'Wicked’ Nearly Revived the Road Show Format, and It’s a Good Thing It Didn’t
Producers of Wicked were eager for it to adopt the old roadshow format with intermissions, but doing so would have diluted the movie.
After more than 20 years of waiting, movie goers were finally treated to Wicked: Part One. Based on one of the biggest Broadway blockbusters of all time, the film has enchanted audiences, and has raked in an impressive haul at the box office in the process. As fans prepare for the release of Wicked: For Good in 2025, it seems the tale of the witches of Oz will continue to dominate pop culture for many years to come. However, Wicked nearly had a very different execution on the screen, one that would have revived a long-lost format, and would have made for a very different film.
