The first “Wicked” film is faithful to Act 1 of the musical, all the way down to the soundtrack. No songs were cut, and with the exception of one song “expansion” — as composer Stephen Schwartz puts it — the tracks are true to the original Broadway cast recording.

So when the pair shows up for a cameo in part one of director Jon M. Chu's Wicked film adaptation, now in theaters, it obviously makes for a pretty exciting surprise. While Menzel and Chenoweth played a part in Wicked's expansive publicity campaign,

Chu shared that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo had been cast as Galinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the long-awaited movie adaptation of Broadway's smash musical Wicked back in Nov. 2021, reactions were mixed.

Could Glinda the Good Witch also be Glinda the Gay Witch? 'Wicked' star Ariana Grande thinks so, and original Broadway lead Kristin Chenoweth agrees.