Question 1

Who directed Wicked: Part One?

Accepted Answer

Jon M. Chu. Jon M. Chu directed both Part One and the upcoming Part Two, after his work on Crazy Rich Asians and the In the Heights film adaptation.

Question 2

Who plays Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West?

Accepted Answer

Cynthia Erivo. Cynthia Erivo plays Elphaba, drawing on her Tony-winning Broadway background as a singer-actor to anchor the role.

Question 3

Who plays Glinda?

Accepted Answer

Ariana Grande. Ariana Grande, a longtime musical-theater fan, plays Glinda, with the role considered a major pivot back toward her stage roots.

Question 4

Wicked is based on a 2003 Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz. Which novelist wrote the 1995 source novel?

Accepted Answer

Gregory Maguire. Gregory Maguire wrote Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West in 1995, reframing The Wizard of Oz from Elphaba's point of view.

Question 5

Which veteran actor plays Madame Morrible, the headmistress at Shiz University?

Accepted Answer

Michelle Yeoh. Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible, taking the role her first feature year after winning the Best Actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Question 6

Who plays the Wizard of Oz?

Accepted Answer

Jeff Goldblum. Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard, leaning into the showman energy that's run through his late-career performances.

Question 7

How does the film adapt the stage musical's two-act structure?

Accepted Answer

It splits the story across two theatrical films. Jon M. Chu split the musical across two films, with Part One ending at the act-one closer 'Defying Gravity' and Part Two releasing the following year.

Question 8

Where was Wicked: Part One primarily shot?

Accepted Answer

Sky Studios Elstree, in the UK. Production used Sky Studios Elstree in the UK, where massive practical sets including the working tulip field and Shiz exteriors were built.

Question 9

The film's production team made a much-publicized commitment about its musical numbers. What was it?

Accepted Answer

All numbers would be performed live on set. Erivo and Grande performed nearly all of the musical numbers live on set, a choice that became a defining piece of the film's promotional narrative and influenced the production design.

Question 10

Which Broadway veteran reprises a role they originated in the stage musical via a cameo?

Accepted Answer

Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, the original Broadway Elphaba and Glinda, both make cameo appearances in the film as a passing of the torch.

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