The "Wicked: For Good" soundtrack is finally here, and with it comes the official cast recordings of two songs that are brand new to the musical. "No Place Like Home," sung by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba ...

“March of the Witch Hunters” ominously spotlights the angry Ozians’ desire to burn Elphaba at the stake. The ensemble lets loose an intimidating wave of fury as people on the streets of the Emerald ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- One of the common criticisms of the Broadway musical “Wicked” is that its best songs are in Act I, leaving Act II to feel like a bit of letdown. By that logic, the same concern ...

Editor's note: This article contains mild spoilers for Wicked: For Good, which is now in theaters — and also for both acts of the Wicked musical on Broadway. After spending months speculating over the ...

Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show’s second act. By Esther Zuckerman As the composer Stephen Schwartz was working on the 2003 stage musical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s Wicked follow-up movie, Wicked: For Good, is new in ...

The journey to the Emerald City and beyond has been a staple of pop culture since The Wizard of Oz debuted in 1939, becoming an instant timeless classic. As the adaptation of the second part of the ...

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Ahead of the release of Wicked: For Good this Friday, two videos have dropped, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the two new songs in the film: “No Place Like Home” performed by ...

The 1970s were a great time in country music. Beginning in 1970, the decade saw the release of some of country music’s biggest classics. These four country songs were released in 1970, at the start of ...

After hearing songwriter Sara Bareilles perform the song “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light, it’s difficult to believe she is relatively new to the poetry of Andrea Gibson, ...

Wicked: For Good will feature two new original songs — allowing audiences to explore Elphaba and Glinda’s journeys on an even deeper level. Part 2 of the movie musical, which is based on the second ...