The "Wicked" movie is a revelation — and it's full of references to "The Wizard of Oz" and the original "Wicked" Broadway show that came before it.
The film has plenty of easter eggs for fans of the "Wicked" Broadway musical (you'll hear some familiar act two musical cues) and those with only a surface-level understanding of Oz.
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There are two others you may have missed, however: writer Winnie Holzman and composer Stephen Schwartz, who wrote the Broadway musical.
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Persons:
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Oz, Jon M, Chu, Winnie Holzman, Stephen Schwartz, Gregory Maguire's, Glinda, Idina Menzel, Kristen Chenoweth, they're, We've, There's, Dorothy, Frank Baum's, Dorothy's, Jonathan Bailey, Bailey, Jack, Seth Meyers, Elphaba, Elphaba isn't, Fiyero, Kristen Chenoweth aren't, Menzel, Chenoweth's, Schwartz, Stephen, Giles Keyte, Wise, Oscar Diggs, —
Organizations:
Broadway, MGM, Pictures, Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Locations:
Emerald City, Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha , Nebraska