Chu and Stephen Schwartz, the masterminds behind the most heartwarming cameos in the big-screen adaptation of Wicked, now in theaters. From the start, Chu knew that there was no way to make a film adaptation of the Broadway musical and not feature the original leading ladies,

As director Jon M Chu's first instalment of the mega-musical adaptation Wicked arrives in cinemas, a new audience of fans is connecting with Stephen Schwartz's memorable score, writes Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins.