Everything we know about Wicked: For Good ✨
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The Wicked movie was one of the biggest films to hit the big screen in recent years - and now we can see the much-anticipated second instalment! Released on Friday 21st November, fans will be flocking to cinemas to finally see the second half of the global phenomenon... Which will contain the two leads singing beloved hit 'For Good'.
Following the news that Ariana Grande would be starring in the long-awaited movie musical alongside Cynthia Erivo in 2021, excitement has only continued to grow - especially after the release of the final full-length trailer for Wicked: For Good in October.
The first part of the magical film franchise arrived in UK cinemas in November 2024, with For Good dropping a year later in November 2025. As the first movie has a Golden Globe and TWO BAFTAs under its belt, it's fair to say that anticipation for the second instalment has been sky high. Here's everything you need to know about the two Wicked movies.
Wicked movies: Release dates
Part one of Wicked was released in UK cinemas on Friday 22nd November 2024, while part two (entitled For Good) came out almost exactly a year later on Friday 21st November 2024.
The films have seen plenty of release dates over the past few years, with confirmation that it would be headed for a 2019 and 2021 release before the global pandemic put paid to that. Then, in April 2022, director Jon M. Chu confirmed that the original plan for one standalone film was to be scrapped in favour of a two-parter.
Releasing a statement, he wrote: ‘Here's what happened: as we prepared this production over the last year, it became increasingly clear that it would be impossible to wrestle the story of WICKED into a single film without doing some real damage to it.
'As we tried to cut songs or trim characters, those decisions began to feel like fatal compromises to the source material that has entertained us all for so many years. So we decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one WICKED movie but TWO!!!!
'With more space, we can tell the story of WICKED as it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys of these beloved characters. Cynthia, Ariana, and I - and all of the cast and crew - pledge to create nothing less than an experience that honors its foundation for all the fans who've waited for this movie, and to offer a thrilling, fantastical world full of dynamic characters that invites in those who are unfamiliar.’(sic)
The two films were then rumoured for Christmas Day releases in 2024 and 2025 consecutively, before the first part was brought up to 27th November 2024, and eventually being released on Friday 22nd November 2024, with the second part coming out on Friday 21st November 2025.
Who is in the cast?
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp
Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland
Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar
Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible
Peter Dinklage as the voice of Dr. Dillamond
Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman
Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp
Keala Settle as Miss Coddle
Bowen Yang as Pfannee
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead the film adaptations which has been in the works at Universal Studios since 2004.
Jon M. Chu shared the news on Twitter back in November 2021: 'Goooood Newwwws!!! The incredible #CynthiaErivo and @ArianaGrande will be our Elphaba and Galinda in @WickedMovie @UniversalPics Get ready for a match up like you’ve never seen!!! In pink and green!!!' (sic)
Cynthia Erivo plays Elphaba, the misunderstood 'Wicked Witch of the West', Cynthia won a Grammy and a Tony Award for her role as Celie in the Broadway transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of The Color Purple. She also received two Oscar nominations for the film Harriet and an Emmy nomination for her role as Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha.
Before Ariana Grande was the international pop star we know today, she appeared on Nickelodeon shows Victorious and Sam & Cat and she actually started her career in the Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown's 13 the musical.
Are Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in the Wicked film adaptation?
They certainly are! Kristen, who originated the role of Glinda, and Idina, who originated the role of Elphaba, have cameos in the first film as performers during the 'One Short Day' scene.
They aren't the only famous faces to make cameos in the films - renowned and legendary composer Stephen Schwartz (who wrote the original Wicked soundtrack) is an Emerald City Guard who proclaims the famous line: "The Wizard will see you now!"
Winnie Holzman, who wrote the original musical's book as well as co-writing the two films' screenplays, appears as a member of the crowd in Oz, and Alice Fearn, who played Elphaba on London's West End between 2017-2019 plays Glinda's mother. Kerry Ellis, who originated the role of Elphaba in the UK, is also rumoured to be appearing in For Good.
What is Wicked about?
Wicked is based on the novel by Gregory Maguire and tells us the story of the relationship between Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West (Elphaba) from The Wizard of Oz before Dorothy landed.
