WickedHailed as a 'Masterpiece' in Glowing First Reactions: 'You Will Be Gagged Beyond Belief'

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked”.Photo:Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures Wickedis defying gravity on the big screen, and the first reactions from early screenings are in. The movie musical starringCynthia ErivoandAriana Grandeas Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, is the first of directorJon M. Chu’s two adaptations of the Broadway hit. Both stars received praise for their depiction of Oz’s witchiest heroines. IndieWire’s Erin Streckerwroteon X, “Happy to confirm WICKED is the best musical-to-movie adaptation since CHICAGO and MAMMA MIA.

WickedReview: Ariana Grande Steals the Show in an Oz-some Adaptation of the Hit Broadway Musical

Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in ‘Wicked.'.Photo:Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures Wickedis the cinematic equivalent of the tornado fromThe Wizard of Oz: A massive and impressive force that transports anyone in its path to a magical place filled with singing, dancing and — a certain green-skinned character. InOz, she was the Wicked Witch of the West, a cackling villain determined to destroy Kansan interloper Dorothy.

Widow of Jimmy Hayes, Hockey Star Who Died in 2021, Reacts to Deaths of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau

Kristen Hayes poses with the late Jimmy Hayes (left); Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Gaudreau in 2014 (right).Photo:Kristen Hayes/Instagram; Richard T Gagnon/Getty Kristen Hayes/Instagram; Richard T Gagnon/Getty Kristen Hayes, the widow of late NHL starJimmy Hayes, is reacting to the deaths of Jimmy’s former teammateJohnny Gaudreauand his brother Matthew Gaudreau. Jimmy and Johnny played at Boston College, where both late hockey stars made names for themselves before being drafted into the NHL.

Widowed Man and Woman Meet and Fall in Love. Then On Their Wedding Day, a Double Rainbow Appears (Exclusive)

Scott and Michelle (left), the newlyweds admiring their double rainbow.Photo:Chelsea Schaefer |https://chelseaschaefer.com/ Chelsea Schaefer |https://chelseaschaefer.com/ Two people looking for love after heartbreak found each other. As they fell in love and got married, there was a special sign from above that theirs was a fateful union. Scott and Michelle first got to know each other as two widowed people. “I grew up a military brat and got into construction management, so I moved around a lot throughout my life.

Wife Cries Remembering Tech CEO at Funeral After 200-Ft. Fall, as Son Says He ‘Couldn’t Have Asked for a Better Dad’

Justin Bingham.Photo:Justin Bingham/Instagram Justin Bingham/Instagram Tech CEO and dad of 4Justin Bingham, whodied in a 200-foot fallat Utah’s Zion National Park, has been laid to rest.Loved ones gathered at the Alpine North Stake Center in Utah on Monday, Oct. 14, to honor the CEO of software company Opiniion after he accidentallyfell while canyoneeringwith three other friends on Oct. 5.Through tears, Bingham’s wife Lindsaythanked attendeesfrom “the bottom of my heart” for the “outpouring of love” shown to her family.