Wicked features a shocking cameo that will shock fans

Just one short day in the Emerald City, and Elphaba and Galinda already meet some special characters.

This post continues with spoilers for Bad.

Badan adaptation of the popular Broadway musical of the same name, released in theaters on Friday, November 22, starring Cynthia Erivo And Ariana Grande as a pair of witches, who would one day become the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North respectively. Part 2 of the saga will be released next year on November 21, 2025.

When Elphaba (Erivo) and Galinda/Glinda (Grande) arrive in the Emerald City during the film’s first act, they are greeted by hundreds of Ozian citizens. It is played by two faces in the audience Idina Menzel And Kristin Chenowethwho famously created the respective roles of Elphaba and Galinda in the OG Broadway production.

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In the scene, Menzel, 53, and Chenoweth, 56, portray performers and lead a troupe. They join in singing “One Short Day,” telling the origin story of how Oz was founded and how the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) initially arrived in the city. The filmed adaptation features an extended version of the song, in which Menzel and Chenoweth’s rival musicians try to outdo each other.

Bad is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire and serves as a prequel to it The Wizard of Oz. It charts the history of the Wicked Witch of the West (Elphaba) and the Good Witch of the North (Glinda) when they were roommates at the magical Shiz University.

The musical was first shown in 2003, starring Menzel as the Green Witch and Chenoweth as the ever-so-popular Glinda.

“The love story is actually between the two girls. It’s about their bond,” Chenoweth shared exclusively We weekly in May. “It didn’t start out that way, the show, so Idina and I feel really blessed to have been part of something that we can really make a mark in this world of musical theater.”

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Five months later, Chenoweth played coy about whether she and Menzel played secret roles in Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of Bad.

“[I] can’t confirm or deny,” Chenoweth teased Us in October. “I can do neither, but I can say that I know I speak for both Idina and me [when I say] …we are both very happy for the girls. We can’t wait to see them take on these characters.”

Menzel and Chenoweth even joined Erivo, 37, and Grande, 31, for the film’s Los Angeles premiere earlier this month. They have also often praised the two actresses who took over their now iconic roles.

“[Cynthia’s] It was great and I didn’t give her any advice because she doesn’t need advice,” Menzel said The Hollywood Reporter at the 2024 Tony Awards in June. “I think she is so incredibly talented. I’m just proud of it and proud that it’s going to reach an even wider audience. I know it is in good hands with her. She understands the character and everything the green girl is about.

Bad part 1 is in theaters now.