Kristin Chenoweth DefendsWickedAgainst Conservative Group's Boycott: 'They Don't Get It'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kristen Chenoweth in November 2024.Photo:James Devaney/GC Images

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Kristen Chenowethis shutting downWickedhaters “For Good.”

The actress, who played Glinda in the original Broadway production ofWickedand has a cameo in the film adaptation,responded to conservative group One Million Moms after it claimed that the new movie pushed a queer agenda on viewers. The group’s petition asks signers not to support the movie and its sequel.

“Of course, the musical contains a tremendous amount of witchcraft and sorcery, and that content prompts most parents to avoid taking their children to seeWicked,“thepetition reads. “But the film also shows not-so-discrete crossdressing and men crushing on men, which parents may not expect.”

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“Instead of an uplifting Broadway musical about friendship and family, talents and resources were used to create a dark movie that also pushes wokeness,” the petition concluded.

AfterOut Magazineposted about the petition onInstagram, Chenoweth shared a response.

“Everyone knows the ‘one million Moms’ are a mere few hundred. Maybe,” she wrote in the post’s comment section. “It’s called entertainment. Artistry.”

Chenoweth, who noted that she is both a Christian woman and the originator ofWicked’s Glinda, denounced “all the silliness that these women spew out of hate.”

“No no no. I can’t help it : i try to love em anyways,” Chenoweth wrote. “For they don’t get it.”

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Chenoweth has been vocal in the past aboutWicked —the show, the movie and the message of friendship behind both.

After an Oct. 28 screening of the new film, Chenoweth gushed overAriana GrandeandCynthia Erivo’s performances as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively. Sheshared her thoughtsin an Instagram reel.

“The story is so wonderful, and Cynthia and Ariana are amazing. The whole cast is amazing,” Chenoweth said. “[Director] Jon Chu nailed it. I was so moved, emotional, happy, filled with joy. Please everybody go seeWicked, you’ll be blessed.”

Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, who played Elphaba in the original Broadway production, have small roles in the film to perform “One Short Day.”

Wicked: Part Oneis in theaters now. The second half, now titledWicked: For Good, is scheduled to open on Nov. 21, 2025.

source: people.com