In 2024, Ariana Grande-Butera and Cynthia Erivo leadWicked’sincredible castas Glinda and Elphaba, respectively.

Even so, their work inWickedskyrocketed to new levels of success as stage performers.

The new movie adaptation honored the two legends in a really great and respectful way.

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It’s a perfectly cheeky moment as it captures Glinda’s desire to always be the center of attention.

It’s a perfectly cheeky moment as it captures Glinda’s desire to always be the center of attention.

Ariana Grande as Glinda looking surprised with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as Elphaba and Glinda behind her from Wicked

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Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked musical

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.

Glinda and Elphaba looking at each other intensely in Wicked

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