Continuity mistake: When Elphaba walks toward Glinda for the first time, the group of students parts to leave a clear path between them. But from the opposite angle, the students are suddenly crowding around her again. She hits a high note, turns around, and the crowd has parted once more - with the empty path reappearing.
Continuity mistake: When the bear carries baby Elphaba away, her head rests on the left. One cut later, she's rotated 180ยบ and now lies on the right.
Continuity mistake: When Elphaba is born, the cloth initially covers her up to the chest, but in the next shot it's suddenly pulled down to her waist.
Continuity mistake: When Elphaba runs through the field singing "The Wizard and I," her long braid lies down her back in the shots from behind, but in the front-facing shots, it's draped over her chest.
Continuity mistake: When Glinda pretends to be reading to get Fiyero's attention, there's a group of three people sitting on the steps behind her. The woman in the middle disappears between shots.
Continuity mistake: When the kids are making fun of young Elphaba, the girl on the left keeps alternating between sitting and standing from one instant cut to the next.
Continuity mistake: During "No One Mourns the Wicked," a small red-haired girl stands next to another girl in a red jacket. In the very next shot, the red-haired girl has vanished, and an African-American woman in a blue suit has appeared in her place. (00:05:05)
Continuity mistake: Elphaba uses her right arm to pull the covers to her left, but in the next shot she is using her left arm to pull the covers to her right. (00:34:50)
Continuity mistake: During "What Is This Feeling?", Galinda walks out onto the balcony with Elphaba following right behind her. But in the next shot, Galinda has suddenly vanished.
Continuity mistake: When Elphaba is getting off the boat and walking towards Shiz, we see everyone in front of her part, and she has a clear path directly to the back of Glinda. In the next shot, which is in front of Glinda, people are standing right behind her and part later.
Continuity mistake: During the "One Short Day" sequence, the Wizomania choir arrives featuring Kristin Chenoweth (on the left) singing back to back with Idina Menzel. When Kristin hits the high key, Idina suddenly disappears between instant cuts.
