Maureen Lee Lenker

"It was the worst job ever," Simmons says of being a mall Santa. For a certain subset of character actors, portraying Santa Claus is almost a rite of passage.

"She was being nice to me and I was being nice to her," Chu says of having Grande sing multiple Elphaba songs in her "Wicked" audition.

"I don't know when they're going to do it, but I know they're talking about it," the pop star says. You won't feel blue because somewhere in the crowd there's... Cher

The comment came after an awkward moment with judge Carrie Ann Inaba when she pointed out the error. Even professionals make mistakes.

Hough returned to the ballroom floor with a bunch of the dance show's male pros. Julianne Hough has still got some moves.

The original "Wicked" witches choose their favorite songs in the musical. Unlimited. Together, they're unlimited.

No chemistry read necessary for these witches, says director Jon M. Chu.

"There's a lot of soul searching in movie 2," the director says. Warning: This article contains spoilers from Wicked: Part 1

"If you just played it as the ending number, it felt too easy," director Jon M. Chu says. Warning: This article contains spoilers from Wicked

"Sometimes fate has different - and perhaps better - plans than our own," explains executive producer Matthew B. Roberts.