LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 18: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attend the UK Premiere of “Wicked: … [+] Part One” at The Royal Festival Hall on November 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImage)

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Wicked—the big-screen adaptation of the classic Broadway musical starring Cythia Erivo and Ariana Grande—celebrated its world premiere with a emerald green carpet premiere in London on Monday.

The U.K. is the latest stop for the world celebration of the release of the film, which will open nationwide on Friday. Previously, premieres were held in New York and London.

Here’s a look at photos from Monday’s U.K. premiere.

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 18: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attend the “Wicked: Part One” UK … [+] Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on November 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

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Cynthia Erivo, who stars as Elphaba, and Ariana Grande, who stars as Glinda, attended the prmiere at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

Erivo’s film credits include Harriet, Bad Times at the El Royale, Widows and Disney’s live-action version of Pinocchio.

Grande’s screen credits include the series Victorious and Sam & Cat.

US singer Ariana Grande (L) and Nigerian-British actor Cynthia Erivo (R) pose upon arrival for the … [+] UK premiere of the film “Wicked” at the Royal Festival Hall in central London on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, … [+] Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Bowen Yang, Karis Musongole and Bronwyn James attend the “Wicked: Part One” UK Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on November 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

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All of the cast members from Wicked—Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Bowen Yang, Karis Musongole and Bronwyn James—attended the London premiere along with director Jon M. Chu.

Jeff Goldblum arriving for the UK premiere of Wicked at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre in … [+] London. Picture date: Monday November 18, 2024. (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Jeff Goldblum stars in Wicked as The Wizard.

Goldblum has starred in such hit films as the original Jurassic Park trilogy, Independence Day, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Fly and the Big Chill, and more recently Thor: Ragnarok and Jurassic World: Dominion.

Malaysian actor Michelle Yeoh poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the UK premiere of the film … [+] “Wicked” at the Royal Festival Hall in central London on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Michelle Yeoh stars in Wicked as Madame Morrible.

Yeoh won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in the 2022 Best Picture Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All at Once and has starred in such hit films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies, Crazy Rich Asians and Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings.

Michelle Yeoh arriving for the UK premiere of Wicked at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre in … [+] London. Picture date: Monday November 18, 2024. (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 18: Jonathan Bailey attends the “Wicked: Part One” UK Premiere at The … [+] Royal Festival Hall on November 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

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Jonathan Bailey stars as Fiyero in Wicked.

Bailey plays Lord Anthony Bridgerton in the hit streaming series Bridgerton and his other screen credits include the streaming series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 18: Marissa Bode attends the “Wicked: Part One” UK Premiere at The Royal … [+] Festival Hall on November 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

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Marissa Bode plays Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose, in Wicked. The film marks Bode’s big-screen debut.

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 18: (L to R) Jon M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attend the UK … [+] Premiere of “Wicked: Part One” at The Royal Festival Hall on November 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImage)

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Wicked director Jon M. Chu joined Cythia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the London premiere of the film.

Chu has directed such films as In the Heights, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me 2, G.I. Joe: Retaliation and the music documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.

Chu will direct Erivo, Grande and company once again in Wicked: Part Two, which is due in theaters November 21, 2025.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 14: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attend the NYC premiere of … [+] “Wicked” at Museum of Modern Art on November 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

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Cythia Erivo and Ariana Grande also celebrated the release of Wicked with a New York premiere on November 14.

(From L) US actress and singer Idina Menzel, British actress and singer Cynthia Erivo, US … [+] singer-songwriter and actress Ariana Grande and US actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth attend the Los Angeles premiere of Universal Pictures’ “Wicked” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillon, in Los Angeles, November 9, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

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The original stars of Broadway’s Wicked—Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth, who played Elphaba and Glinda, respectively—joined Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for the Los Angeles premiere of the movie version of Wicked on November 9.

Wicked opens in theaters nationwide on Friday.

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