Wicked: For Good Will Keep Dorothy Faceless, Putting Elphaba and Glinda Front and Center
Dorothy makes a mystery cameo in Wicked: For Good — but her face stays hidden.
After a year of fans trying to Sherlock their way to a Dorothy casting, Jon M. Chu just cleared it up and complicated it at the same time: Dorothy is in Wicked: For Good more than she is in the stage musical... but you are not going to see her face.
Dorothy is in the sequel, but she stays faceless
Speaking with People, Chu said the plan is to keep Dorothy present without defining her for you.
"I did not want to step on who you think Dorothy is in whatever story that you came into this with. This is still Elphaba and Glinda's journey, and she is a pawn in the middle of all of it."
So yes, she shows up, she matters, but the camera will not give you a clean look at her. Bold, a little cheeky, and absolutely on-brand for a movie that is more interested in the green girl and the good one.
We already got a tease at the end of the first movie
The first Wicked film opens at what will almost certainly be the sequel's endpoint: Glinda announces the death of the Wicked Witch of the West. Then we cut to Dorothy and her crew on the Yellow Brick Road headed for the Emerald City to see the Wizard — Dorothy holding Elphaba's broom, Toto at her heels, with the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man in step. The catch? We only see them from behind. That was not an accident.
Why Dorothy matters to Wicked
If you know the 1939 The Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland, you know how Elphaba meets her end — Dorothy is the one who does it. Wicked is the prequel that sets up that moment, then flips the perspective so the 'wicked' part is not so black-and-white. The sequel appears set to continue that reframing while acknowledging Dorothy's role in the fallout.
The guessing game: who is Dorothy?
After Wicked hit theaters, fan theories kicked into overdrive. A popular pick was Alisha Weir (Abigail) under the hat and braids. With Chu confirming the faceless approach, we may never get on-screen confirmation — the answer might live only in the end credits.
Cast notes (and a couple of winks for musical fans)
Colman Domingo has joined as the voice of the Cowardly Lion. As for the Scarecrow and the Tin Man: if you know the stage show, you know how those roles connect to characters we have already met. The movie is playing it close to the vest, so consider this your non-spoiler heads-up to watch closely in Part 2.
When you can see it
Wicked: For Good opens November 21.