Kebede, who recently starred in the touring company of Hamilton, will join Wicked on Tuesday, March 4. She’ll play opposite ...

In 2022, Brittney Johnson made history when she became the first Black actress to take on the role of Glinda full time.

After a quiet year for genre last year, three big hits are up for Best Picture–with Wicked leading the charge.

The news comes after Lin revealed that he was present at the intimate first-ever cast dinner between Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jon M. Chu.

Allie Trimm, who has been serving as a standby for the role, will play Glinda. Interestingly, Trimm starred as Patrice alongside Grande as Charlotte in Jason Robert Brown’s 13 on Broadway – both ...

The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday morning and an unusually high number of them are still exclusively in theaters, including the best picture contenders “A Complete ...

Kebede takes up the Wicked role after Erivo starred as the green witch in the film version. Erivo commented on the lack of ...

Chu's long-awaited film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked has reached its Awards Season zenith with an impressive ...

Ariana Grande is an Academy Award nominee. The singer and co-star of Wicked has been nominated, at the 2025 Oscars, for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Galinda “Glinda” Upland. She’s up ...

The Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. “Emilia Pérez” led with 13 nods, followed by “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” with 10 each. In addition to Grande’s ...

With a total of 10 Oscar nominations announced on Thursday morning there’s no doubt that Wicked is popular amongst Academy voters. Amongst the throngs of accolades is Ariana Grande who scored her ...

Ariana Grande has received her first ever Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Galinda 'Glinda' Upland in Jon M Chu's Wicked, and has celebrated with an epic throwback.