If people breaking into song delights rather than flummoxes you, if elaborate dance numbers in village squares and fantastical nightclubs and emerald-hued cities make perfect sense to you, and especially if you already love “Wicked,” well then, you will likely love this film.
It’s the ultimate celebrity redemption tour, two decades in the making. In the annals of pop culture, few characters have undergone an image makeover quite like the Wicked Witch of the West.
Before we get to what this movie does well , just a couple thornier issues to ponder. Will this “Wicked,” powered by a soulful Cynthia Erivo and a sprightly, comedic, hair-tossing Ariana Grande, turn even musical theater haters into lovers? Another question: Will people be turned off when they see “To Be Continued” at the end, after two hours and 40 minutes, realizing they must wait a year for Part 2? Also tricky. Surely this COULD have been one movie. But then, how would they have followed “Defying Gravity,” which brings down the Act 1 curtain in the show? It’s hard to imagine just continuing with the plot.
Cue opening day at Shiz University. Glinda — well, for now, Galinda “with a ga” — an aspiring sorcery major, arrives in her pink suit looking like a mix of Grace Kelly and Elle Woods. She already has a fan base and a private suite. Another upbeat number, “What is this Feeling?," introduces the “loathing, unadulterated loathing” between Elphaba and Glinda, forced to room together. These early songs have a zippy appeal, and the best is “Dancing Through Life,” a bang-up dance number that showcases the rakish charm of local prince Fiyero who proudly urges fellow students to join him in his shallowness.
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