. >>> and "wicked." >> oh!'re green. >> i am. >> the film adaptation of a hit broadway musical is set to hit theaters next week. our kids edition correspondent lenox is here with a preview. >> my favorite thing about "wicked" is we can all identify pieces of ourselves within both. >> how was "wizard of oz" different from "the og" in 1939? >> great question. did you see that 1939 movie? >> yeah, i've seen it like a couple of times. >> mine is different because now it is taken from a play. >>> this is "nbc "nightly news": kids edition. >>> welcome back "nightly news" kids edition. we have a lot ahead from this top dog to red triplets. plus, later on we will hear from the cast of the new movie "wicked." >>> let's begin in washington, d.c. this week president joe biden met with president-elect donald trump at the white house. this meeting comes as president-elect trump is starting to pick members of his cabinet ahead of his inauguration in january. it got us thinking about all that goes into the transfer of power f

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. >>> a "wicked" mistake. mattel forced to pull toys after a blush-worthy error linked to an adult website. >>> and on veterans day, a michigan community embarks on a mission to make sure a group of veterans receive their final honor. it's monday, november 11th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. thanks for being with me on this holiday. i'm frances rivera. president-elect donald trump is expected to make his first return to the white house this wednesday. president biden extended an invitation for an oval office meeting as the transition process gets under way. mr. trump's election win was further solidified this weekend. nbc news projects that he has won the state of arizona, meaning he won back all of the swing states that president biden flipped blue in 2020. republicans also flipped control of the house with a net gain of at least three seats with two races to be called. and we're still waiting to see which party will control the lower chamber. there are still 17 house races to be called. for m

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the curtain rises on wicked. welcome to the spectacular emerald city set from our brand new movie, wicked. it's the place cynthia erivo and ariana grande called home for more than a year. it's wonderful to be able to touch the space and create this world in a way we've never seen it before. but giving oz a 21st century look meant throwback moviemaking, largely trading the digital for the tangible. if you want to be inside that world, you got to build it. massive construction across 17 soundstages and four backlots in england created sets that left cast members spellbound. every day felt like a pretty wild sensory overload experience. a sweeping cinematic canvas involving numbers. we had to grow 9 million tulips that were eye popping. the scale is kind of a little hard to really wrap my mind around. this still does not feel like real life to me. the stars musical performances were real. he won't be blinded recorded live instead of lip synced. it was almost intimidating just seeing how talented they are. just part

wicked. opening in movie theaters later this week, i was able to chat with one of the stars of the movie, oscar award winning actress michelle yeoh. she says fans can expect a lot from this cinematic experience of a beloved story. our paths did cross at school for more than two decades. the musical wicked has entertained fans with its characters. your green. i am, and of course, the music. okay, we'll get to that song in just a moment. but first, let's take the journey to oz, the land of oz, before dorothy's house fell on the wicked witch of the east. this is the story of how glinda and elphaba, the wicked witch of the west, met at the school of magic shiz university, where michelle yeoh plays madame morrible. when you look at the promotions and visuals for the movie, you just can't help but to feel like you're there. from what i understand, you almost weren't there because you didn't initially just want to jump into this, you had to be persuaded. yes, i did call back and say, john, you reali

there is excitement amongst fans because the film wicked is about to open and fans because the film wickeds because the film wicked is about to open and the author of the film says — about to open and the author of the film says he _ about to open and the author of the film says he is _ about to open and the author of the film says he is desperately l the film says he is desperately happy after seeing the film version. there have been some great reviews and some mixed reviews but the author says he is still buzzing after watching it last week. i'm delighted to say that he joins me from boston. thanks forjoining us. what did you love about the movie? . ., , ., ., movie? nice to meet you and nice to be _ movie? nice to meet you and nice to be back— movie? nice to meet you and nice to be back in _ movie? nice to meet you and nice to be back in london - movie? nice to meet you and i nice to be back in london where i wrote wicked many years ago, and what makes me excited about the film is the spectacular quality of its appearance, that is to say the spectacle, the old—fashioned movie spectacle,

