The film, adapted from the popular Broadway musical based on Gregory Maguire's book, is a revelatory prequel to “The Wizard of Oz."

I grew up watching The Wizard of Oz; I played it on repeat as a little kid. However, I hadn’t revisited it until after I saw Wicked in theaters right before its premiere on the

Chu teased that "there is interaction and some crossover" with Dorothy in the sequel Dorothy might soon meet the witches of Oz in the next Wicked film. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande bring down the house as Elphaba and Glinda in the new movie musical,