a misunderstood green girl who becomes a powerful witch takes a path to a school of magic where Elphaba and Glinda meet. They are hostile to each other in the beginning. My favorite scene in this version of Wicked is the song and dance extravaganza in the school Library. Elphaba and Glinda travel to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz…and defy gravity!

I haven’t seen many movies in a movie theater in 2024, but clearly Wicked is the best of the bunch–even though it’s only Part One. I’ll have to wait a year until Part Two comes out. Are you a fan of The Wizard of Oz? GRADE: Incomplete but trending toward an A.

Check out the “Dancing Through Life” choreography: