faithful

Then there’s the added challenge of making a film that is both faithful to the cherished stage production and accessible to audiences who are entirely unfamiliar with the show.

But “Wicked” will delight fans of the stage production as a faithful adaptation that is at once playful but reverent to the iconic “Defying Gravity.”

The message, therefore, to English naysayers from the Welsh rugby faithful should be clear.

When he starred at Ohio State, the Buckeye faithful called their running back “All Day J.K.”

Dealing decisively with that one crucial issue might well have helped in his mission to build unity and in helping stem a decline in the numbers of faithful.