here's ariana grande in "wicked."elphaba. you can move with ms. glinda. [ gasps ] >> wait, what i -- but i -- >> now, go, all of you, go. [ crowd murmuring ] ♪ go. and you. come with me. >> of course. >> not you. you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tour-de-force. ariana grande, everyone! [ cheers and applause ] >> wait, wait, wait, wait. i have something for jimmy. [ cheers ] [ audience aws ] because you're always so generous with your guests and always celebrating others all the time. i wanted to bring you this. >> jimmy: what? [ audience aws ] you don't have to bring me anything. [ cheers and applause ] what is going on? oh, my god, thank you. you are unbelievable. [ applause ] ♪ >> i love you. >> jimmy: i love you so much. you're the best. ariana grande! [ cheers and applause ] "wicked" is in theaters and imax november 22nd. we'll be right back with michael buble. stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ what the world needs now ♪ ♪ is love, sweet love ♪ ♪ it's the only thing ♪ ♪ that there's just too little of

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it is notjust wicked. i have seen other| wicked. is just the way things go, isn't it? i guess, and a more protective over theatre, those professionals who have trained all their lives for those songs and i would be more inclined not to singalong in the theatre unless they tell me otherwise. i think there is a time and a place, and it's being considerate of those around you who may be want to experience this purely, without any interruptions. i this purely, without any interruptions.— this purely, without any interruptions. this purely, without any interrutions. ., �* ., ., , interruptions. i don't how many times you _ interruptions. i don't how many times you may _ interruptions. i don't how many times you may have _ interruptions. i don't how many times you may have seen - interruptions. i don't how many times you may have seen it - times you may have seen it yourself, but was there any singing when you were watching? funnily enough, no. i went to see it on saturday with my sister and the most i got was her coating along under her

and it's like, "'wicked,' go see 'wicked' on broadway."er that -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: that cry? they call it the battle cry at the end? >> battle cry, yes. >> jimmy: and did you do it like that? >> no, i did it slightly differently. >> jimmy: yeah, but did you study? >> i did study it. so, when i first auditioned, that's what i did. i did it as -- as was written, yeah. [ mimicking battle cry ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: i can't. yeah, it's that thing. it sticks in my head. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i go, "i know it from the soundtrack," and i go -- but you did it differently. how did you -- could you give me -- could you -- maybe a a tease? i'm just saying, we have -- [ cheers and applause ] again, i'm sorry, why do i do this to you. why do i make you work this hard? >> because you love me, and i love you. >> jimmy: thank you. all right, good. that's true. that is true. [ "wicked" battle cry ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's how you do it! you just dunk it. you're the -- come on! i want to show everyone a clip. here's cynthia erivo in "wicked."

it's an idea whose time has come. ♪ >> no one mourning the wicked but everybody is watching it.for the biggest domestic box office opening for a broadway to film movie. when you look at the top five highest grossing domestic openings for a broadway based movie, wicked didn't just make the most money it made way more than the rest of the top five combined. so wicked part one because there's another part coming made 114 million dollars domestically the second highest open for a broadway movie adaptation was into the wooding and that's already down to 31 million followed by mama mia hair spray i thought was fabulous 25.5 million and ranting out top five "les mis" 27.3 million and helped fuel a runup in movie and theater technology stocks amc right now is jumping about 5 and a third percent seeing a markup 2 and a third percent imax saw a lot of action from interestingly enough the gl in gladiators and wicked showing us on a fox business exclues of to see if wicked can define gravity at the box office is imax ceo is rich. well rich this is interesting isn't it to see the success of

here's bowen yang in "wicked."nd that we just happen to cross paths today. am i right? ♪ >> um. >> eww! >> what even is that? >> glinda -- what's the reason? >> i know. it's my granny. she always makes me the most hideodious hats. i'd give it away, but i don't hate anyone that much. ♪ i couldn't. ♪ could i? [ giggling ] no. [ door rattling ] ♪ >> hey. >> hi. >> hi. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: ohh, who did she give the hat to? bowen yang, everybody! "wicked" is in theatres and imax this friday. [ cheers and applause ] jin joins us, after the break. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ playing games! ♪♪ dancing in the par... (high pitched sound) (high pitched sound) (high pitched sound) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) (high pitched sound) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) life has twists and curls. but you define them and make them bounce. tresemme flawless curls defining mousse. 24 hour. hydrating curl definition. style your life the way you want. ♪♪ tresemme, style your way. (luke) that's why we do it, marci. (marci) gathering the most

