KidsBestFest 2025 is a week-long movie festival for kids and their adults with free admission held during the winter school break at the Academy of Music Theatre. We show one movie a day and kick off the festival doors open at 10:30 AM. 

11:00 AM: Wicked

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.

Director: Jon M. Chu. Production year: 2024. Rating PG. Studio: Universal Pictures. Runtime: 160 minutes. Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Kristin Chenoweth.