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Pop Culture Happy Hour

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Wicked And What's Making Us Happy

NOV 22, 202428 MIN
Pop Culture Happy Hour

Wicked And What's Making Us Happy

NOV 22, 202428 MIN

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The musical Wicked is a bold, revisionist take on The Wizard of Oz. It imagines that back in college, the Wicked Witch of the West (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda the Good Witch of the North (Ariana Grande) were best friends. The sprawling film delivers lavish spectacle, costumes, music, and choreography. But does the long-awaited film live up to the hype?

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