‘Wicked’ Trailer Reveals Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba | Video

Part One of Jon M. Chu’s musical adaptation hits theaters this Thanksgiving

Get ready, Ariana Grande fans and Broadway lovers. Universal unveiled the first trailer for “Wicked: Part One” during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, giving the pop star’s fans their first look at her as the future Good Witch of the South, Glinda Upland.

Opposite Grande in the famed “Wizard of Oz” prequel will be Tony winner Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the young lady who would go on to be known as the Wicked Witch of the West. The film’s loaded cast also includes Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode and Bowen Yang.

The trailer is very much a teaser, but does offer a look at Oz and even a snippet of the showstopping number “Defying Gravity,” made famous by Idina Menzel in the original Broadway show.

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