Wicked, Part One: The Musical Film
The first installment of the film of Wicked is in post-production this spring and summer, 2024.
Wicked: The Musical
Wicked: The Musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, opened on Broadway in October 2004. it will shortly become the fourth longest-running play in Broadway history, hitting its 20th anniversary at the Gershwin Theater in October 2023. A dozen troupes have played Wicked internationally, and the London company has been installed in the West End for fifteen years.
Wicked: The Musical Film
Principal photography has begun at Universal Studios outside of London and will continue through the first half of 2023. The film will be released in two parts. The director is Jon Chu.
Wicked: ABC TV
ABC continues the long process of developing a non-musical television event based on the novel.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: ABC TV
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, an ABC film for TV starring Stockard Channing and Jonathan Pryce, first aired in March 2002.
Egg & Spoon
EGG & SPOON has been optioned by Universal Studios for a live-action major musical film. Craig Mazin, script, and Jeanine Tesori, composer, are said to be lined up, though the project has yet to be green-lighted.
Matchless
In 2015, the Central Square Theater produced a short theater piece marrying Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince” and GM’s “Matchless.”
The Seven Stage a Comeback
In 2010, the Boston Center for the Arts produced “The Seven Stage a Comeback” as a one-act play; this was written by GM and derived from his short story of the same name.