In this story we see how the pair meet at school, eventually become friends and the rift that grows when the pair share a love interest and have separate responses to the Wizard's corrupt government - which leads to Elphaba being branded as the Wicked Witch.
Who wrote the music?
The music and lyrics of Wicked were written by Stephen Schwartz. He told RadioTimes.com in December 2023 that it had been a "complete joy" to work on the film adaptations. He said: "The creative team, led by Jon Chu, has been fantastic, and I have a great music team, many of whom came from the show originally.
"And then we have this phenomenal cast – particularly our leading ladies in Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are such great singers, such great musicians and wonderful human beings to work with. It's just been a privilege to be able to write with the voices of Cynthia and Ariana in mind."
Stephen is also renowned for his musicals Godspell, Pippin and The Prince of Egypt.
Wicked movie soundtrack
It was announced in October 2024 that ‘Wicked: The Soundtrack’ would be released via Republic Records / Verve Records on 22nd November, to coincide with the film’s arrival in cinemas. Available as a CD, double vinyl, double picture disc and digitally — the soundtrack includes the iconic songs ‘Defying Gravity’, ‘Popular’, ‘Dancing Through Life’ and ‘The Wizard And I’ — and has now been certified Gold.
With music and lyrics by legendary Grammy and Oscar winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, 'Wicked: The Soundtrack' includes songs performed by global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda and Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba.
In addition, it will feature the musical talents of Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible; Olivier Award winner Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers) as Fiyero and pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz.
Which songs are in the Wicked film?
1) 'No One Mourns the Wicked'
2) 'Dear Old Shiz'
3) 'The Wizard And I'
4) 'What Is This Feeling?'
5) 'Something Bad'
6) 'Dancing Through Life'
7) 'Popular'
8) 'I’m Not That Girl'
9) 'One Short Day'
10) 'A Sentimental Man'
11) 'Defying Gravity'
Which songs are in Wicked part 2: For Good?
1) 'Every Day More Wicked' – Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo ft. Michelle Yeoh, Ariana Grande
2) 'Thank Goodness / I Couldn’t Be Happier' – Ariana Grande, Wicked Movie Cast ft. Michelle Yeoh
3) 'No Place Like Home' – Cynthia Erivo
4) 'The Wicked Witch of the East' – Marissa Bode, Cynthia Erivo, Ethan Slater
5) 'Wonderful' – Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo
6) 'I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)' – Ariana Grande
7) 'As Long As You're Mine' – Cynthia Erivo & Jonathan Bailey
8) 'No Good Deed' – Cynthia Erivo
9) 'March of the Witch Hunters' – Wicked Movie Cast, Ethan Slater
10) 'The Girl in the Bubble' – Ariana Grande
11) 'For Good' – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Who else worked on the film?
The film is directed by Jon M. Chu who is best known for directing the film Crazy Rich Asians. However, this wasn't his first musical as he has already directed the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights, so we know Wicked is in safe hands.
Stephen Schwartz worked alongside Winnie Holzman - who wrote the musical's book - on the film's screenplay. Mark Platt who produced the musical also produce the film versions.
With the films plunging us into the magical Land of Oz, fans were surprised to hear from director Jon M. Chu that the movies did NOT use CGI or blue-screen. Instead, the film production used real, large-scale sets to bring the magic to the big screen.
Wicked movie trailers
24th September 2025: The final trailer for the final movie was released
3rd September 2025: 30-second teaser clip
June 2025: The official trailer for Wicked: For Good debuted during a special theatrical re-release of the original film on 4th June 2025 in the US and was uploaded to YouTube on 5th June 2025
5th September 2024: Official Trailer 2 released for Wicked
15th May 2024: Official Trailer released
11th February 2024: First Look trailer released
Film posters and first looks
On 14th May 2024, Universal released an official poster for the first film. The stunning shot features both Ariana and Cynthia, merging stunning shades of pink and green to represent both of the characters and captioned: 'Pink goes good with green.'
The poster for part two was unveiled on 14th May 2025, captioned with: 'You will be changed. Wicked: For Good only in theaters November 21'.
