For Good Will Give Its Witches Some Wholly New Tunes

It was solely a month in the past that Wicked began taking the world by storm, and never that lengthy since we realized its second half would now go by Wicked: For Good. Common’s not able to reveal something from the sequel, however that hasn’t stopped co-lead Cynthia Erivo from hyping up a few of the subsequent movie’s modifications, significantly within the music.

At a latest look on Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, Erivo talked about her strategy to enjoying Elphaba, who finally turns into the well-known Depraved Witch. One factor she talked about was working carefully with the play and movie’s composer, Stephen Schwartz, to develop a model new tune for her character. With out giving something away, she teased “even the title will transfer you. I don’t know when you’re prepared for it. After we filmed it, the forged and crew have been crying. […] I hope audiences are prepared—it’s a tune that speaks to the guts of who Elphaba is.”

You would possibly’ve forgotten, however Schwartz stated in 2022 there’d be a pair of latest songs for Depraved’s second half “to satisfy the [storytelling’s] calls for.” The primary film’s music modifications primarily involved the characters or setting to account for it now not being a stage musical, however these songs have been in any other case the identical. Giving Elphaba and Glinda some new tunes retains issues recent for film and OG followers, and makes Depraved: For Good really feel like much more like an occasion. And it’ll additionally make these new songs attractive to belt out when the movie finally will get its personal sing-along version.

However Depraved: For Good wants to come back out first—and it’ll achieve this on November 21, 2025. For those who have been ready to observe the primary movie at house, excellent news: it’s hitting digital on New Yr’s Eve.

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