Kristin Chenoweth Praises Wicked Movie After Watching Screening with Broadway Cast: ‘I’ll Never Be the Same’

Kristin Chenoweth was blown away by the new Wicked movie!

The actress, who played Glinda in the original Broadway production of Wicked, attended a screening of the new movie on Monday, Oct. 28 in New York City and later shared her thoughts on Instagram. Also in attendance were Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo — who play Glinda and Elphaba in the film — along with members of the current Wicked Broadway company and previous stars.

"Oh my gosh I just saw the movie and I'm dying. I'm deceased, I'm actually dead, I'm not here," Chenoweth, 56, gushed in the Instagram Reel. "People are not going to be well when they see this film. It is so good, it is so special."

"The story is so wonderful, and Cynthia and Ariana are amazing. The whole cast is amazing," Chenoweth continued. "Jon Chu nailed it. I was so moved, emotional, happy, filled with joy. Please everybody go see Wicked, you'll be blessed."

"Y’ALL WON’T EVEN BELIEVE HOW GOOD IT IS 🫧💚🩷 I’ll never be the same!!! @wickedmovie," Chenoweth captioned her post.

"the most special night. i’ll cherish forever. i love you so much," wrote Grande, 31, in the comments section, while Erivo, 37, added, "The queen mother hath spoken 🩷💚."

Those also in attendance at the screening included the movie's director Jon M. Chu, Chenoweth's husband Josh Bryant, the movie's composer Stephen Schwartz, Gregory Maguire, who wrote the novel, and a few more of Wicked's original stars: Christopher Fitzgerald (Boq), Norbert Leo Butz (Fiyero) and his wife Michelle Federer (Nessarose).

There were also a sea of former Elphabas and Glindas, including Amanda Jane Cooper, Alli Mauzey, , Carrie St. Louis, Brittney Johnson, McKenzie Kurtz, Ginna Claire Mason and Katie Rose Clarke and the Broadway production's current stars, Mary Kate Morrissey and Alexandra Socha.

Wicked, which first debuted on Broadway in 2003, puts a twist on the well-known dichotomy of The Wizard of Oz's Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West. The story instead follows Elphaba — the Wicked Witch — her unlikely friendship with Glinda and the events that led her to eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West.

Ahead of the showing of the new film, the stage and screen Wicked actors spoke about the story's impact, how personally meaningful the musical has been and Wicked's continuing legacy as a common thread that connects them.

The movies's latest screening comes after Grande and Erivo surprised the Kardashian-Jenner family with a special early screening of the new film at Kim Kardashian's home. The "most magical pajama party" saw pink balloons and Wicked decorations, and included most members of the family.

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“Look what Cynthia and Ariana set up for us. I’ve never been more excited,” Kim, 44, said in a video, adding that the group "loved" the film and "laughed" and "cried."

Wicked: Part One is in theaters Nov. 27. The movie's second part is slated for Nov. 26, 2025.