Wow, there's finally recordings of Wicked's vocals

Most people probably know Evil is a musical. After all, it is one of the most successful musicals of this generation and still plays to audiences around the world. But from the first moment audiences got a taste of what director Jon M. Chu and Universal were planning to do with the film adaptation, it almost felt like a secret.

Starting with the Super Bowl commercial nine months ago and continuing through videos and clips in recent months, there has been virtually no vocal footage in the musical adaptation. The popular songs from the series were played over the footage, but the fact that Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and the rest of the cast sing in the film remained hidden.

That has changed today. Evil opens November 22nd, less than a month away, and a new featurette finally admits that it's a musical. Yes, there is singing. And the vocals were actually sung live on set. Check out the new video below.

It's not just singing Evilit looks like it's going to be one hell of a signing. Even if you're not particularly familiar with the show, songs like “Popular” and “Defying Gravity” can still give you goosebumps. So it should be great to see it in full in a theater with all the visual effects and sound.

There could be several reasons why Universal seemingly held back on this aspect of the film. The biggest problem is probably that the footage wasn't ready yet. Especially with the early trailer timed to coincide with the Super Bowl, it would have been very surprising to have something ready to show off. From then on, however, it felt like a concerted effort to captivate people with the big, bright images and the connections The Wizard of Oz– and then, at the end, one last big reveal. It's not that fans thought they left out the vocals, but now that it's been withheld, it's just special to see it.

However, there is one big aspect Evil this is still largely kept secret. It's because you don't sit down to watch “Wicked” on November 22nd. You watch “Wicked Part One,” “Part Two” comes out next year. Maintaining this silence is obviously another very conscious decision to put butts in the seats, as slapping a “Part One” on it could potentially turn off some moviegoers. Many feel that this is what happened with the latest version Mission: Impossible (which actually changed its title after release) and Warner Bros. used the same strategy the first time around dune.

Nevertheless, the first part of Evil opens in less than a month. It has singing. Now you've seen some of it. And we'll have more in the coming weeks.

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