In April 2023, bosses upped the ante as they began teasing imagery from the film. The film's official Instagram released some first look images from the upcoming movies, giving us a glimpse of Ariana and co-lead Cynthia Erivo as Glinda and Elphaba for the first time. At the time, bosses shared two separate images - however, these have sadly now been removed from Instagram.
Captioning the image of Ariana as Glinda with a simple '💖', Cynthia's post - showing her as Elphaba - was appropriately captioned with the contrasting emoji: '💚'.
With director Jon M. Chu also sharing the two images to his own Instagram, he wrote: 'You weren’t told the whole story. What happens when you veer off the Yellow Brick Road? FIRST LOOK of the #WickedMovie … currently in production in Oz. 🌪️🫧🧹.'
Have either of the films won an award?
They certainly have! At the 2025 Golden Globe awards in January, Wicked took the title for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. It went up against huge hits, including Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II, Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Inside Out 2, Twisters and The Wild Robot — and came home victorious.
Both Cynthia and Ariana were also nominated for awards; Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
In February 2025, Wicked picked up two BAFTA Awards — one for Costume Design and the other for Production Design. The movie had been nominated in a number of categories, including Leading Actress (Cynthia Erivo) and Supporting Actress (Ariana Grande), but the pair lost out to Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldaña.
With a Golden Globe and two BAFTAs under its belt already, everyone involved in Wicked was thrilled to find out the movie was up for Best Picture in the 97th Academy Awards, which took place in March 2025.
The two lead roles both secured nominations too, with Cynthia nominated for Actress in a Leading Role and Ari shortlisted for Actress in a Supporting Role. Sadly they didn't secure any wins at the ceremony, but the pair did wow crowds with a performance of songs from the movie, including 'Defying Gravity' and 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'.
In a post when the nominations were first announced, Ari posted on Instagram to say she was 'humbled and deeply honoured':
Behind-the-scenes photos and videos
May 2024 saw the release of some exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the upcoming films, featuring interviews with the starring cast members discussing filming, and their connection and bond with the Broadway musical.
Fans can see footage of stars such as Ariana and Cynthia on set, as well as touching footage of Ariana in an old interview discussing her dream of playing Glinda one day. On top of that, we even catch a glimpse of Ari and Cynthia's auditions for their roles, as well as director Jon discuss his decision to cast the stars, and his passion for the project.
WATCH: Wicked 'Passion Project' behind-the-scenes:
As widely reported, in May 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike, which represents 11,500 screenwriters. Paired with the writers' strike of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), as part of a larger Hollywood labour complaint, this fuelled the largest interruption to both TV and film production in the US since the Coronavirus pandemic.
With the WGA strike coming to an end in September 2023, and the SAG-AFTRA strike ending two months later in November, filming for the Wicked movie was paused, as many members of the cast were unable to work due to being bound by SAG-AFTRA contracts.
Jonathan Bailey revealed that, while his co-stars Ariana and Cynthia were out of action, he was one of few on set, but ploughed on to complete some of his shots as Fiyero.
Speaking to SiriusXFM’s Andy Cohen, Jonathan revealed: "I think we had 10 days left filming before the strike hit. I was the only actor who was on an Equity contract, so I had these four days where I came up and acted with people in wigs, who were pretending to be (the other characters)."
Is there going to be a Wicked spin-off?
Although nothing has been confirmed, producers have revealed they're considering spin-offs or sequels to further explore some of Oz's popular characters. Chief marketing officer, Michael Moses from Universal, said in a recent interview with Vulture that "there are things underway.”
Meanwhile, composer Stephen Schwartz told The Ankler he believed, although Glinda and Elphaba's story "feels complete", "there are other aspects that could be explored.”
So watch this space!
London's St Pancras station Christmas tree
On 5th November 2024, Universal Pictures unveiled a massive Emerald City Christmas tree at London's St Pancras station. The huge green structure was built as a clever marketing tool for the movie — and came complete with a yellow brick road and windows to peek inside to see a mini version of the city.
The tree also had a seating area inside, where you could sit and listen to the movie soundtrack. Unsurprisingly, Londoners (and tourists) immediately flocked to grab pics and videos with the tree!
