OPINION - Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's Wicked press tour is a surrealist fever dream — what is going on?

It has felt like an eternity. We’ve collectively lost decades off our lives. But finally, after 14 years in development, a nearly two-year filming process prolonged by Covid and the Hollywood strikes, and a ridiculously protracted marketing campaign, this weekend saw the much-anticipated release of Wicked.