Wicked fans were stunned when leading ladies Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo made a surprise appearance at a screening held at Odeon in Leicester Square.
Have YOU got a story? EmailWicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo , is earning rave reviews, but at one point, the cast looked quite different—featuring two pop icons in key roles.
'They had meetings, the two of them, about the character and who she would be. was essentially cast in his version, and then it fell through,' the insider revealed.Enter Jon M. Chu, who took over as director and reimagined the cast, ultimately bringing Erivo on as Elphaba, Grande as Glinda the Good Witch, and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero.
And this cast is clearly a perfect fit for their roles, as DailyMail's Brian Viner puts it: 'Chu and the writers have enormous fun and are superbly served by the cast: Erivo and Grande are both pitch-perfect and altogether sensational.
'I’ve gained a sister,' she said in Elle's 2024 Women in Hollywood portfolio. 'At this point, we speak almost every day. Both of us were blown away by how connected we were immediately.' Enter Jon M. Chu, who took over as director and reimagined the cast, ultimately bringing Erivo on as Elphaba, Grande as Glinda the Good Witch, and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero
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