• The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Wicked: Part 1'

  • Nov 26 2024
  • Length: 32 mins
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The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Wicked: Part 1'

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  • "Wicked: Part 1" follows the origin story of Elphaba, known in the original "Wizard of Oz" movie as the Wicked Witch of the West. And it follows her friend, Galinda, who eventually becomes the Good Witch.

    The movie is based on the Broadway musical which debuted in 2003. Last year, it became the fourth-longest running musical in Broadway history. And that musical comes from a 1995 novel of the same name. The new Wicked movie stars singer-actresses Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as the witches Elphaba and Galinda.

    The result this past weekend has been gravity-defying. "Wicked" brought in $114 million in North America and another $50 million internationally. That's the best-ever opening for a film adaptation of a Broadway musical.

    For this meeting of the 1A Movie Club, we discuss the new "Wicked" film.

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