Overview
- With reviews now published, Rotten Tomatoes shows a generally favorable critics’ score in the low-to-mid 70s and an early audience rating in the high 90s.
- Critics widely praise the lead performances and production craft, though some describe the sequel as less cohesive than Part One with pacing and second‑act challenges.
- The finale expands the stage show’s latter half with added story material and two new Stephen Schwartz songs designed for the screen.
- The press tour concluded with a New York premiere on Nov. 17, and Cynthia Erivo publicly addressed the Singapore premiere security incident involving a man rushing toward Ariana Grande.
- Directed by Jon M. Chu for Universal, the film reunites the principal cast and opens exclusively in theaters on Nov. 21.