‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Perform “Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again” Medley at Intimate Hollywood Event

‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Perform “Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again” Medley at Intimate Hollywood Event

Awards season events don’t often get better than what Universal Pictures rolled out on behalf of Wicked: For Good Tuesday night. Musicals maestro Baz Luhrmann and actress turned taste-maker Colleen Camp teamed to host and help celebrate the Jon M. Chu film at Hollywood’s boutique hotel and members club The Aster in front of an…

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Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Serves Up Near-Record .7M Thanksgiving Day, Eyes 0M-0M Opening

Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Serves Up Near-Record $19.7M Thanksgiving Day, Eyes $140M-$150M Opening

Thank goodness the gang of anthropomorphic animals are back. Ditto for the Witches of Oz. After a tough fall for theater owners, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 and Universal’s Wicked: For Good are collectively cooking up just the feast they needed at the Thanksgiving box office. Zootopia 2 topped Thanksgiving Day with a near-record…

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Adam Lambert Champions Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Casting: “Shouldn’t the Teachings of Jesus Transcend Gender?”

Adam Lambert Champions Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Casting: “Shouldn’t the Teachings of Jesus Transcend Gender?”

Adam Lambert is championing Cynthia Erivo in Jesus Christ Superstar, despite backlash surrounding her casting as the titular role. In Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical, the Tony Award winner portrayed Jesus alongside the American Idol alum as Judas at the Hollywood Bowl for the first three nights of August.  When news of Erivo’s…

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Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Reveal First ‘Wicked: For Good’ Footage as Dorothy Makes Debut

Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Reveal First ‘Wicked: For Good’ Footage as Dorothy Makes Debut

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu bewitched thousands of theater owners in Las Vegas Tuesday when sharing footage of Universal‘s highly anticipated Wicked: For Good, the second title in his two-part on-screen adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical. And of course, the presentation wouldn’t have been complete without assistance from stars Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda the…

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