For Good” is poised to be Queen of the Box Office this weekend. It’s the blockbuster sequel to a best picture Oscar nominee that grossed more than $700 million worldwide. Success was so obvious that the Munchkins wouldn’t even bother to come out,

Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum and Ethan Slater reunited at the New York premiere of Wicked: For Good, the follow-up to the Jon M. Chu-directed 2024 movie.

As the world anticipates the return of Oz’s most famous witches, who soar back onto cinema screens tomorrow, early reviews for Wicked: For Good suggest audiences are in for a treat. However, some critics say the prequel falls short of expectations.

Scroll on to see who showed up and what they wore to the NYC red carpet premiere of Wicked: For Good. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the “Wicked: For Good” New York Premiere held at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on November 17, 2025 in New York, New York.

Judy Garland's daughter Lorna Luft expressed appreciation for the cast of Wicked during the Red Diamond 95th Anniversary Gala at The Pierre Hotel in New York City on November 20.

"Wicked: For Good" director Jon M. Chu made the film's New York premiere a family affair on Monday, after missing last year's "Wicked" premiere in Los Angeles for the birth of his youngest child.

"She's still missing in action, but she's there," Erivo, 38, told Jimmy Fallon in a quiet voice at the top of her appearance on The Tonight Show to promote the blockbuster Wicked sequel on Wednesday, Nov. 19. "She's kind of sexy."

After Cynthia Erivo protected Ariana Grande against a man who jumped the barricade at the Wicked: For Good premiere last week, Grande is repaying her by helping protect her voice. Shortly before the New York Wicked premiere started on November 17,