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If you\u2019re a Wicked<\/a><\/em> fan, chances are you\u2019ve listened to the soundtrack over and over again \u2013 there\u2019s a reason why the songs of Stephen Schwarz have proved so pop-u-lar. And while big-screen musical adaptations often require some changes to the source material, the second half of Jon M. Chu\u2019s Wicked<\/em> two-parter, Wicked: For Good<\/a><\/em>, brings with it a gift: two new songs, never-before-heard, sprung forth from Schwartz\u2019s own pen, getting back into the heads of his two central witches.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n For Cynthia Erivo\u2019s Elphaba, that results in a song titled \u2018No Place Like Home\u2019 \u2013 a phrase with real meaning for her not-so-Wicked-witch, that also has major resonance with the original Wizard Of Oz<\/a><\/em>. It\u2019s a number she sings, effectively, to herself \u2013 an expression of her biggest feelings. \u201cShe has to question why she wants to continue to save Oz, or save the animals in it, even though this place doesn\u2019t necessarily want her,\u201d Erivo explains, speaking to Empire<\/em> in our world-exclusive Wicked: For Good<\/em> issue<\/a>. And like all the best musical numbers, the song itself takes her closer to an answer. \u201cIt is a discovery as to why she can continue,\u201d she says. \u201cThat is where the story gets started for her.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n As if the pressure of delivering a new Elphaba hit wasn\u2019t enough, Erivo is more than aware of the responsibility that comes with giving her one with this particular title. \u201cI was really aware that if the words \u2018no place like home\u2019 are in her mouth, they have to mean something,\u201d she says. \u201cIt has to be really special.\u201d Get ready to have it on repeat \u2013 alongside Glinda\u2019s new number\u2026 stay tuned.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read Empire<\/em>\u2019s world-exclusive Wicked: For Good<\/em> cover<\/a> story \u2013 speaking to Jon M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, and Michelle Yeoh on the epic musical culmination \u2013 in the November 2025 issue, on sale Thursday 25 September. Order a copy online here<\/a>. Wicked: For Good<\/em> comes to UK cinemas from 21 November.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.empireonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019re a Wicked fan, chances are you\u2019ve listened to the soundtrack over and over again \u2013 there\u2019s a reason why the songs of Stephen Schwarz have proved so pop-u-lar. And while big-screen musical adaptations often require some changes to the source material, the second half of Jon M. Chu\u2019s Wicked two-parter, Wicked: For Good, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2038342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2038341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Inside-Elphabas-New-Wicked-For-Good-Song-No-Place-Like.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2038341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2038342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2038341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2038341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2038341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}