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Shiz University: How the ‘Wicked’ Movie Built Oz’s Epic School


Shiz University: How "Wicked" production designer Nathan Crowley built Oz's epic school.

When director Jon M. Chu called on him to work on “Wicked” for the film adaption of the Broadway musical, Crowley’s dream came true. The theory behind it was Shiz — like Oxford, Cambridge, Ivy League universities and even Hogwarts — was that it is an ancient institution, one that few were fated to attend. The domes in the room were inspired by the Brighton Pavilion in the South of England, a Georgian-inspired former royal residence with high windows.

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