{"id":341608,"date":"2025-07-07T03:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=388995"},"modified":"2025-07-07T03:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T10:53:51","slug":"the-most-successful-musical-of-recent-years-whose-songs-are-already-an-anthem-is-now-available-for-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-most-successful-musical-of-recent-years-whose-songs-are-already-an-anthem-is-now-available-for-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"The most successful musical of recent years, whose songs are already an anthem, is now available for streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The musical cinema has seen better days, but currently there are attempts to revitalize the genre as a popular option at the box office. Despite the objections of its detractors, who argue that the general audience tends to reject this type of production, there is a willingness to embrace the fantasy they offer. This century has witnessed <strong>numerous Broadway successes, and Hollywood seems to be heading towards the audience that has waited, sometimes for decades, to see adaptations of their favorite musicals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Po-pu-lar, the most po-pu-lar musical<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>A clear example of this phenomenon is the wait for the adaptation of &#8216;Wicked&#8217;, a musical that expands the universe of &#8216;The Wizard of Oz&#8217;<strong>. Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, this adaptation has been a streaming phenomenon, now available through SkyShowtime. <\/strong>The story narrates the complex relationship between Elphaba and Galinda, who start as rivals before forming a deep friendship that challenges traditional notions of good and evil.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Music plays a fundamental role in &#8216;Wicked&#8217;<strong>, with high-impact songs like &#8216;Defying Gravity&#8217;, which stand out for their intensity and operatic sound style, although with some variations in their effectiveness. <\/strong>The direction of Jon M. Chu, who has made visual decisions to structure the story in two acts, has been subject to criticism. Many critics believe that these choices align more with the commercial dictates of Hollywood than with a truly creative approach.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WICKED - Tr\u00e1iler Oficial (Universal Pictures) HD\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JDSRDbFqc_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Additionally, there is widespread criticism of the practice of splitting stories into installments in order to maximize revenue, which can harm the overall narrative of the musical. In this context, <strong>the second part, &#8216;Wicked: For Good&#8217;, is expected to arrive at the end of the year, increasing anticipation about how the story will unfold in its entirety.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musical cinema has seen better days, but currently there are attempts to revitalize the genre as a popular option at the box office. Despite the objections of its detractors, who argue that the general audience tends to reject this type of production, there is a feeling of willingness to embrace the fantasy they offer. This century has witnessed numerous Broadway successes, and Hollywood seems to be heading towards the audience sector that has waited, sometimes for decades, to see adaptations of their favorite musicals. Po-pu-lar, the most po-pu-lar musical A clear example of this phenomenon is the wait [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":341615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[13215,7829,1827,12056],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-341608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-musicales","tag-skyshowtime","tag-streaming","tag-wicked"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341608"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":341617,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341608\/revisions\/341617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341608"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=341608"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=341608"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=341608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}