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‘Wicked’ Is More Popular Than Ever: Broadway Cast Album Hits Billboard 200 Top 40 for First Time


"Wicked" is more popular than ever: Broadway cast album hits Billboard 200 top 40 for the first time.

The original Broadway cast recording of Wicked reaches the top 40 of the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time, nearly 21 years after its release in December 2003. The set jumps 79-33 on the chart dated Dec. 7, following continued buzz generated by the recently released film adaptation of the long-running stage show. The Broadway show, which opened in New York in October 2003, launched with Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in the lead roles of Glinda and Elphaba (played by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the film).

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