Oscar nominee Ariana Grande paid a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon November 18 to discuss all things Wicked: For Good, including an impressive demonstration of her wand skills.

Grande is receiving significant buzz for her performance in the second Wicked film, following her Oscar nomination for her performance in Wicked: Part One. In her 10th visit to The Tonight Show, she reflected on her Oz experience, what it has meant to her to embody a role that was so important to her as a child, and why she chose to host the 2025 Holiday Episode of Saturday Night Live with Cher as her musical guest. Check out the interview below!

Wicked: For Good will be released in cinemas November 21, with early screenings now widely available. Starring Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the films also feature West End Company Olivier winner and Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, SpongeBob SquarePants star Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and Marissa Bode as Nessarose, the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical's history to take on the role.

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Stage and screen star Keala Settle, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, and Colin Michael Carmichael are also in the cast, with Settle as Miss Coddle, Carmichael as Professor Nikidik, and Yang, James, and Teoh as Shiz students Pfannee, ShenShen, and Avaric, respectively.

The screen adaptation, which includes new songs by Stephen Schwartz, is helmed by In the Heights screen director Jon M. Chu. Wicked book writer Winnie Holzman penned the screenplay with Dana Fox, and Tony winner Paul Tazewell designed the Oscar-winning costumes.

READ: The Wicked Film Features an 80-Member Orchestra—And the Full Overture

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).

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Photos: Wicked: For Good's New York City Premiere

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