As a parable of fascism and freedom, 'Wicked' so overplays its hand that it seriously dilutes its power to disturb. Much of the impact of Baum's original novel, like that of so many fantasy ...

With the Wizard and the entirety of Oz framing her as wicked, Elphaba’s righteous crusade comes into conflict with Glinda’s struggle for power. As a mysterious cyclone brings in an unwitting ...

Best Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner won. Best Musical: Wicked won. Best Orchestrations: William David Brohn won. Best Original Score: Stephen Schwartz won. Best Scenic Design: Eugene Lee won.

Raise unholy hell with Eddie Perfect’s musical summoning of the demon whose name we must not utter (three times) Way back when Tim Burton was a much weirder filmmaker, my wee brother and I were ...