Marc Platt

Producer, Universal Studios

Guest

Producer (Legally Blonde, Empire Falls) based at Universal who was originally developing Wicked as a film and went on to produce it for the stage

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Super producer Marc Platt reflects on his part in the 20-year-plus life cycle of the smash hit musical “Wicked” — from Broadway to the big screen.

Marc Platt on the staying power of ‘Wicked’

Super producer Marc Platt reflects on his part in the 20-year-plus life cycle of the smash hit musical “Wicked” — from Broadway to the big screen.

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