Pop star Ariana Grande and British actress Cynthia Erivo are set to star in the new film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical “Wicked”.
Grande announced news of his casting to his 274 million Instagram followers on Thursday, with a carousel of images that summed up his excitement at being part of the project, along with the caption “Thank goodness”.
In one photo, the “Thank U, Next” singer is seen in a video call with director Jon M. Chu (“In the Heights,” “Crazy Rich Asians”) and her co-star Erivo.
Grande also shared a storie of the flowers Erivo sent him, which included a note: “’Pink goes well with green. Congratulations Miss A, this role was made for you, I look forward to sharing this musical journey with you.”
Erivo won a Tony, a Grammy and an Emmy for her performance as Celie in the stage adaptation of “The Color Purple” and was recently nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of Soul Queen Aretha Franklin in the autobiographical series “Genius: Aretha” by National Geographic.
She also confirmed her upcoming role on Instagram.
Among her posts was a bunch of flowers from Grande, with a note that read: “Dear Cynthia, to say I’m honored is an understatement. Can’t wait to hug her. See you in Oz.”
Serving as a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” “Wicked” recounts an alternate version of events in Oz before Dorothy’s arrival.
The musical, written by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, follows the misunderstood Elphaba, who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. Grande and Erivo will play Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the film.
According to theatrical news website Broadway World, “Wicked” is one of the most commercially successful musicals of all time, earning $14.8 million last year at the Broadway box office alone.
In a Twitter post, Chu told fans of the musical: “Get ready for a duo you’ve never seen! In pink and green!”
Goooood Newwwws!!! The incredible #CynthiaErivo and @Ariana Grande will be our Elphaba and Galinda in @WickedMovie @UniversalPics Get ready for a match up like you’ve never seen!!! In pink and green!!! pic.twitter.com/t1eH82mCe7
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) November 5, 2021
And it seems that the choice for both has already become popular.
“Frozen” star Idina Menzel – who won a Tony Award for playing Elphaba on Broadway – went to Instagram to congratulate the duo.
“Congratulations to these two amazing women,” she wrote. “May it change their lives for the better and forever as it changed for us. Much love”.
Grande has a past with “Wicked”. In 2018, the 28-year-old singer, who began her career in the 2008 musical “13”, performed the song “The Wizard and I” for the play’s 15th anniversary on Broadway.
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Reference: CNN Brasil
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