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'Wicked' Moves Up Its November Release Date

'Wicked,' starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, will no longer compete at the box office on Nov. 27 with 'Moana 2.'

On X (formerly Twitter), the film's director, Jon M. Chu, made the announcement to fans, sharing that The Wizard of Oz prequel -- which won three Tony Awards after its premiere on Broadway more than two decades ago -- would soon be defying gravity in theaters. The film follows the story of Glinda the Good Witch (Grande) and Erivo as Elphaba -- aka the Wicked Witch of the West -- and how they went from foes to unlikely friends while together on the campus of Shiz University The adaptation also stars Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero -- the love interest who finds himself caught between Elphaba and Glinda -- Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible and Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The announcement comes after ET spoke with the original Elphaba on Broadway, Idina Menzel, at the 2024 Tony Awards in June, where she shared her enthusiasm at the project -- which has been in development for nearly two decades -- finally arriving in theaters later this year.

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