In an interview with NBC News, 'Wicked Director' Jon M.
Chu pointed out that Oz works have always come out during times of national change and reckonings: World War I, 9/11 and now the 2024 election.
He said he hopes people can glean a message of resilience and belonging.
“‘The Wizard of Oz’ was always sort of prophetic in a way,” Chu said.
“It was written at a time of America in transition.
At that point, the Depression had just finished and they’re about to go into war.
And so it’s always a question of about what the American dream looks like when the road ends and what are the possibilities of the next thing.”