From Grande to Glinda, Ariana to play the Good Witch in ‘Wicked’ movie
There have been many famous broadway shows turned into live-action films, and finally entering the list is Wicked. After hitting many push-backs, main cast members of the upcoming movie were announced including Grammy-winning singer Ariana Grande to play Glinda the Good Witch.
Joining Grande on the film is Emmy-winning actress Cynthia Erivo, who’s set to portray Elphaba Tropp a.k.a. The Wicked Witch of the West. Both of them took the exciting news on Instagram and showed the bouquets they sent to each other – both pink and green, which represents the colors of their characters.
‘Dear Cynthia, honored doesn’t even begin to cover it. I cannot wait to hug you. See you in Oz,’ Grande said in a notecard that came with the flowers for Erivo.
Meanwhile, Erivo’s message reads, ‘Congratulations Miss A. The part was made for you. I look forward to sharing the musical journey with you.’
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The film adaptation’s production has been delayed quite a few times since the film production facility needed more time to be built. Apart from that, filmmaker Stephen Daldry was originally set to direct the film but dropped the project due to “scheduling and creative conflicts.”
Stephen Schwartz, who created the music and lyrics to the Broadway show, will work on the screenplay with Winnie Holzman. It will be produced by Marc Platt and directed by John M. Chu with cinematographer Alice Brooks.
Wicked is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, which follows the story of Dorothy’s arrival in Oz. The OG Broadway run starred Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good Witch, respectively. The two frenemies had a hard time getting along because of opposing personalities and viewpoints.
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