Carol Kane, Who Starred in Various Wicked Productions, Was ‘Bowled Over’ by the ‘Brilliant’ Film Adaptation (Exclusive)

Carol Kane is below Wicked the magic of film adaptation!

The actress, 72, put her stamp on the film while attending the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on January 8 in New York City.

“I thought the film was brilliant… and everyone was so brilliant in it,” says Kane, who previously played Madame Morrible in Wicked on Broadway, on tour, in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

“Having worked on this show for years, it’s kind of unbelievable that I was still blown away by what I saw in the movie,” he adds.

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Carol Kane in ‘Wicked’ on Broadway in October 2013.

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at Kane’s Wicked The journey began in 2005, when she played Madame Morrible during the show’s first national tour. A year later, she took over the role on Broadway, playing it from January to November 2006.

The princess bride The star was then part of the original Los Angeles cast, playing Madame Morrible from February 2007 to January 2008 and then again from August 2008 to January 2009.

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A month later, Kane continued to play the role as part of the original San Francisco lineup until March 2009.

Then in 2013, Kane returned to the Broadway production Wicked when he celebrated his tenth anniversary.

Carol Kane January 8, 2025

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Wicked is an adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s 1995 book. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

In the film adaptation, Michelle Yeoh portrays Madame Morrible alongside Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda.

Wicked also starring Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Ethan Slater as Boq, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Bowen Yang as Pfannee, Bronwyn James as ShenShen and Keala Settle as Miss Coddle.

Wicked: Part One is now available for purchase. Wicked: For good — the second part of the film adaptation — should be released in theaters on November 21.

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