The upcoming screen version of Broadway's Wicked has released a new trailer that, if you can believe it, leans into being a musical! We've heard bits and pieces of "Defying Gravity" and "Popular" in past trailers, but this new video plays almost as a medley of the musical's songs, with large chunks of "Dancing Through Life" (featuring Jonathan Bailey) and "What Is This Feeling" included for the first time. Listen above.
The trailer releases to mark tickets going on sale for the film, set to be in movie theatres November 22—find tickets at a theatre near you at WickedMovie.com. Pre-orders and pre-saves are also now available for the film's soundtrack album, which will also release November 22. And remember—we're only getting part one (or Act One, for theatre fans) this year, with a second part film set to follow Thanksgiving 2025.
Also newly released: a poster that finally gives us stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande recreating the iconic Broadway logo.
Tony winner Erivo and Grammy winner Grande co-star as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. Joining them in the cast are West End Company Olivier winner and Bridgerton star Bailey as Fiyero, SpongeBob SquarePants star Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, 2023 Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and newcomer Marissa Bode as Nessarose, the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical's history to take on the role.
Stage and screen star Keala Settle, SNL's Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, and Colin Michael Carmichael also play roles new to the musical's screen version, with Settle as Miss Coddle, Carmichael as Professor Nikidik, and Yang, James, and Teoh as Shiz students Pfannee, ShenShen, and Avaric, respectively.
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The screen adaptation, which will include new songs by Stephen Schwartz, is helmed by In the Heights screen director Jon Chu. Wicked book writer Winnie Holzman has penned the screenplay, and Tony winner Paul Tazewell designed the costumes.
Wicked, injecting a new backstory onto the classic tale The Wizard of Oz, debuted on Broadway in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theatre. 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 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Menzel), Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee).
Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
Ariana Grande in Wicked
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu, Ariana Grande, and production company of Wicked
Jon M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo, and Ariana Grande
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked
Ariana Grande and cast of Wicked
Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh in Wicked
Jonathan Bailey and cast of Wicked
