While a number of musical have won best Picture over the years, another might join those ranks depending on how Wicked: For Good performs at Awards Season. Jon M. Chu's pair of movies expertly adapted the beloved musical for film, and Wicked crushed at the box office both times. For Good will be available to watch from home on December 30th, along with a behind the scenes documentary about how the project came together. I had the chance to see the doc early thanks to an awesome event promoting the movie's home release, and it revealed another A+ ad lib by Bowen Yang that didn't make it into the theatrical cut. Although I personally wish we got to see all of his one-liners on the big screen.
Earlier this month I had the privilege of attending the Wicked: For Good home entertainment event in NYC, which featured the real costumes from the movie (including Elphaba's famous sex cardigan). Those in attendance got to see the movie's documentary which will accompany its premium digital release on December 30th, where Yang's scene-stealing character Pfannee got another memorable one-liner. After the "Dearest Glinda" part of the opening number "Every Day More Wicked", Yang hilariously said to the ensemble of dancers:
