Wicked | The Wizard And I

Once you’re with the Wizard, your whole life will change. 💚

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One of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its journey to the big screen as a spectacular cinematic event this holiday season.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights), Wicked is the first chapter of a two-part immersive, cultural celebration. Wicked Part Two is scheduled to arrive in theaters on November 21, 2025.

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning and Oscar®-nominated powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman misunderstood because of her 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 who has yet to discover her true heart.

The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

The film also stars Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s regal headmistress Madame Morrible; Olivier Award winner and Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers) as Fiyero, a roguish and carefree prince; Tony nominee Ethan Slater (Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants, Fosse/Verdon) as Boq, an altruistic Munchkin student; Marissa Bode in her feature-film debut as Nessarose, Elphaba’s favored sister; and pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz.

The cast of characters includes Pfannee and ShenShen, two conniving compatriots of Glinda played by Emmy nominee Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live) and Bronwyn James (Harlots); a new character created for the film, Miss Coddle, played by Tony nominee Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman) and four-time Emmy winner Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) as the voice of Dr. Dillamond.

Wicked is produced by Marc Platt p.g.a. (La La Land, The Little Mermaid), whose films, television shows and stage productions have earned a combined 46 Oscar® nominations, 58 Emmy nominations and 36 Tony nominations, and by multiple Tony winner David Stone (Kimberly Akimbo, Next to Normal), with whom Platt produced the blockbuster Wicked stage musical. The executive producers are Stephen Schwartz, David Nicksay, Jared LeBoff, Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox.

Wicked is based on the generation-defining musical stage play with music and lyrics by legendary Grammy and Oscar® winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, from the bestselling novel by Gregory Maguire. The screenplay is by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox. The film score is by John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.

The Broadway stage musical is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, the Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.

[adamautumn]

She’s singing like she’s imagining… thinking… dreaming. Good acting.

[mikey_m]

okay but the vocals??? the scenery??? everything about this ate fr 😭 I need the soundtrack out NOW

[MarialeUrroz]

She truly looks like a child who just found her place in the world🥰

[elphiegleason]

I am so excited
The OG Broadway cast recording got me thru cancer 15 years ago
My Mom and I would play it every single time back to and back home from treatment
I'm fine now. Im going to see it in New York as a bday gift from my boyfriend and Mom has promised not to
see part 1 until I get back from New York

[ellieandknox]

I love how bright and youthful her vocals for this song are! Cynthia is going to eat this role up!

[MmmRey]

I NEED to hear the long note 'me' into 'and I'll stand there with the Wizard!' I can't wait! ❤

[sarahneu]

The subtlety of her interpetation is so lovely. I’m so excited about the live vocals!!!

[princess_intell]

Perfection. Absolute perfection. These are some of the best live vocals I've ever heard in a film, she sounds like she's in the booth. Hats off to the vocal coach, the on-set sound engineers, the post-production mix team, and (obviously) Cynthia herself.

[AntsTheaterCorner]

This crushes any odd casting choice suspicions that people had with her as elphaba. At least for me, this is exactly how I would imagine her. Her singing is very nice and she can hit the big notes as well. It looks like this is basically the Broadway musical just on a film. This is what an adaptation should be and it's definitely going to gross a billion. Very excited for it.

[seraphine-nbtt]

They did such a good job making Cynthia look so young!

[hiatusmode]

I know for sure the Vocals will be SICK knowing Cynthia and Ariana 💪🏻💪🏻❤️❤️

[EthanHuff-ib]

Okay but the rock jumping perfectly in sync with the music just made my brain super happy, idk why. It’s the tism😮🫠

[RandomPikachu-fvyf]

Omg, this is my top fave song in the whole musical!!!! SO EXCITED!!!

[brittanykay]

Love her changes in pauses, extending phrases and closing a lot of those “musical theater” open vowels. I’m SO excited to hear her rendition of defying gravity

[herdzskyj]

This is one of my most fave song on Wicked and I cried when I saw and heard it live for the first time. But Cynthia brings something to the table when she sang it. I can finally see a connection with the song and her expression and it really made sense to me.

[Stewartlittle]

I actually love how you can see background characters at 0:52 actually reacting to the main character bursting out and singing!😂

[lizlemon]

Her voice is perfection. It's one of those voices that makes you feel everything she's feeling and it puts you right in the moment.

[liesewies.]

Her voice is so so butterly soft, like balm or something. So so so beautiful, cant wait to watch it💚

[stephaniel]

Gahh, Cynthia's voice really is THE most gorgeous 😍😍 Her tone is so incredibly clear and bright and youthful sounding - it's bringing me back to the first time I heard her on the Color Purple cast recording and felt like her voice was a religious experience!

[erikwebber]

The fact that they also sang on set, live and in the moment, instead of adding the singing in later with ADR (like is normally done) shows how talented they really are 🔥