Take a look at Ariana Grande's career so far:
Early life
Ariana was born in Florida in 1993 to CEO Joan Grande and company owner Edward Butera, who had recently moved the family from New York to the sunshine state. As a child growing up in Florida, she enjoyed taking part in school plays. Ariana then moved to New York as a young teenager, and in 2008 she starred in the Broadway musical 13.
2010 - 2013: Victorious
After that she moved onto a Nickleodeon TV series called Victorious, where she played the role of Cat Valentine. Following four seasons on Victorious she then starred in two seasons of the spin-off series Sam & Cat before taking roles other TV and theatre roles.
2011: 'Give It Up'
Her move towards music started in 2011 when she featured on the 'Music from Victorious' album singing 'Give It Up' with her co-star Elizabeth Gillies.
2013: Debut album
In 2013, the singer released her debut album, 'Yours Truly', which she described as a "throwback" to the R&B music of the 1990s. The first single released from her album was 'The Way' and featured her former boyfriend Mac Miller.
2014: 'Problem'
It wasn't until 2014 and the single 'Problem' that Ariana Grande saw chart success in the UK. The music video for the song, featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, won Best Pop Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and has now been viewed more than 1 billion times on YouTube.
2014: Jessie J collaboration
Following 'Problem' Ariana had a number of top 10 hits in the UK, including 'Bang Bang' with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj in 2014, working with Nicki once again on 'Side to Side'. She also saw huge success with 'One Last Time', which appeared on her second album 'My Everything', released in August 2014. In May 2024, the song was certified 4x Platinum by the BPI - translating to over 2.4 MILLION sales in the UK alone.
2016: 'Dangerous Woman'
Ariana also embarked on her biggest tour to date - the 'Dangerous Woman Tour' supporting her third album 'Dangerous Woman'. Devastatingly, her show at Manchester Arena on 22nd May 2017 ended with a horrific tragedy when a bomb killed 22 people and injured many others.
Following the terrible events of that night, messages of support for those affected poured in from around the world, including many from pop stars and celebrities.
Ariana, along with her team, worked quickly to put on a show that would bring everyone together at such a difficult time. Less than two weeks after the attack, the One Love Manchester benefit concert took place, with a line-up that included Katy Perry, Little Mix, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and many more artists - as well as Ariana herself.
2018: 'Sweetener'
Ariana understandably took some time off during 2017, but returned in August 2018 with her 'Sweetener' album which peaked at Number 1 in the UK and US, as well as many other countries around the world. It catalogued her dealing with everything she'd been through, as well as her relationship with Pete Davidson, which ended in October 2018.
2018: 'thank u, next'
Ariana suffered yet more loss in 2018 when her ex-boyfriend and close friend Mac Miller passed away. She paid tribute to him in beautiful Instagram posts, and even referenced him as an "angel" in her song 'thank u, next' - which practically broke the Internet with its incredible music video, taking inspiration from many iconic 90s and 00s teen films like Mean Girls.
2019: 'thank u, next' Take 2
...But Ari wasn't done there! Releasing her second album in less than six months, the album 'thank u, next' came out in February 2019, again topping the charts all over the world.
2019: Honoured with a waxwork
Ariana's waxwork at Madame Tussaud's was unveiled on Tuesday 21st May for an exclusive five-week residency starting on Friday 24th May. The final design of Ariana was chosen by fans, and Steve Davies, General Manager at Madame Tussauds London, said, "There is no doubt about it – Ariana Grande is one of the biggest female pop-superstars in the world right now and rightfully deserves this residency at Madame Tussauds London.
"Fans have been asking that Ariana's figure join our A List line up for some time and we loved working with them to decide the star's outfit. Much like the lady herself, Ariana's figure will be making her London appearance for a limited time only so Arianators should be quick to grab a chance to 'meet' their idol!"
2019: Charlie's Angels reboot
Ariana co-executive produced the soundtrack to the 2019 reboot of Charlie's Angels, singing the title track 'Don't Call Me Angel' with Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey.
2020: Potential casting in the live-action Hercules?
