Because one Paris premiere isn’t enough, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande followed up their two-outfit Paris screening by joining their Wicked: For Good co-stars for an even more elaborate premiere event. Absolutely no one slacked off, the outfits were extremely coordinated, and the theme-dressing was kept somewhat light. These folks are not fooling around this time.
Cynthia Erivo in Dior
Sure, it’s Elphaba-adjacent, especially with the hat, but we simply can’t get mad at this look because it’s dramatic, chic, and she’s incredibly well suited to it. Our only quibble is that she’s something of a void in pictures.
Ariana Grande in Archival Givenchy Couture
This is very pretty and we like how it doesn’t necessarily evoke Glinda, but it doesn’t exactly make you forget her either. We like the dingy, gradient effect on the skirt, but we don’t think the bodice, which is also very pretty, coordinates with it.
Jonathan Bailey in Balenciaga
We fear that he’s falling into an Andrew Scott trap of dressing quirky and sleazy when he’s born for James Bond-like classic impeccable menswear looks. This isn’t terrible, but we don’t like these proportions for him at all.
Jeff Goldblum in Saint Laurent
Can’t argue with that, now can we? On anyone else, the coat would come off obnoxious, but on him, it seems like the most natural thing in the world.
Michelle Yeoh in Maison Margiela Couture
Very pretty, but we suspect it doesn’t really photograph as well as it should.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend …
Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good.
Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led by Academy Award® nominated superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the final chapter of the untold story of the witches of Oz begins with Elphaba and Glinda estranged and living with the consequences of their choices.
Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum).
Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh), Glinda is deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard.
As Glinda’s stardom expands and she prepares to marry Prince Fiyero (Olivier award winner and Emmy and SAG nominee Jonathan Bailey) in a spectacular Ozian wedding, she is haunted by her separation from Elphaba. She attempts to broker a conciliation between Elphaba and The Wizard, but those efforts will fail, driving Elphaba and Glinda only further apart. The aftershocks will transform Boq (Tony nominee Ethan Slater) and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose (Marissa Bode), when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives.
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.
Wicked: For Good also stars Emmy nominee Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James as Glinda’s fawning assistants, Pfannee and ShenShen and BAFTA and Grammy nominee Sharon D. Clarke (Caroline, or Change) as the voice of Elphaba’s childhood nanny, Dulcibear.
The film is produced by returning Tony and Emmy winning powerhouse Marc Platt p.g.a. and by multiple Tony winner David Stone. The executive producers are Stephen Schwartz, David Nicksay, Jared LeBoff, Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox. The first film, Wicked, released in November 2024, earned 10 Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture, and won the Oscars® for Costume Design and Production Design. To date, the film has grossed $750 million worldwide.
Wicked: For Good is based on the generation-defining musical stage play with music and lyrics by legendary Grammy and Oscar® winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, from the bestselling novel by Gregory Maguire. The screenplay is by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox. The film score is by John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.
[Photo Credit: Courtesy of Universal Pictures – Video Credit: Universal Pictures/YouTube]
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