The Real Difference Between WICKED The Movie and The Musical

In this video, we dive into the highly anticipated movie Wicked, coming in November 2024! I’ll give you a quick breakdown of the plot, the talented cast featuring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and why this adaptation of the hit Broadway musical has everyone buzzing. If you love movie updates and breakdowns, don’t forget to like and subscribe for more!

[@mindytillapaugh3465]

There is no other song from a musical that can bring me to tears just by hearing those first few words..."Something has changed within me...."

[@jujubee2141]

I love the song “For Good”, it makes me cry every time I hear it. I’ve seen the musical 5 or 6 times in Los Angeles and I can’t wait for the movie. I hope it’s good 😊!

[@madreep]

I wish you would have mentioned what was different in the movie than the stage show. I am looking forward to seeing it, mostly because I've never gotten the opportunity to see it when the show came to my city. Tickets are always on a lottery and my number hasn't gotten picked yet. I try every time. They sing live in the movie, which isn't commonly done. I think it makes it more authentic. Definitely looking forward to it.

[@kendrickllbk]

I am sooo looking forward to this movie. I never got to see the play, but I read the book about 12 yrs ago, and that sparked me to read all the books in the series. Loved the book excited to see it come to life in the movie.

[@shfahr]

Hopefully you’ve heard that the musical is quite different than the book! The musical doesn’t contain any of the darkness or sexual themes that exist in the book.

[@Fantasy_Dreamer_89]

I'm very excited for this movie, it looks soo beautiful and i know it'll be a masterpiece. It looks soo interesting ❤.

[@annieschmiederfsm]

It all began with the Wizard of Oz, which was written in Michigan and that’s a whole other great story. Can’t wait to see the movie November 22. Music teacher, and HUGE fan in Michigan 🎶🧙🩷🎼

[@lauramoonwoman]

Of course we are excited for Wicked! But i am surprised you didn't mention the book...

[@jenward8877]

Or the actual differences

[@rodneyrabel7527]

I cannot wait for this movie. I am on pins and needles. I think it is going to be an absolute masterpiece. I love everybody that they’ve cast for the movie and I can’t wait to hear the soundtrack. I have the Broadway soundtrack and I will be getting the movie soundtrack. I really feel this movie is going to go down and cinematic history. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jujubee2141]

I hope you’re right. Sometimes when there’s so much hype for a movie, it bombs. I really hope this is as good as The Musical! I would by my tickets now but I think it’s too early. 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 !

[@veronicaaikins2001]

Click Bait... he didn't share any differences lol

[@WonderingDisneyParks]

How you can do the difference if you never seen the movie?

[@JulianChild]

..... aaaaand the difference between the film and stage production are? Or was that just click bait?

[@andkristianwashisname-o]

My exact question!

[@matthewtramp1148]

I’m also curious how the movie is gonna adapt to the character of Nessarose since it’s being played by an actress, who is herself wheelchair bound. Anyone who has seen it on stage knows the story about the ruby slippers.

[@laurasymons5001]

I think you almost got the reasons Wicked is so popular. It is the very first musical about the friendship between two women.

[@JulianChild]

Right? They should sing "Bosom Buddies" together! 😉

[@saxmaster121]

As a native New Yorker who has seen wicked on broadway twice I am definitely curious about if the movie version will be better or worse than the Broadway version 🤔🤔🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@Fantasy_Dreamer_89]

I'm sure it'll be better

[@lauramoonwoman]

the changes they made from the book to the broadway play were absolutely brilliant. you can't say that about every adaptation. it will be interesting to see what they did in the movie, but i am already sort of disappointed that they have made 2 parts. seems like a money grab to me. if broadway can do it in one go, hollywood should be able to do it in a few hours also.

[@Fantasy_Dreamer_89]

@@lauramoonwoman they did it to really expand the story. I don't think it's a money grab.

[@notmyselfusee]

I don’t think the expansion of the film will make it better. The writers out there right now put out garbage so once again they will probably take something good and overstate it to destroy it

[@Fantasy_Dreamer_89]

@notmyselfusee critics who saw say it was necessary. You need to watch it before making judgement.

[@wozl5540]

So this is why it's in two parts

[@jonoeschger1552]

What about Macguire’s source novel.

[@Phoenixknight79]

what I find surprising is that in the original Wizard of Oz, Glinda doesn't really show or give off the vibe that she and the Witch of the west had ever been friends. And in the movie, she says that the witch of the west has a sister the witch of the east, why is that not in the musical or movie? Most of all I have loved Wizard or Oz all my life, I then love OZ the Great and Powerful and I have wanted to see the musical but now the movie is coming out I can't wait to see it.

[@pnkrckpixikat]

Her sister is in the musical, her name is Nessarose. Elphaba only goes to school initially as her companion

[@knyfe-wrench2015]

What? The Wicked Witch of the East was the witch who was killed by the house at the beginning. The one who was wearing the ruby slippers before Dorothy takes them. In Wicked she's Elphaba's sister Nessa, in the wheelchair.

[@andrefurman9389]

... and the reason why Glinda IN the 1939 film DOES NOT give that vibe, is ALSO explained in the Wicked story. She is not supposed to tell. Obviously you are not familiar with the musical. I LOVE it. Have seen it twice on Broadway. Ready for more.

