Kristen Chenoweth is shutting down Wicked “For Good” haters.
Actress, who played Glinda in the original Broadway production Wicked and has a cameo role in the film adaptation, responded to the conservative group One Million Moms after it claimed the new film was pushing a queer agenda on viewers. The group’s petition asks signatories not to support the film and its sequel.
“Of course, the musical contains an enormous amount of wizardry and sorcery, and that content leads most parents to avoid taking their children to see it wicked,” the petition reads. “But the film also shows not-so-discreet cross-dressing and male-male crushes, which parents may not expect.”
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“Instead of an uplifting Broadway musical about friendship and family, talent and resources have been used to create a dark film that also encourages vigilantism,” the petition concluded.
After Out Magazine posted about the petition on Instagram, Chenoweth shared a response.
Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in the original “Wicked” Broadway production.
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“Everyone knows ‘a million moms’ are only a few hundred. Maybe,” she wrote in the comment section of the post. “It’s called entertainment. Art.”
Chenoweth, who noted that she is both a Christian and a pioneer Wicked’Glinda, condemned “all the nonsense these women spew out of hatred.”
“No, no, I can’t help it: I try to love them anyway,” Chenoweth wrote. “Because they don’t get it.”
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Chenoweth has been vocal in the past about wicked — the show, the movie and the message of friendship behind both.
After a screening of the new film on October 28, Chenoweth enthusiastically cast Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as Glinda and Elphaba. She shared her thoughts in a column on Instagram.
“The story is so wonderful and Cynthia and Ariana are amazing. The whole cast is amazing,” Chenoweth said. “[Director] Jon Chu made it. I was so moved, emotional, happy, filled with joy. Please everyone take a look Wickedyou will be blessed.”
Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, who played Elphaba in the original Broadway production, have small roles in the performance of “One Short Day.”
Wicked: Part One it’s in theaters now. Second half, now titled Wicked: For goodit is scheduled for 21.11.2025.
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