Jon M. Chu‘s cinema release Wicked the film adaptation is fast approaching and new lyric videos have been released. Watch part of Cynthia Erivo’s performance of “The Wizard and I” in the video above, and Ariana Grande’s “Popular” in the video below – and don’t worry, super fans – Grande clarified in the film’s Instagram comments that she knew the lyrics. is “appropriate stratagems when you talk to boys.
Wicked hits theaters November 22: Find tickets to a theater near you at WickedMovie.com. Pre-orders and pre-saves are also now available for the film’s soundtrack, which will also be released on November 22. And remember: only one part will be released in theaters this year (or Act One, for movie fans), with a second film. should follow on November 21, 2025.
Tony winner Erivo and Grammy winner Grande star as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. Joining them in the cast are West End Business Olivier winner and The Bridgerton Chronicles star Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Spongebob star Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, 2023 Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as the Magician and the newcomer Marissa Bode as Nessarose, the first wheelchair actor in musical theater history to take on the role.
Stars of stage and screen Keala Settle, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh and Colin Michael Carmichael are also in the cast, with Settle as Miss Coddle, Carmichael as Professor Nikidik and Yang, James and Teoh as Shiz Pfannee’s students, ShenShen. , and Avaric, respectively.
WATCH: Listen to a new clip of Jonathan Bailey’s “Dancing Through Life” from Wicked Film
The film adaptation, which will include new songs by Stephen Schwartz, is directed by In the heights director Chu. Wicked Writer Winnie Holzman wrote the screenplay and Tony winner Paul Tazewell designed the costumes.
READ: 15 Swankified Easter Eggs in WickedOfficial trailer for
Wickedinject a new backstory to the classic tale The Wizard of Ozmade its Broadway debut in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theater. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, the musical features music and lyrics by Schwartz and a book by Holzman. The original cast included Tony winners Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. The musical is now the fourth longest-running production in Broadway history.
The show won the 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Menzel), Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee).
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
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Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu, Ariana Grande and the production company of Wicked
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Jon M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked
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Ariana Grande and the cast of Wicked
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Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh in Wicked
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Jonathan Bailey and the cast of Wicked
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