[@patclinker6587]

Also, The Wizard of Oz and Wicked were written by 2 different men. L. Frank Baum wrote the Wizard of Oz decades before Wicked was written by Gregory Maguire. Wicked is Maguire's ideas of how everything in the Wizard of Oz came to pass. Wicked tells where the Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion come from, who the Wicked Witch of the East is and how she came to power, why Elphaba wants the slippers so much, how the monkeys came to fly, even how Elphaba's flying broom came to be, and SO much more! SEE the live musical!!!! You will be SO glad that you did! Also, Glinda's name originally was Galinda. She shortened it, I won't give it away as to why. Wicked also explains why the house, containing Dorothy, came to Oz. SEE THE MUSICAL!! I read the book Wicked, but there is a lot of violence in it, so I didn't care for it. They didn't put it in the musical, thank goodness! A little bit of trivia, the name Elphaba came from the writer of The Wizard of Oz's name. L. Frank Baum = Elphaba, get it? And the coat worn by the Wizard in the Wizard of Oz was originally found at a used clothing store. When Oz's costume department really looked at it, they found the name L. Frank Baum on a tag inside it! WOW!!!

[@justcallme_catmom]

Actually, even better, I highly recommend reading the book. Or books, in the Wicked series by Gregory Maguire, if you truly want to understand the full scope of how the story of Wicked came to be and to see how it flourished. The musical is incredible as ​​⁠@patclinker6587 stated, but there truly is SO much wonderfulness that is hard to encapsulate into a musical or movie/movie series, from a book.

[@Penfreaq]

I wonder why nobody is talking about the movie soundtrack supposedly came out today on vinyl

[@greglipford372]

Geez ... did you empty the thesaurus with adjectives for "great," without having seen it? And still waiting for the promised "diferences' between the movie and musical. Dishonest post and a waste of time

[@Spekor]

also people forget it was a novel first. and i'm hoping it at least uses it's big budget to show some of the stuff glossed over in the play

[@rjwshirts]

A better title might have been "The Real Difference Between WICKED The Movie and the Original Wizard of Oz Film". Because there was a bigger emphasis on that contrast here.

[@allahcT]

It's based on a novel(which obown) not a musical.. In the novel the witch ofvthe east has no arms and is a holy roller do garcvire she's viewed as wicked.. in the musical East witch HAS arms but isin a wherlchair

[@Cassandra-..-]

Also, Avaric and Fiyero from the novel are combined into one character in the musical to form a love triangle, which wasn’t an element of the book.

[@jujubee2141]

I think most people (who are Wicked fans) know that it’s based on a book.

[@ralphreinert]

"It's based on a novel . . . not a musical." Or the 2024 movie "Wicked" is a prequel to the 1939 musical movie "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", (and perhaps a less remembered 1902 stage musical) which was itself based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" which inspired Gregory McGuire's 1995 precursor novel "Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" which in turn was the basis for the Schwartz/Holman 2003 musical "Wicked". I just hope no one will be inspired to make movies based on Baum's 12 sequels to his first Oz book other than the 1985 "Return to Oz" animated movie. In short, all the Oz books/movies/musicals/etc of the past 125+ years have been based on/inspired by/or influenced the many Oz works that came after. 🙂

[@jujubee2141]

@ I know. I read the book.

[@jamesmoore2375]

@@ralphreinert Return to Oz was not an animated movie.

[@77thumpr]

When were you going to explain the differences? "Based" on the stage version is a good choice of words since by making it into 2 parts and adding songs, it won't be Wicked. Although it looks visually good, I won't waste my money to see it. I'll wait to see it on stage again and watch it the way it is supposed to be.

[@wanditacolon]

What about the title of your video? 💯 clickbait. I read the novel and the difference is abysmal between the novel and the musical, which I also saw on Broadway. Hopefully on Thanksgiving I will see those differences.

[@TheGreatestActor]

I'm looking forward to mufasa The Lion King and Moana 2

[@delcodave]

Isn’t this song “for good” part of another movie? I don’t think it’s part of this movie at all.

[@kevintweedie]

'for good' is in act 2 of the musical. it shouldn't even be part of the trailer. you won't be seeing it in the movie

[@kevintweedie]

oops.. not sure if it's in the trailer or not.. but it is from the musical. act 2.. unless they change the order of stuff, you should not see that song in this movie.

[@laurasymons5001]

@@kevintweedie How do you know?

[@betelgeuseredstone9082]

I really disliked the movie because they did gender swapped again. And I had enough. Just tell the right characters from the musical. And appearances of The Wizard is not from L. Frank Baum vision. And as for Cynthia Erivo, has been such a drama queen just like Rachel Zegler. All because one fan's picture. That's why I preferred different actress for Elphaba. Oh, that commercial on TV. It's not her line, it's Idina Menzel's line from the beginning of Wicked. Why they picked Cynthia? She's not my Elphaba and Blue Fairy from Disney. Just stop picking the wrong actors.

[@Rosannasfriend]

Nothing you said, has anything to do with her performance in the movie. Get over something that happened weeks ago.

[@kaneohe8290]

Sounds like r a c i s m to me!

[@XavierLey-rq8lr]

How can u dislike the movie if it’s not out yet?

[@terrellmiller4768]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣​@@XavierLey-rq8lr

[@cherisej7829]

I had a feeling this would be the perspective. But I do plan to support it anyway simply because I love the story.

[@QueenDiva2147]

Thank you! Looking forward to seeing it! The Wizard of Oz to the Wiz to Wicked!!