Cynthia Erivo, left, and Arianna Grande are featured stars in ‘Wicked: For Food.’ Erivo plays Elphaba, one of the wicked witches, while Grande plays Glinda, the good witch.

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By Dwight Brown

Contributing Writer

“I’ve heard it said. That people come into our lives for a reason…”

That poet lyric is from the song “For Good,” arguably the second most famous tune from the Broadway musical “Wicked.” The words hint at the theme of this final half of the “Wicked” duology, which has been magically created by screenwriters Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox and manifested brilliantly by director extraordinaire Jon M. Chu.

Their 2024 film version of “Wicked,” a stroke of genius, earned $750 million at the international box office, becoming the most successful Broadway musical adaptation o

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