Who's Playing Dorothy in Wicked: For Good? Mystery Actress Revealed, as Report States She Was Stopped From Attending Major Premieres

The enigma of who plays Dorothy successful Wicked: For Good has present been revealed — adjacent though you won't spot the character's look on-screen.

It's present been confirmed that British theatre histrion and pilates teacher Bethany Weaver portrays the iconic quality wrong the Wicked sequel — which goes to large lengths to support the quality arsenic anonymous arsenic possible.

The Sun reports that Dorothy lone appears on-screen for 69 seconds of the movie's 2 hr 17 infinitesimal runtime, and says conscionable six words. Behind the scenes, too, there's been an effort to support Weaver retired of the spotlight, with the histrion reportedly stopped from attending large premieres. Other formed and unit were besides banned from publically interacting with Weaver connected societal media.

British histrion and pilates teacher Bethany Weaver portrays Dorothy successful Wicked: For Good. Image credit: Instagram: @bethanyweavesx.

Weaver's Instagram is bare of immoderate proposition she is starring successful 1 of the year's biggest movies, presumably by design.

Speaking astir the deliberate determination to support Dorothy arsenic anonymous arsenic possible, Wicked manager Jon M Chu said it had been a conscious effort to not distract audiences with the Wizard of Oz star, oregon regenerate different instances of the character's portrayal — specified arsenic the legendary 1939 show of Judy Garland.

"I didn't privation to measurement connected who you deliberation Dorothy is successful immoderate communicative that you came into this with," Chu antecedently told People. "She is simply a pawn successful the mediate of each of it."

The prime makes consciousness — aft all, Wicked is Elphaba and Glinda's story, which happens concurrently with The Wizard of Oz. Elphaba and Glinda's portrayal by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande has been a focal constituent of the movie's selling campaign, and introducing Dorothy arsenic different large relation could beryllium a distraction. And, of course, the 2nd enactment of Wicked's signifier philharmonic besides handles the quality of Dorothy similarly, with audiences lone getting a glimpse of the character.

Prior to this confirmation — which has lone travel aft the movie's reappraisal embargo lifted — determination had been aggravated speculation connected who would play Dorothy, with Matilda prima Alisha Weir and adjacent Taylor Swift suggested.

"Wicked: For Good has each of the large parts of the archetypal movie — opulent sets, heart-wrenching songs, the cleanable pb formed — and each of its problems, too," we wrote successful IGN's Wicked: For Good review, awarding the movie a 6/10 score.

As the movie's promotional circuit continues, a YouTuber has been charged with nationalist nuisance aft prima Ariana Grande was grabbed by a antheral who rushed onto the reddish carpet during the film's Singapore premiere. Jurassic Park prima Jeff Goldblum, meanwhile, has revealed wherefore Wicked has made him springiness up eating meat.

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