Al Roker accidentally lets major Wicked spoiler slip at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Today amusement big Al Roker made a 'Wicked' mistake.

The 70-year-old accidentally fto a large spoiler gaffe astir the Wicked movie portion hosting the amusement connected Thursday morning.

He was fronting a information of the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with Wicked Broadway fable Idina Menzel, 53, erstwhile helium revealed a concealed astir the film, which stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

'You had a cameo successful Wicked, successful the movie,' Roker said to Menzel.

Menzel, who played Elphaba successful the Broadway amusement from October 2003 to January 2005, admitted she does look successful Wicked: Part One - but it was meant to beryllium a astonishment appearance. 

'You’re not expected to archer anyone astir the cameo! Cat’s retired of the bag,' Menzel laughed.

'Cat’s retired of the bag!' Roker repeated, earlier adding 'everyone’s been sharing everything online.'

Menzel herself has uploaded respective photos connected societal media successful costume connected the acceptable of Wicked, but had revealed choky lipped astir what her relation looks like.

In the film, which premiered connected November 22, 2024, Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, 56, play members of a theatre troupe successful the Emerald City.

Chenoweth played Glinda connected Broadway from October 2003 until her departure connected July 2004.

The duo play members of the Emerald City ensemble who hilariously combat for the spotlight portion singing a caller verse successful One Short Day astir the Wizard of Oz 

Menzel told Roker it was a 'great root of pride' to beryllium portion of the bequest of Wicked.

'I volition clasp beloved forever,' she gushed. 

Menzel besides gushed implicit the 'full circle' infinitesimal of being connected the Today amusement with Roker, arsenic she performed successful the parade arsenic Elphaba erstwhile Wicked archetypal deed the signifier astir 20 years ago.

The vocalist and histrion besides performed a opus from the Redwood, which she presently stars in, called Great Escape.

After the highly anticipated movie was released past week, with anxious movie-goers taking to societal media to praise the flick - galore thrilled with the astonishment cameos from Menzel and Chenoweth. 

While determination had been respective hints that Idina and Kristen could marque cameos, the existent infinitesimal had been successfully kept secret, meaning the bulk of fans were caught unaware.

Speaking to Variety past week astir returning to Oz aft 2 decades, Menzel said: 'It was truthful surreal. It was truly extraordinary.

'It was fantastic to beryllium there, to get each the feels, to rehearse together, to somewhat echo our characters a small bit, to beryllium with Cynthia and Ari and bask the acceptable successful a wholly antithetic way. It was everything.'

Chenoweth added: 'I was truthful honored that they wanted to see us. I thought, "Should we? Is it weird, due to the fact that it’s [Ariana and Cynthia’s] now?" And Marc Platt said, "You person to. What bash you mean? It wouldn’t hap without you!"

She continued: 'Idina and I had truthful overmuch fun. Our costumes were amazing, and we conscionable made up our thing. We conscionable had the champion clip ever. We did it successful 1 day, and to beryllium reunited with my with my sister was very, precise special. We had a bully clip there. Elphie and Glinda grew up!'