Ari took part in the Disney Family Singalong during lockdown in April 2020, singing 'I Won't Say I'm In Love' from Hercules - sparking calls for her to play the role of Meg in the upcoming Disney live-action remake of the 1997 animated original.
2020: Surprise release of her sixth album
Ariana announced in October 2020 that her sixth album would be released that month! At the time, she released no other information about the record, keep her fans in total suspense.
2020: The release of her sixth album 'positions'
Ari then released her sixth album 'positions' just two weeks later on Friday 30th October 2020 - and fans were over the moon!
2021: Ariana, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion
In 2021, Ariana released a remix of her track '34+35' that featured on her album 'positions'. The track, '34+35 Remix', features huge names Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion and was a massive hit with fans. Later that year, Ariana returned the favour to Doja Cat, featuring on 'I Don't Do Drugs' from Doja's third album 'Planet Her'.
2021: Ari joins the judging panel for The Voice
In March 2021, Ariana was announced to be joining the judging panel for The Voice US! She'll be replacing Nick Jonas on the panel and sit alongside Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton when the show returns in September 2021.
2021: Ariana Grande announced for new Wicked film
Ariana Grande was announced as Glinda in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked, which is also star Cynthia Erivo. Ariana has been a fan of Wicked for many years, even taking part in an NBC special called A Very Wicked Halloween, to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the musical.
2021: Ariana Grande releases her R.E.M. Beauty make-up range
In September 2021, Ariana Grande announced that she is launching her own beauty brand called R.E.M. Beauty.
The make-up range was then launched in November 2021 and is described on the website as: 'r.e.m. beauty was created to empower you with the tools you need to bring your most vivid, limitless, and creative dreams to life.
'Our products blend otherworldly ideas with real world innovation to inspire you to explore what creativity means to you.'
2021: Ariana Grande stars in Netflix film Don't Look Up
Ariana starred in the Netflix comedy drama Don't Look Up, written and directed by Academy Award winner Adam McKay. Ariana plays world-famous musician Riley Bina, who performs a song. According to Adam, the singer improvised some of the song which he immediately thought: "Oh, that's going in the movie".
Don't Look Up also stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as astronomers try to convince the world that there is a comet threatening to wipe out life on Earth.
2022: Ariana Grande releases Chapter 2 of her R.E.M. Beauty make-up range
In March 2022, Ariana released Chapter 2 of her R.E.M. Beauty make-up range. The singer shared a number of photos on her social media along with a promotional video.
In May, Ari shared a video on r.e.m. beauty's official YouTube, where she lead a makeup tutorial using products from both Chapters.
2022: Ariana is announced as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race
On 14th December 2022, the exciting news was announced that Ariana Grande would be returning to the RuPaul's Drag Race judging panel!
Both the show's official socials, and Ariana herself, confirmed the exciting news, revealing that she would be making her Ru-turn as a guest judge for season 15, which would air in January 2023.
2023: First look at Ariana in Wicked movie released
On 16th April 2023, fans got their first look at Ariana in the Wicked movie! Sharing two posts, we also got to see Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. With the first of the two films set for release on 22nd November 2024, you can see the first look images and everything else we know about the Wicked film here.
2023: Ari's R.E.M. Beauty voted Best Celebrity Beauty Brand
In September 2023, Ariana's make-up brand R.E.M. Beauty was awarded the Cosmopolitan Reader's Choice Award for the Best Celebrity Beauty Brand! Just two years after the brand's official launch, and shortly after it launching its first Sweetener foundation - a 60-shade skin care-infused range - Ari celebrated the win on Instagram, writing: 'thank you @cosmopolitan readers for voting for @r.e.m.beauty ! we are so grateful (and we feel like we're just getting started) 🥲♡'. (sic)
2024: Ariana drops new single 'yes, and?
Ariana dropped her first solo music in three years on 12th January, an epic new single called 'yes, and?' which later appeared on her seventh album, 'Eternal Sunshine', which was released in March 2024. The song was an instant hit, flying to the Number 1 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100, and bagging the Number 2 spot in the UK Chart. Just one month after the vogue-like music video premiered on YouTube, it amassed over an impressive 40 million views.