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it's officially wicked week. for more than two decades, the musical has entertained fans with its characters. and of course, music. now, ariana grande, cynthia erivo and bay area director john chu are bringing the origin story of oz to the big screen. all aboard! the film takes us on a journey to the land of oz before dorothy's house fell on the wicked witch of the east. the story explains how glinda and elphaba, the wicked witch of the west, met at the school of magic. shiz university, where michelle yeoh plays the headmistress, madame morrible. our marcus washington from our morning show spoke with the academy award winning actress. from what i understand, you almost weren't there because you didn't initially just want to jump into this, you had to be persuaded. yes, i did call back and say, john, you realize i don't sing, right? and this is a musical dancing. i can do for you any time. then he goes like, it's not a problem. it's not a problem. referring to john chu, the director who grew up in palo alto. his p

. >>> and "wicked" awesome. >> hello! >> ariana grande and cynthia erivo casting their spells on our special screening of the highly anticipated movie before opening up about its impact on their lives. >> this has been such a long journey for both of us. just a huge dream come true. >> we needed these roles more than they needed us in certain ways. >> inside their magical roles and friendship as we count down to the movie event of the year. >>> "today" thursday, november 14, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. good to see you. welcome to "today." we're happy you're with us on this thursday morning. we've been waiting for this movie to come out. we got that sneak peek. >> i still have chills -- chills. we talked to cynthia and ariana after a private screening with our "today" show staff. we surprised them when cynthia and ariana walked out -- >> this is awesome. >> this is "today" show staff. they cannot believe t

here's the great jeff goldblum in "wicked." take a look at this.do you seek me? >> elphie, say something. say something. >> what am i supposed to say? >> anything. >> say something. say something. >> my name is elphaba thropp. your ozness. and this is -- >> elphaba, is that you? [ machine whirring down ] >> elphaba thropp? >> a man? >> elphaba thropp? i didn't know it was you. you made it. uh, sorry about all that. i didn't mean to startle you. >> jimmy: come on. the clip got applause before it ended! [ cheers and applause ] that doesn't happen! jeff goldblum, making history. "wicked" is in theaters everywhere november 22nd. we'll be right back with luke grimes. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: but when you get, like, around -- family and friends and people wanting to know details, do you -- do you have a hard time not telling them what's gonna happen with the season? >> i used to. but i kind of figured it out. all i have to say is that i signed an nda. even if i didn't. [ laughter ] and everyone leaves me alone. >> jimm

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it is wicked weekend ahead. with the wicked lead talented star michelle yeoh ahead of the movie's premiere. what she says she really hopes fans love most about this upcoming film. much six degrees. expect to see that increase in cloud cover. we're maxing out in the upper 50s. low 60s today and enjoy the dry weather. we've got wet weather on the way. full forecast coming up. all the traffic has arrived at the bay bridge. we have the backup typical of a tuesday. we may see a little more traffic on your morning commute as folks get into the office, finish up some business, maybe try to take a little more time off next week. we do have additional delays though. continuing for the tri-valley. we'll check livermore coming up. investigators say a tragic chain of events led to the death of a mail carrier in the north bay. this happened last night in santa rosa. this is when an suv driver plowed into a mail carrier on the side of the road. this is on corrigan street near north point parkway. now, police later determined

