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What Critics Are Saying About the New Wicked
What Critics Think of New
Wicked and Ariana Grande
movie reviews
Nov 21, 2025 7:49 AM CST

What Critics Think of New Wicked and Ariana Grande

Singer gives strong performance, but the movie itself may have too much 'excess baggage'

(Newser) - It looks like fans of the first Wicked who go see the sequel will be happy with the decision: The fan score at Rotten Tomatoes is a sky-high 97%, though critics are less wowed at 70%. Some takes on Wicked: For Good with Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, aka the Wicked...

Wicked Press Blitz Ends With Ariana Grande Getting COVID

Singer drops out of Kelly Clarkson Show after diagnosis

(Newser) - Ariana Grande has tested positive for COVID-19, just as the promotional tour for Wicked: For Good wraps up. Grande announced the news on Instagram, sharing a photo from her recent Tonight Show appearance with the caption "moments before Covid," per Variety . Her diagnosis comes on the heels of...

Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande Heads to Jail

Content creator Johnson Wen gets 9 days after telling a Singapore judge, 'I won't do it again'

(Newser) - An Australian content creator has been sentenced to nine days in jail in Singapore after he rushed Ariana Grande at a movie premiere last week, grabbing her shoulders as she walked the press line. Johnson Wen, 26, known online as "Pajama Man," pleaded guilty to public nuisance before...

Co-Star Has Ariana Grande's Back During Fan's Stunt

Cynthia Erivo shields singer when man rushes her on the red carpet; he is now facing charges

(Newser) - A serial crasher of celebrity events is facing some legal comeuppance for a stunt this week involving Ariana Grande. Johnson Wen, an Australian, was charged Friday in Singapore with being a public nuisance, reports the BBC . He is expected to plead guilty and receive a fine of about $2,000....

Cynthia Erivo to Host Tony Awards
Cynthia Erivo Will
Host Tony Awards
Feb 20, 2025 12:00 AM CST

Cynthia Erivo Will Host Tony Awards

Wicked star brought musical theater to millions of new fans, organizers say

(Newser) - Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who has been earning awards left and right, will next be handing them out—she's been picked to be the host of the Tony Awards, the AP reports. "I am so proud and excited to take on this glorious honor," Erivo said in...

Harvard Names Its Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

This year it's Wicked star Cynthia Erivo

(Newser) - Cynthia Erivo, who stars in the hit musical Wicked, was named Tuesday as the 2025 Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the AP reports. The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world's third-oldest still operating, said Erivo will receive...

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