Wicked has long suffered with its pacing, especially in the second act of the musical. Ending the first half of both the musical and the first movie of Jon M Chu's two-part adaptation on the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- One of the common criticisms of the Broadway musical “Wicked” is that its best songs are in Act I, leaving Act II to feel like a bit of letdown. By that logic, the same concern ...

Editor's note: This article contains mild spoilers for Wicked: For Good, which is now in theaters — and also for both acts of the Wicked musical on Broadway. After spending months speculating over the ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas on June 8, 2021. Two Texas chapters for the Center on American-Islamic Relations sued Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken ...

The journey to the Emerald City and beyond has been a staple of pop culture since The Wizard of Oz debuted in 1939, becoming an instant timeless classic. As the adaptation of the second part of the ...

BBC critic Caryn James is among those who feel Ariana Grande "really gets her moments to shine" in the sequel As of Tuesday morning, Wicked: For Good, in theaters Nov. 21, held a positive 72% score on ...

40 years ago this week, Starship’s debut single bagged the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when “We Built This City” usurped Jan Hammer’s “Miami Vice Theme,” because it was 1985 and popular TV show ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is in Tyler for a campaign event today. The event, which began shortly after 1 p.m., was held at ETX Brewing Co. at 221 South Broadway Ave. in downtown Tyler. During the “Texas ...

Gov. Greg Abbott will be in Tyler this week. Abbott, who recently announced his reelection campaign, invites East Texans for a conversation about his plan to “empower Texas taxpayers by delivering ...

The two-hour musical special, 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night,' premiered on NBC on Thursday, Nov. 6 and will be available to stream on Peacock on Nov. 7 Griffin Nagel/NBC Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo ...

After hearing songwriter Sara Bareilles perform the song “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light, it’s difficult to believe she is relatively new to the poetry of Andrea Gibson, ...