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"wicked" is a prequel to "the wizard of oz" and an origin story for the wicked witch of the west.ack hat to play elphaba, belting out those famous songs with ariana grande as glinda, the good witch. cynthia and i got together in new york the other day for a "sunday sitdown" and a walk through the theater district. ♪♪ now are you sick at all of the color green? >> no. green happens to be my favorite color. i was like, this is just an excuse for me to keep buying more green. >> for cynthia erivo green is the color of the season. >> i love your shoes. they're fabulous. >> thank you so much. >> she has been dazzling in emerald on red carpets and now on the big screen. >> we should have forgiveness thrust on them. >> in the movie/musical "wicked" based on the long-running broadway show. erivo stars as elphaba, the wicked witch of the west. >> you're green. >> i am. >> in a tale about what happened in oz before dorothy arrived. do you remember the first time you saw yourself in the mirror as elphaba and what that felt like? >> yes, it was surreal because it made it very, very real, and

and now "wicked" is set to hit the screen friday.he spectacular emerald city set from a brand-new movie "wicked". >> reporter: it's the place cynthia erivo and ariana grande called home for more than a year. >> it's wonderful to be able to touch the space. >> and create this world in a way we've never seen it before. >> reporter: but giving oz a 21st century look meant throw-back movie making, largely trading the digital for the tangible. >> if you want to be inside that world, you got to build it. >> reporter: massive construction across 17 sound stages and four back lots in england, created sets that left cast members spell bound. >> every day felt like a pretty wild sensory overload experience. >> reporter: a sweeping cinematic canvas, involving numbers. >> we had to grow 9 million tulips. >> reporter: that were eye popping. >> the scale is kind of a little hard to really wrap my mind around. >> this field does not feel like real life to me. >> reporter: the stars' musical performances were real. recorded live instead of lip synch

that's gladiator 2 and wicked. not that you need my countdown.r. >> you're green. >> reporter: legos and barbies and roblox, oh my. >> over here we're got some dolls. >> i need all of them. >> reporter: it's the pink and green marketing magic. >> it's starbucks cup day. >> reporter: hoping to make "wicked" this season's most popular flick. ♪ i know about popular ♪ >> reporter: quick psa, results from that new cold brew may vary. ♪ with domestic box office revenues down more than 11% from last year and nearly 27% from 2019, the industry is hoping for another barbenheimer this thanksgiving, with "gladiator ii," "wicked," and "moana 2" a few days later. >> these are going to be huge box office movies. will they save the theatrical experience? >> reporter: "wicked" is looking at an $80 million opening weekend with "gladiator" not far behind, and what can you say except you're welcome when "moana 2" opens at $100 million? and "moana's" got merch of her own from vera bradley collabs to candy. last year hot pink barbie core in stores translated to more

but "wicked" is a whole other thing. reports, you guys nailed the landing, so congratulations. >> thank you. yeah, it's an incredibly special film and fandom. but i -- yeah. i mean, i was a massive fan of this. >> seth: what was your first introduction to "wicked?" >> i listened to the soundtrack first. and the sort of lore of what was happening on broadway permeated and traveled across the atlantic. and i remember the tony performance from idina and kristin chenoweth. >> seth: yeah, great. [ cheers and applause ] >> and i downloaded it. i don't know if broadband had come in, but i sort of managed to watch it in about two pixels. >> seth: oh, that's great. >> but that was enough. i was bewitched. >> seth: so you're like, "this pixel is --" >> that's idina. that's green. yeah, and i saw the original cast in the west end. >> seth: oh, you really? so you got to see them? >> i saw idina menzel, yeah. and -- yeah. >> seth: now having seen -- having heard -- listened to the soundtrack and watched the tony performance, was it s

wicked.o chat with one of the stars of the movie, oscar award winning actress michelle yeoh. she says fans can expect a lot from the cinematic experience of this beloved story. our paths did cross at school for more than two decades. the musical wicked has entertained fans with its characters. your green. i am. and of course, the music. okay, we'll get to that song in just a moment. but first, let's take the journey to oz, the land of oz. before dorothy's house fell on the wicked witch of the east. this is the story of how glinda and elphaba, the wicked witch of the west, met at the school of magic shiz university, where michelle yeoh plays madame morrible. when you look at the promotions and visuals for the movie, you just can't help but to feel like you're there. from what i understand, you almost weren't there because you didn't initially just want to jump into this, you had to be persuaded. yes, i did call back and say, john, you realize i don't sing, right? and this is a musical dancing.

