Ariana Grande has a sentimental reason for going by her full name for the Wicked movies. The pop star, 32, is credited as Ariana Grande-Butera in both last year's Wicked: Part One — which earned her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination — and its brand-new sequel, Wicked: For Good.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to Oz for the second part of Jon M. Chu’s maximalist adaptation of the Broadway musical.

With Elphaba now an outlaw terrorist sabotaging construction of the yellow brick road — which is made with animal slave labor — Glinda becomes the chipper spokeswoman for the Wizard of Oz’s autocratic regime.

For Good heads to theaters on Nov. 21, marking the finale of the two-part movie musical that commenced with last year’s Wicked. Now, there’s even some talk about a third film in the franchise — though it may be a while before Ariana Grande’s Glinda or Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba are back on the big

It’s a wonderful return to Oz. If you liked last year’s “Wicked,” you absolutely have to see “Wicked: For Good.” A majestic, sweeping conclusion to the story, the movie

Fans have been speculating about a potential 'Wicked 3' or spinoff of the films, and the stars, including Ariana Grande, are weighing in

Going into “Wicked” last year, my main concern was the seemingly bloated running time of the first of two stage-to-screen adaptations of the smash Broadway musical. The first film clocked in at roughly the time it would take to see the live show and it was only half of the story.

Unlike Dorothy’s other companions, the Cowardly Lion is a digital character, voiced in “Wicked: For Good” by Colman Domingo. The Cowardly Lion makes a brief appearance in the first “Wicked” film — though, it’s an easy connection to miss without knowledge of the full show.

Wicked: Fod Good also stars Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James as Glinda’s fawning assistants, Pfannee and ShenShen; Sharon D. Clarke as the voice of Elphaba’s childhood nanny, Dulcibear; and Colman Domingo as the voice of the Cowardly Lion.

Last year, Wicked ’s first part received critical and popular praise for adapting the musical for the screen. But the intense real-life friendship between the main actors, Ariana Grande (Glinda the Good) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba, Wicked Witch of the West), has created even more excitement around the second part.

The Broadway musical-inspired film is full of connections to Connecticut. From the original Broadway cast to the 2024 and 2025 films, here are some "Wicked" Connecticut ties to the "Popular" Stephen Schwartz musical.