Both Elphaba AND Glinda have been played by black women. You may or may not know that Nessarose is played by a disabled actress for the first time, but I expect that's mainly about the design of theatres and their backstage areas...The only new bits were the Idina and Kristen cameo, Morrible training Elphaba with the coin, and Elphie moving into Glinda's room. The additional length was mainly about the film taking its time to transition between scenes. I think 5 minutes could have been shaved off these transitions and the film would have been an ideal length.
Both Elphaba AND Glinda have been played by black women. You may or may not know that Nessarose is played by a disabled actress for the first time, but I expect that's mainly about the design of theatres and their backstage areas...The only new bits were the Idina and Kristen cameo, Morrible training Elphaba with the coin, and Elphie moving into Glinda's room. The additional length was mainly about the film taking its time to transition between scenes. I think 5 minutes could have been shaved off these transitions and the film would have been an ideal length.