US EditionWicked: For Good Review: This 'Emotionally Soaring' Sequel Is 'More Captivating' than the First Film
The 2025 sequel enhances Glinda’s journey and evolves Elphaba’s crusade with new songs and darker political themes, highlighting their transformative friendship, director Jon M. Chu said.
- On November 21, 2025, Wicked: For Good opens in cinemas as the 2025 sequel film, with Jon M. Chu positioning it as Glinda's story while continuing Elphaba's arc.
- Because Act Two grows more mature, it allowed more mature character growth and new songs, prompting expanded storylines including Glinda's stronger, disillusioned arc performed by Ariana Grande.
- Paul Tazewell's costuming emphasizes symbolism and storytelling, with Fiyero's Part One attire requiring over 1 million stitches and a week and a half to finish.
- The emotional core comes late in the film when Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda, and Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, deliver commanding lead turns in the duet For Good.
- The film folds classic Oz figures into darker setpieces, weaving in Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and flying monkeys while reframing Glinda as a propaganda symbol.
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A whole year after Elphaba belted “Defying Gravity” midair and the credits of “Wicked” rolled, the witch is back in “Wicked: For Good,” an emotional and elongated version of the Broadway musical’s second act. Theater-lover common wisdom has it that the first half of composer Stephen Schwartz’s “Wizard of Oz” riff based on Gregory Maguire’s novel is infinitely better than what comes after the bathroom break. Onstage that’s true. All its best ball…
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