Wicked fans already furious over scene with Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey – weeks before release
Wicked fans were outraged over a newly released scene featuring Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey weeks before its release.
The scene showed Grande – who plays Glinda The Good Witch – and Fiyero Tigelaar star Bailey performing Dancing Through Life.
The clip shows the pair passionately belting out their vocals and embracing, but fans quickly turned to .
One fan wrote: “This lighting is terrible,” while a second typed: “This looks like a reality show, not a musical.”
Others wrote: “so much light, so little color” and “This can’t be the Final Cut, it just can’t be.”
Wicked fans were outraged over a newly released scene featuring Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey weeks before its release
‘Who is responsible for this lighting?’ and “Looking for even a hint of color or contrast in this hideous set piece.”
“Looks like a toxic situationship is in the works.”
Others praised the clip, saying: ‘She looks so happy to be there, she’s wanted this role for so long, I’m so happy for her.
‘beautiful couple and beautiful dance.’
The film is about an unlikely friendship that develops between Elphaba and Glinda, two clashing witches in the magical land of Oz.
Elphaba is wrongly cast as an evil witch as she tries to expose the fraudulent, corrupt wizard who rules the land.
Wicked is the origin story of “a green-skinned woman who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.”
It serves as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, exploring the story before Dorothy’s arrival and exploring the past friendship between the characters Elphaba and Glinda.
The scene showed Grande – who plays Glinda The Good Witch – and Fiyero Tigelaar star Bailey performing Dancing Through Life
The pair can be seen passionately singing and embracing in the clip, but fans quickly took to X to criticize the “poor lighting” and compared the film to a “reality show” rather than a Hollywood blockbuster.
In the clip, Bailey was seen giving Ariana a smoldering look
One fan wrote: ‘This lighting is terrible’, while a second typed: ‘This looks like a reality show, not a musical’
Others praised the scene and Grande’s performance
Wicked is scheduled for November 27, with a direct sequel, Wicked Part Two, following a year later
The stars will begin their press tour in the coming days, with the first premiere next weekend, November 3, in Sydney, Australia.
Wicked is scheduled for November 27, with a direct sequel, Wicked Part Two, following a year later.