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Jonathan Bailey dancing in front of an elaborate wheel in Wicked for the song "Dancing Through Life"

Wicked Now Streaming: Revisiting the “Popular” Movie Adaptation

March 31, 2025 Jeffrey Ellis, staff writer

One of the most common trends in Hollywood is to take an existing musical and to turn it into a movie. Recently, this has resulted in a string of mediocre adoptions: Cats (2019), Dear Evan Hansen (2021), Mean Girls (2024). Compared to its peers, Wicked stands out for being different. It is great. Highly faithful […]

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Charlottesville High School Sweeps Ragged Mountain Cup

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 Jeffrey Ellis, staff writer

For the first time since the creation of the race in 1986, Charlottesville High School (CHS) won both of the boys’ and girls’ races in the Ragged Mountain Cup. CHS’s victory marked the first time the Charlottesville girls have won the Ragged Mountain Cup and the second year in a row the Charlottesville boys have […]

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Wicked Now Streaming: Revisiting the “Popular” Movie Adaptation

Charlottesville High School Sweeps Ragged Mountain Cup

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