2024: Ariana releases a remix track with Mariah Carey
On 16th February 2024, Ariana released a remixed version of her hit 'yes, and ?' with Mariah Carey! Citing the global superstar as the 'queen of my heart and lifelong inspiration', Ariana thanks Mariah for 'sprinkling your brilliance and magic on my little song'. The 'yes, and ?' remix was released alongside an accompanying lyric video of Ariana's YouTube channel.
Listen to Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey's 'yes, and ?' remix here on YouTube.
2024: Ariana releases seventh album 'Eternal Sunshine'
In January 2024, Ariana Grande delighted fans by announcing her highly-anticipated seventh album, 'Eternal Sunshine', which was released on 8th March 2024. Containing tracks like 'yes, and?', 'the boy is mine' and 'imperfect for you', it was an instant hit with fans who loved how raw yet uplifting the record is. It scored a Number 1 in both the UK and the US, plus plenty of other countries around the world.
In September 2024, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album Platinum, and a year later in September 2025, the album was certified Platinum by the BPI for 600,000 sales in the UK!
2024: r.e.m. beauty X Wicked make-up collection
Just a week after the incredible official trailer for the Wicked movie dropped, Ariana upped the excitement as she teased her cosmetic brand r.e.m. beauty would launching a new collection inspired by the movie.
Sharing an image of the collection's packaging, which looked like a book with Wicked-inspired imagery, fans could see the r.e.m. beauty branding alongside the Wicked movie's. Despite not divulging any further details, it's fair to say the post got fans extremely excited.
2024: Ariana teases an 'Eternal Sunshine' tour
In between all of her other projects, Ari teased in July 2024 that she'd love to perform her 'Eternal Sunshine' album - but not as one of her typical tours: "It's definitely, for a multitude of reasons, not going to be a tour in the way I used to tour. It'd be a mini little sampling of shows. I do think it'd be really nice to do that. It's something that me and my team are working on."
2024: 'Eternal Sunshine' live album
On 1st October 2024, Ariana delighted fans with the drop of a brand new live album, in celebration of seven months since the release of her seventh album 'Eternal Sunshine'. Announcing the album - 'Eternal Sunshine Slightly Deluxe and Also Live' - on her socials, Ari gushed that she wanted to 'surprise you all with one more Eternal Sunshine related something' before she focuses her attention on the release of the Wicked movie. The album contains seven live tracks from the original album - 'Intro (End of The World)', 'Eternal Sunshine', 'Don't Wanna Break Up Again', 'Supernatural', 'Yes, And?', 'We Can't Be Friends' and 'Imperfect For You'.
Ariana wrote: '｡˚wanted to surprise you all with one more Eternal Sunshine related something before i head back into my bubble and meet you over the rainbow next month… so i performed seven songs (from ag7) with this wonderful group of musicians, in celebration of seven months of Eternal Sunshine. Eternal Sunshine Slightly Deluxe and Also Live is now available. ·ꕤ.ﾟꕤ'. (sic)
Ariana recorded the live performances alongside the talented musicians, adding: 'the videos will be coming out one at a time, each day this week. Peaches says thank you for all of your love and that she cannot wait to see you again later.' (sic)
2025: Nominated for an Oscar for her role in Wicked
In January 2025, Ari received the news she'd been nominated for best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 97th Academy Awards. Wicked was also nominated for Best Picture, at the awards which take place on 3rd March — while castmate, Cynthia Erivo, secured a nomination for Actress in a Leading Role.
2025: Ariana Grande releases short film and deluxe album
Ariana Grande released the deluxe version of her 'Eternal Sunshine' album, along with the short film called Brighter Days Ahead on 28th March. The film follows Peaches (played by Ariana) 70 years after we last saw her.
The synopsis reads: 'Now, she finds herself once again in the waiting room of Brighter Days Inc., but this time for a very different appointment. The company now offers advanced memory restoration, allowing her to revisit a curated selection of moments from her life—both cherished and painful.'
2025: Ariana announces 'The Eternal Sunshine Tour'
In August, Ariana announced she would be going on 'The Eternal Sunshine Tour', including five dates in the UK. The singer will be coming to the UK in August 2026.
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