There’s a lot of things you could attribute toWicked’s popularity.

Believe it or not, that only scratches the surface ofhow dark the book really was.

It also led to an entire series of novels, with its sequelSon of a Witchfocusing on Liir.

Glinda, played by actor Ariana Grande, drapes her arms around Elphaba, played by actor Cynthia Erivo, against a backdrop of green and pink trees.

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through this process," he saidduring the original runofWicked.

It costs a lot to look this “popular”!

Sarima’s absence inWickedtakes away the messy, but still intriguing elements that define Elphaba’s relationship with Fiyero.

Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) corrupts his fellow students during “Dancing Through Life” in ‘Wicked’.

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Still, fans could have been in for a romantic entanglement that rivals any soap opera.

Wicked:Part Oneis now playing in theaters, whileWicked: For Goodpremieres on November 21, 2025.

The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.

Ariana Grande as Glinda in in front of the college in Wicked: Part One.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked

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The story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the Wizard of Oz becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.

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