i am team wicked.tickets with our daughters. >> tonight. >> tonight. 7:00. all in, and a reminder, we will sing quietly. not to disrupt, right? >> that's such a good point. everything's live, and you want to hear it all. >> you don't want to drown it out. the angelic voice and the powerhouse of cynthia erivo. you want to hear them. >> that's really good advice. dozens gathered in the bay area for a contest to see who looks the most like actress zendaya. the doppelgangers strutted their stuff with a dance battle. the winner took home a cash prize and hair products. timothee chalamet crafted his own look alike contest. >> i'm telling you, she is amazing. she does everything, right? she sings. she dances. she's a model. she acts. everything. right? true artist. >> when we come back, how some major universities are working to make college more affordable. and the man who brought the hotly-debated duct taped banana outwork is speaking out. ed bana outwork is speaking out. might keep us stuck on the couch. n

. >>> and, it's wicked opening weekend. did wicked or gladiator two take the top spot at the box office? it's monday, november 25th. "early today" starts now. >>> good morning, glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. it is officially thanksgiving week, which means holiday travel is in full swing. numbers are expected to pass pre-pandemic levels. 71 million people will drive 50 miles or more to their destination with more than 6 million people who will fly. the tsa is planning on-screening 18 million passengers during the long holiday weekend. >>> this week's weather may dampen travel plans for most of the country. let's check in with michelle grossman with the latest. what are you watching most, michelle? >> we're working two storm systems systems systems that are evolving today. let's look at wednesday. we're looking at snowshowers in the west, throughout the rockies into the west coast, because we're look at some rain there, looking at that higher elevation snow still. really unsettled on wednesday in some parts of the w

i am wearing pink. >> feels very wicked. >> maybe it's wicked. um, maybe. maybe you know, the bottom line is i never went and saw wicked on broadway, despite the fact that i used to do the weather for playbill.com. so why would i go see wicked in the theater? but again, why does playbill.com have a weather person? because philip hirsch, who runs a playbill loves me. his son went to school with me and so even though i don't go to playbill or i don't go to i don't go to broadway, i love a good playbill. but let me just inform your audience on one little last little nugget here, which is that the movie you're in for a treat. you're in for a treat, right now, the movie theater industry has been struggling right? i mean, if you look at the percentage that the box office domestic box office now in compare it to 2019, it's just way down. so i think anything that can help a movie weekend like this weekend i think could help. but let me ask you this question. what are you going to go and see? kaitlan collins. because this weekend i heard you're free. >> i am free, b

also a wicked weekend at the box office. we go one on one with wicked's ethan slater about the film's success and the amount the movie brought in at the box office. sta hunger at home is a local nonprofit and it partnered with pg&e to host a special food distribution event happened this morning at paypal park in san jose. anyone in need of support could simply show up and receive prepared meals, boxed goods and fresh produce. and it takes a lot of us to get to feed those that are in need. and we have a lot of need in this community, and everybody should have enough food. there's no reason why we don't have enough food with the amount of food we throw away. so we're trying to be conscious to not only feed families, but keep so much food out of the landfill. hunger at home. partners with local venues to collect excess food and distributes it to people in need. okay, here it is. the top trending story as voted by you on my instagram survey. child care costs have always put a squeeze on households, but new numbers show just how

the curtain rises on wicked right here on nbc bay area.ht at ten, right after the voice. thousands of runners lacing up this morning for the berkeley half marathon. the 13 mile race started at milvia street in downtown, passed by some of the city's most scenic areas. runners crossed the finish line at civic center park, right there on martin luther king junior way. we caught up with eric noel, who came in first place, he says. he ran last year but came in second. nobody remembers second place. so after last year's second finish. definitely came out with looking for the w. so it feels good. and i run these streets like every day. so it feels good to kind of have a home crowd and be familiar with the course. so it felt good and everybody loves a winner. for people who didn't want to run for the half marathon, they could compete in a 10-k. there was a5k, there was a family, one k who wanted to kind of take it easy and enjoy it with the family. nice. all right. so no rain there rob, that we saw. right. but if you were in some parts of the bay

