Bigots think ‘woke’ Wicked will ‘go broke’. Record box-office takings say otherwise

Right-wing pundits and homophobes are apparently surprised to hear that hit musical Wicked is queer.

The film adaptation of the smash-hit Wizard of Oz spin-off, which features an unlikely friendship blossoming between two witches, smashed box-office records for the opening of a Broadway film adaptation.

But some commentators have accused the famously camp musical of “going woke.”

The X/Twitter account “End Wokeness” shared a clip of co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo discussing the queerness of the land of Oz, saying it was “so gay, even the animals in Oz are gay”.

Wicked is – shock, horror – a bit queer. (Universal Pictures)

Homophobes and right-wing pundits labelled the musical ‘woke’, strangely using the old catchphrase “go woke, go broke” – somehow missing the fact that it took close to

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