Ariana Grande is perfection. Cynthia Erivo will break your heart. Jonathan Bailey will make you swoon a dozen times. The “Wicked” movie defies gravity in almost every way.
You’re acutely aware of the doubled runtime in the genial first chapter, “Wicked: Part One,” which has the same number of songs as Act 1 of composer Stephen Schwartz’s show, but an extra 60 ...