some people are calling the wicked gladiator combo wicked. not me, but some people. internationally, gladiator just barely outperform wicked. but domestically wicked more than doubled. gladiators predicted sales. >> wow. for everybody. i guess you're right. seriously. >> either way, the box office wasn't doing great for the past couple of months. >> there hasn't been anything out there. there hasn't. i know. >> yeah, yeah. >> so it's good for them. yeah. >> and the nickname it's coming this week got moana too. >> yes. >> it's going to elevate it even more choices. oh goodness. now what kind of merch do we have here. sees wicked one time for me. is this my wicked stanley cup. >> just casually pulled it out. >> you're like he's fully in. i was gonna say, did you see it? did both of you see? i was gonna say it. >> yeah, it's amazing. and i'm a wicked stan. and i was honestly worried about this movie. yeah, i needed worry. it was. i think it's probably the best movie musical i've seen. i think it might be better than chicago, which. >> oh, my gosh, that is saying somethi

. >> well, wick it is seeing plenty of green at the holiday box office. the film version of the 5 billion dollar grossing broadway musical is pretty popular. >> with its massive fanbase, the wizard of oz. pretty cool tells the back story of the witches of oz, glinda and elphaba. they're tale of female empowerment. all happening before dorothy drops in on the land of oz. already a blockbuster with kids, yellow brick road to success leads all the way back to the mgm classic starring judy garland known for its own wicket production challenges and controversies. >> next smith takes us to the emerald city. >> a pause is once again great and powerful at the box office. >> and the fans have been so one and still open and loving they've embraced our elf ian linda in a way there's there are no ways what it is a holiday blockbuster. thanks in part to its magical marketing campaign. one of the biggest in hollywood history, even new york's hilton hotel has a wicked theme. sweet for superfans. >> rooms decked out in green mp. >> i didn't know expected. that kind recep

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the girl is small it's a small mattel's wicked dolls offended parents, kids and fans of wicked by printing wicked.com on the back of every box, but it turns out they meant to print wicked movie dot com because wicked dot com is the domain for a site. ooh freaky deaky also, if you want to go to a movie musical that's also a don't go see wicked. >> go see west side story keep going yes. please do the sound of music oh, this is a good one, penny. todd, the cream and barber of. skeet how studio wicked pictures changed the course of american history? >> in 2006? >> does it involve kim kardashian no, but you kardashian. oh, is it the tommy lee pamela anderson? >> no, no, no no. but i feel like if i keep a woman, if i keep giving raw gases that are close, people are going to draw a picture of what kind of person i am, but i don't need to be like accurate. >> in 2006, wicked lake tahoe golf tournament, where donald trump met stormy daniels oh which led to their affair and later his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments. >> talk about a meet cute tha

wicked or eh m wicked or do the have wickedness thrust do they have wickedness thrust on them? hollywood blockbuster wicked premieres in london. we look ahead to the launch. hello, thank you forjoining us. i'm catherine vieira hunger. —— and catherine byaruhanga. the kremlin has reacted to the united states allowing ukraine to use long—range missiles to strike targets in russia, accusing president biden of fuelling tensions. it's also warning the move could escalate the conflict. the decision by the outgoing us president is a major policy shift. it means ukraine can now use army tactical missile systems, known as atacms, to defend its forces in russia's kursk region, on ukraine's north—east border. russian president vladimir putin previously warned the west that he would consider such a move to be a major escalation in the conflict. our north america correspondent david willis has this report. the aftermath of the latest missile attack on ukraine, russia's largest in months. this, the city of sumy, near the russian border, after a missile hit a residential area, killing ten peo

