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Jon M. Chu Misses ‘Wicked’ LA Premiere For Birth Of Baby Daughter – Update
Jon M. Chu had a bit of a scheduling conflict with the Los Angeles premiere of his sweeping musical 'Wicked.'
Ahead of the the film’s West Coast debut, held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Chu spoke to attendees, cast and crew in a recorded clip explaining that he was at the hospital awaiting the birth of his fifth child with wife Kristin Hodge. With filmmaking flair, the Crazy Rich Asians helmer opened his video with showcasing hospital monitoring systems, to the audience’s audible gasps and laughter. Releasing Nov. 22 in theaters, the adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway production — itself based on Gregory Maguire’s bestselling novel, which retells the story of The Wizard of Oz from the point of view of the Wicked Witch of the West — follows Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda the Good Witch’s ( Ariana Grande) relationship prior to their eventual destinies.
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