Here are the biggest cameos and their role inWickedexplained.
The song, likethe ending ofWicked, is remarkably similar to the musical.
However, the “Wizomania” section of the song has been tweaked.
While Kristin Chenoweth was always intended as Galinda, Stephanie J.
Block played Elphaba in workshops before Idina Menzel was cast in the role.
Block later starred as Elpahaba inWicked’s first national tour.
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Both were celebrated for their performance, with Menzel winning the Tony Award for Best Actress.
Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
The moment feels reassuring, with the most famous incarnation of the characters leading their successors by the arm.
Erivo and Menzel have a sweet little moment together, while Chenoweth and Grande find a more comical interplay.
It’s a small beat that reflects well on all four performers.
However, they aren’t the only figures from the originalWickedwho appear in the sequence.
As reported byPlaybill,Wicked’s writer Winnie Holzman and Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz also appear in the scene.
