Why Aren't Dorothy's Ruby Slippers in “Wicked” Red? All About the Costume Designer's Choice to Stray from the Iconic Color

Costume designer Paul Tazewell told PEOPLE in 2024 that the silver slippers were inspired by L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of ...

Why aren't there ruby slippers in the new 'Wicked' movie?

You won't see Dorothy's iconic footwear from "Wizard of Oz" in the movie musical "Wicked: For Good." There's a legal reason ...

Why Wicked changed the colour of Dorothy’s magical ruby slippers

When is a ruby slipper not a ruby slipper? That is the philosophical conundrum posed by new movie Wicked: For Good, in which ...

How Nessarose's Silver Shoes Take on a Bigger Role in ‘Wicked: For Good' - And Why They Aren't Red

For Good" will transport audiences back to the magical world of Oz when it hits theaters on Friday, and that means fans will ...

Little-known reasons why ‘Wicked: Part 2’ changed Dorothy’s iconic ruby shoes

Wicked: Part 2 includes a clever nod to that legacy. The film shows the shoes beginning to turn red through a spell, acknowledging Victor Fleming’s classic while still presenting them as silver, which ...

The strange story of why Wicked: For Good's ruby slippers aren't ruby slippers at all

If you're not up on your Wicked lore, you might be wondering whether this is a mistake on the part of the filmmakers. However ...
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Why Aren’t Dorothy’s Slippers Red in ‘Wicked: For Good’? The Reason Behind the Change Explained

Viewers were given a glimpse of Dorothy from behind in 2024’s Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu, as she was seen walking along ...

125 Years Later, Wicked: For Good Restores a Wizard of Oz Detail That the Classic Movie Changed

Wicked: For Good changes Dorothy's ruby slippers into silver shoes, but there's a good reason for not keeping The Wizard of ...

10 Burning Questions We Still Have After ‘Wicked: For Good’

Here are the searing questions that still haunt and hurt us after watching Wicked: For Good.