one piece of "wicked" merch out there is getting a little extra attention, 'cause "wicked"-themed dolls are being pulled from stores after the company mistakenly listed a porn site on the packaging. here's what happened. the website for the "wicked" movie is wickedmovie.com. but the web address listed on the boxes is wicked.com, which is a website that features over 6,000 scenes of quote, "wicked" porn. which is porn made by the adult film company "wicked" and not wicked "themed" porn, like elpha-butt stuff. now, anyone -- i'm not saying i did -- but anyone who visited the porn site today immediately knew something was up, because it took them to a page that requires users to be 18 years or older to enter, and those who clicked "enter" landed on a porn site promoting an upcoming porn movie titled "kenzie loves girls 2." i'm sure you have a lot of questions, but i'll just tell you right off. no, you do not have to have seen "kenzie loves girls 1" to understand the plot of "kenzie loves girls 2." prett much all in the title. mattel issued brief press release about the naughty mix-up, sayi

it's originally based on the bestselling novel by gregory maguire, wicked.f the witches of oz. erivo as elphaba and grande as glinda. i did performing arts when i was younger and like saw the musical on broadway in new york. so excited to see the movie rendition. i've heard it's really good, and we're going with a group of people who really like it. they've seen the broadway production. they love it. yes, this is theater geeks like heaven. we should note wicked was produced by universal studios, which is a division of our parent company, comcast. i can't wait to see it. i've seen it on broadway a couple of times, and i happen to know all the words. and i may have i may have an elphaba hat. i'm just saying we have to see it now. all right, 49ers are getting ready to take on the packe, but brock purdrsy layoffs, but they'll have to win with a backup quarterback. 49ers posted this video late this afternoon showing the team heading out for wisconsin. all smiles as they get ready to board the plane. this comes just hours after qb brock purdy was officially ruled

the curtain rises on wicked.get a behind the scenes look at what it really took to bring the magic of oz to life. that included massive construction across 17 soundstages and four backlots, leaving cast members spellbound. the scale is kind of a little hard to really wrap my mind around. i still have not processed any of it like i. this still does not feel like real life to me to be honest. yeah, yeah, yeah. until until the movie comes out, i think it will not feel totally real to us. how fun to be a part of it. wicked's distributor, of course, is comcast owned. owned universal. they own us. defying gravity, the curtain rises on wicked airs at 10 p.m. tomorrow night, followed by nbc bay area news at 11. check it out. so cool there. well, elphaba has some good weather here in the bay area. i think so, yeah, at least for now. that's going to do it r us. wefo home appliance. we understand there's more than one type of family or home. that's why we carry the largest in-stock selection in northern california with a hi

>> i haven't seen it yet. >> what kind of question is that. >> she's not wicked herself. >> wicked can a compliment, joe. the reviews on rotten tomatoes is very strong. if you have the devoted fan audience that's going to go out and not just buy the starbucks green frappuccino and walk around with it and market it to their friends with the merchandise and spread positive word about the film. that's the hope that the positive reviews, that really devoted fan audience, may not be matt bellamy, but there is one out there that turned the "wicked" musical on broadway into a multibillion dollar sensation, can they be a marketing engine for this as well. >> julia boorstin, "wicked" good, thank you. >>> matt is here joining us now to talk more about the big box office weekend. and the news from cast, spinning off a portfolio of cable channels, including cnbc. matt bellamy, why do i have just the impression that it's been kind of a lean year for like amc? >> because it is. the strike, and we're just now picking up the slack on the movie releases, especially the big budget ones. >> and this coul

stephen schwartz, who composed "wicked," called me and said, "i have your next show.t audience love this summer. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. and then we'll bring it in next -- next -- probably -- well, it's 2025 we're bringing it in. so, we're just waiting patiently for what theater we will be in. and i just want to know, seth. seth. >> seth: yes? [ laughter ] >> will you be coming to my show? >> seth: i will because i am a huge fan of documentaries. [ laughter ] of course i'll be there. [ cheers and applause ] opening night. this is my dear friend kristin chenoweth, everybody. "our little secret" will be available to stream on netflix, on november 27th. stick around. we'll be right back with jimmy o. yang. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ what are folks 60 and older learning these days? new perspectives! ♪♪ how to fix things. ♪♪ fun recip... (high pitched sound) (high pitched sound) (high pitched sound) customize and save with liberty mutual. customize and sa— (balloon doug pops & deflates) and then i wake up. is limu with you in all your dreams? oh, yeah. only pay f

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