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Movie Review: ‘Wicked’ fans, rejoicify! Erivo, Grande shine in lavish adaptation of Broadway classic

Nov. 22, 2024 17:59 PM EST

It’s the ultimate celebrity redemption tour, two decades in the making. In the annals of pop culture, few characters have undergone an image makeover quite like the Wicked Witch of the West. Oh, she may have been vengeful and scary in “The Wizard of Oz.” But something changed...

AP PHOTOS: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande cut a 'Wicked' swath around the world

Nov. 22, 2024 16:52 PM EST

In “Wicked,” Elphaba and Glinda travel from Shiz University to the Emerald City on a glistening green train to meet the wizard. In real life, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have traveled much farther and wider and longer — and on airplanes — to promote their hotly anticipated film. ...

Lawsuit against UK security agency by survivors of Ariana Grande concert bombing is rejected

Nov. 22, 2024 09:44 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A legal claim against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency by more than 300 survivors of a bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester was rejected Friday by a special tribunal. Judges on the U.K.’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal...

When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it

Nov. 21, 2024 16:57 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — “Musical” has been a dirty word lately in Hollywood marketing, but “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu isn’t having it. Of course, there’s no running from the term when you’re bringing to the screen one of the most popular Broadway shows of the 21st century,...

What to stream: 'The Piano Lesson,' 'Wicked' album, 'Spellbound' and 'Cruel Intentions' TV series

Nov. 18, 2024 00:11 AM EST

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo teaming up for the soundtrack to the upcoming movie “Wicked” and a TV series based on the 1999 film “Cruel Intentions” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth...

Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in 'Wicked' has an element of magic to it

Nov. 12, 2024 16:47 PM EST

You could say that Ethan Slater's yellow brick road to getting cast in the big screen adaptation of “Wicked” had an element of magic to it. On the day he was asked to submit a tape of himself for the role of Boq, Slater was playing the part of actor Christopher Fitzgerald's...

Father and daughter win $58,000 in lawsuit against man who claimed Manchester Arena bombing was hoax

Nov. 08, 2024 13:36 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — A father and daughter crippled by a suicide bomber who killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert in England in 2017 were awarded 45,000 pounds ($58,000) Friday in a case against a former television producer who claimed the tragedy was a hoax. Martin Hibbert and...

Father and daughter win lawsuit against man who claimed Manchester Arena bombing was hoax

Oct. 23, 2024 08:57 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A British father and daughter who were seriously wounded by a suicide bomber who killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in 2017 won a harassment lawsuit Wednesday against a former television producer, who claimed the tragedy was a hoax. Martin...

Ariana Grande hosts 'SNL' for the first time since the last female presidential nominee

Oct. 13, 2024 01:24 AM EDT

Ariana Grande took the New York 30 Rock stage at “Saturday Night Live” for the third time as host and found herself in familiar circumstances. “The last time I hosted was in 2016, and we were right on the verge of electing our first female president,” the 31-year-old singer...

Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton among hosts for 'SNL' season 50

Sep. 18, 2024 17:18 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off her Emmys win, Jean Smart is taking her comedy to a new audience — she’ll kick off “Saturday Night Live’s” landmark 50th season. NBC on Thursday announced the lineup of hosts for the season, which premieres Sept. 28. Joining Smart on the first...