In 2024, actress and singer Cynthia Erivo was at the premiere of Wicked in London. At the show, she lost her hat only for it to be returned by one of her fans.

“ Wicked: For Good ” picks up a few years after the first film ended. Cut to Elphaba, who’s settled in a treehouse in the Ozian Forest. At her new home, she studies the Grimmerie (the spell book featured in “Wicked”) and improves her powers.

I’m sitting there thinking, ‘OK, if these women can do this onstage or on the screen, so can I in my own way.”

There’s nothing sexier than progress,” Bailey, who is the first openly gay man to hold the title, previously said of the honor

In the end Cynthia Erivo went for it, and shocked audiences when soaring into the sky while singing "Defying Gravity" on One Wonderful Night. It's one of many memorable moments of the night, and Ben Winston shared the feeling of seeing her in the air for the first time. In his words:

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sang a mashup of 'Get Happy'/'Happy Days Are Here Again,' first done by Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland in 1963.

Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Idina Menzel, and Kristin Chenoweth have all changed one another for good. The quartet finally teamed up to harmonize on "For Good," one of the pivotal musical numbers featured in 'Wicked'.