Film Review - Wicked: Part I

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande give top-notch performances in John M Chu’s enjoyable big-screen adaptation of the popular stage musical

Credit: Universal

Full disclosure: I’ve not seen the Wicked musical stage show by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, nor have I read the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel upon which it is based. Nor am I normally a fan of let’s-tell-the-villain’s-story prequelitis, or the dubious trend of splitting stories to double-dip box office receipts. Therefore, it come…