Meeting Jon M. Chu, the brains behind “Wicked,” was like meeting The Wizard — but instead of the over-the-top production Katt Santistevan expected, Chu was quiet, kind and generous.

Chu and his daughter quietly arrived at The Grove in Los Angeles during the final stretch of a sluggish volunteer shift at the Light the World Giving Machines for Santistevan, a first-year volunteer for the Giving Machines in Southern California.

It was opening weekend for “Wicked: For Good.” The luxury Los Angeles mall, The Grove, was dressed up in “Wicked” decorations and die-hard fans of the musical crowded the marquee outside the mall’s movie theater in green and pink costumes.

An installation showcasing costumes from “Wicked” and other behind-the-scenes items from the movies was also set up in the marqu

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