Wicked: Part 1 stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the lead roles as they welcome viewers into Oz.
After two decades as one of the most loved and successful musicals of all time, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey from the stage to the big screen this year.
Wicked, tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, staring, Grammy and Tony winning star Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and multi-platinum recording artist Ariana Grande as Glinda, who has yet to discover her true heart.
Directed by Jon M. Chu, the story follows the unconventional friendship between Elphaba and Glinda and is a loose adaptation of the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which is in turn based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation.
Wicked: Part 1 arrives on the big screen on November 27, 2024.
The Chainsmokers and The Script will take to the stage for the After-Race Concerts at the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, December 6.
Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie fame in the 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died at the age of 80, Variety and other outlets reported.
AI-generated music will be excluded from Australia's music charts starting this week, the country's peak music trade group said, following controversy over an Australian DJ's cover of Madonna's "Like a Prayer" topping local music charts.
A documentary examining Israel's killing of civilians in Gaza was added to the Venice Film Festival line-up on Monday, the second year running that a highly charged work about the conflict has competed for the prestigious Golden Lion.
Public parking in Dubai, excluding multi-level terminals, will be free of charge on Friday, August 28 — the public holiday to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH).
Dubai Police have drawn up an integrated security and traffic plan to ensure a safe return for students and smoother traffic around schools as the new academic year begins.
The UAE Ministry of Education says the country’s education system is fully ready for the 2026–2027 academic year, with more than 1.27 million students set to return to over 1,180 public and private schools on August 31.