{"id":2170613,"date":"2025-11-21T16:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2170613"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:31:08","slug":"for-good-connects-to-the-wizard-of-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/for-good-connects-to-the-wizard-of-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"For Good&#8217; connects to &#8216;The Wizard of Oz&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sequel to <em>Wicked<\/em> hits theaters this week with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/post-credit-scene-wicked-good-133218238.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wicked: For Good opening nationwide;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> opening nationwide<\/a> on Friday. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande reprise their roles as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, as we continue on their journey through Oz. But how does the musical-turned-movie tie into the original <em>Wizard of Oz<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>WARNING: Spoilers for <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> follow! Continue at your own risk!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There is significant overlap between the two, even if we don&#8217;t get a lot of Kansas&#8217; own Dorothy Gale in the <em>Wicked <\/em>series. For one, Dorothy&#8217;s faithful friends are all characters that have a role in Wicked. The lion cub that Elphaba and Fiyero save in <em>Wicked<\/em> becomes the Cowardly Lion (voiced by Colman Domingo), while Boq (Ethan Slater) and Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) turn into the Tin Man and Scarecrow, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_b1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_b1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_b1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_j1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_j1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_j1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We get to see Dorothy &#8212; played by Bethany Weaver &#8212; indirectly a couple times as Glinda sends her down the Yellow Brick Road in Wicked (and doesn&#8217;t tell her about the train to the Emerald City) and when dumping water on Elphaba (which was all an elaborate plot to fake her demise).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Wicked<\/em> and <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> are the story of Elphaba and Glinda, but there&#8217;s just enough <em>Wizard of Oz<\/em> adjacent content to tie them together beautifully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on For The Win: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/pop-culture\/2025\/11\/21\/wicked-for-good-wizard-of-oz-cameos-easter-eggs\/87392767007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:How Wicked: For Good connects to Wizard of Oz with cameos, Easter eggs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">How Wicked: For Good connects to Wizard of Oz with cameos, Easter eggs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sequel to Wicked hits theaters this week with Wicked: For Good opening nationwide on Friday. 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