Ahead of the Wicked: For Good premiere, Universal Pictures never disclosed the identity of the actress portraying Dorothy, though Weaver was listed in the credits as the actress behind Dorothy Gale. Additionally, her public résumé on her management's site lists an undisclosed role in Wicked and Wicked: For Good.

Costume designer Paul Tazewell told PEOPLE in 2024 that the silver slippers were inspired by L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz'

After months of speculation, the actress playing Dorothy in Wicked: For Good has been revealed as Bethany Weaver alongside stars Ariana Grande, Cyntha Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum and more.

For Good, the much-anticipated sequel to 2024's Wicked, which adapts the second half of the hit West End musical. But who exactly is playing Dorothy? The answer is rather ingenious. Wicked follows the friendship between Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande),

Viewers were given a glimpse of Dorothy from behind in 2024’s Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu, as she was seen walking along the Yellow Brick Road with her dog, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man. Noticeably missing from her feet were the sparkling red heels, which were also absent from the trailers for 2025’s Wicked: For Good.

If you're not up on your Wicked lore, you might be wondering whether this is a mistake on the part of the filmmakers. However, it's actually them being faithful to both the original Wizard of Oz book by Frank L Baum and the Wicked book by Gregory Maguire, which the musical was adapted from.

While there may be no perfect way to handle Dorothy’s inclusion in the story of Wicked and Wicked: For Good, the new Jon M. Chu movie portrays the character in a smart way. The events of The Wizard of Oz begin to transpire in the second half of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s Wicked musical.