Luft, who once played the Wicked Witch of the West herself onstage, calls the Ariana Grande/Cynthia Erivo movie "epic, brilliant, touching and honest"

Luft said that the musical prequel adaptation was "done with a great deal of love and respect for the original."

Garland was an iconic American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for her portrayal of Dorothy Gale in the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Garland's career spanned decades, and she was celebrated for her incredible voice and acting talent – which was apparent in her performance in the iconic film.

The Wicked movie has Lorna Luft’s approval. “I told the genius Director Jon Chu,” wrote Luft, 71, “that he had picked up the torch, the broom, and the wand, and carried it forward; and thanked him, for adding to the family.” Garland, who died in ...

Judy Garland’s daughter Lorna Luft has joined the chorus of moviegoers raving about “Wicked” ahead of the musical’s theatrical release. Luft’s mother, of course, is an icon of cinema having played Dorothy Gale in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz.

Wicked, tells backstory of the witches of Oz — as in The Wizard of Oz — and the daughter of the star of the original movie, Judy Garland's daughter Lorna Luft, has seen the movie adaption of the famous Broadway play,