Spoiler warning: This post contains spoilers for Wicked: For Good . Wicked ’s hair and makeup department deserves all their flowers. Whether they were creating the perfect green shade for Elphaba’s skin or figuring out how to bring the Scarecrow and Tin Man to life, they gave it their all. And according to Jonathan Bailey, who played Fiyero in Wicked: Part 1 and Wicked: For Good , it took some time to figure out how to best show his character’s transformation into a scarecrow.

In Wicked: For Good , Elphaba used her magic to turn Fiyero into the Wizard of Oz ’s Scarecrow in order to save his life. Although he survived the guards’ beating (as she intended), when they reunited, he was unrecognizable. Apparently, Bailey’s straw-like appearance was not accomplished with CGI.

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