When Universal Pictures split its musical adaptation of "Wicked" into two films, the move was derided by some critics as a cynical -- if spectacularly successful -- money grab.

But with "Wicked: For Good" out in theaters around the world this week, its stars and filmmakers say the decision has freed them up to expand the "Wizard of Oz" prequel far beyond the Broadway musical on which it is based.

The result includes an expanded new take on one of the most famous moments in movie history, with the arrival in Oz of a young girl from Kansas called Dorothy.

And the additional running time also allows for two brand new songs -- one of which, "The Girl in the Bubble," sees Ariana Grande's popular, pink-clad heroine Glinda confront her unlikely dark past.

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