Stephen Schwartz Started 2025 Mentoring Mark Sonnenblick. Now They’re Competing Against One Another for Awards.

Stephen Schwartz Started 2025 Mentoring Mark Sonnenblick. Now They’re Competing Against One Another for Awards.

In the beginning of 2025, composers and songwriters Stephen Schwartz and Mark Sonnenblick were working as a mentor and mentee, respectively, in the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop. To kick off 2026, the pair now both sit on the Oscars shortlist for original song, likely competing against one another come March. Schwartz returned to the…

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‘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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Marketing Campaigns for ‘Wicked,’ ‘Severance,’ ‘Sinners’ Among 2025 Clio Entertainment Winners

Marketing Campaigns for ‘Wicked,’ ‘Severance,’ ‘Sinners’ Among 2025 Clio Entertainment Winners

Marketing campaigns for Wicked, Severance, Sinners, Weapons, Abbott Elementary and 28 Years Later are among the winners for the  2025 Clio Entertainment Awards. Clio Entertainment’s awards, which recognize creative excellence in entertainment marketing, were handed out Thursday night in a live ceremony hosted by comedian, writer and actress Rachel Bloom at the Dolby Theatre in…

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The Latest ‘Wicked’ Brand Collabs Flying in Ahead of November’s ‘Wicked: For Good’ Release

The Latest ‘Wicked’ Brand Collabs Flying in Ahead of November’s ‘Wicked: For Good’ Release

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. We are so back. Part one of Jon M. Chu‘s film adaptation of Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Wicked premiered in theaters on Nov. 22, 2024, and alongside record-breaking box office numbers came…

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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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