Universal Pictures Wicked changed Us for good, and the second half is sure to do the same. The first of the two-part Wicked movie adaptation, released in November 2024, brought the beloved Broadway show to life on the big screen.

The “Wicked: For Good” soundtrack also includes “The Wicked Witch of the East,” a song sung by Nessarose (Marissa Bode), Boq (Ethan Slater) and Elphaba. While this song is present in the stage musical, fans have long lamented its absence on the original Broadway cast recording of “Wicked.”

Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show’s second act. As the composer Stephen Schwartz was working on the 2003 stage musical “Wicked,” one of the stars, Kristin Chenoweth, repeatedly asked for another number for her character, Glinda, to sing in the second act.

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R.A.: The thing about turning Wicked the musical into two entire movies is you could have had a bit more room to flesh out some stuff that doesn’t make sense onstage. You allow it onstage because things don’t have to make sense in the way they have to do when you’re in close-up onscreen.

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When it comes to adding new songs to a beloved musical, there is a very good chance that it's going to be polarizing one way or another. People are either going to love or hate the mere concept and when the songs are finally revealed, often the best you ...