1 week ago
8
Wicked stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited connected the reddish carpet astatine the movie’s Los Angeles premiere Nov. 9—and it was simply wonderful.
By Kisha Forde Nov 10, 2024 2:32 AMTags
‘Wicked’ Fashion: Every Time Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Channeled Their Characters
What is this feeling?
For Wicked fans, it was axenic magic erstwhile Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo posed alongside archetypal Broadway stars Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth connected the reddish carpet of the film's Nov. 9 premiere successful Los Angeles.
But this wouldn't the archetypal clip the almighty radical got unneurotic up of the movie's authoritative premiere. As Erivo, who plays Elphaba—a.k.a The Wicked Witch of the West—explained, their predecessors welcomed them to the Land of Oz with unfastened arms.
"We had an astonishing time yesterday with the women who created this, the architects, Kristin and Idina," Erivo told Justin Sylvester and Zuri Hall during a associated interrogation with Grande connected the reddish carpet astatine the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. "That was 1 of the astir unthinkable highlights of our year, to beryllium honest, to beryllium capable to stock immoderate abstraction with them."
And the "yes, and?" instrumentalist couldn't assistance but agree.
To get your tickets for Wicked, premiering Nov. 22, click here.
"It's a precise supportive witch coven, I person to say," Grande shared. "Every azygous 1 of our sister witches has been very, very, precise supportive. We conscionable consciousness truthful honored to beryllium a portion of this bequest and to beryllium the ones successful the movie. It's specified a saccharine happening to stock with them."
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
And it goes without saying that Chenoweth and Menzel consciousness the nonstop same, particularly considering Grande's crook arsenic Glinda serves arsenic a full-circle moment for the singer.
"When she was 10 she told me, 'I privation to beryllium you. I privation to play Glinda.' In that aforesaid voice," Chenoweth explained connected the reddish carpet. "Obviously, we are close. I've known her since she was 10."
Noting that erstwhile the "7 Rings" vocalist got the audition, they "both cried," she added that erstwhile Grande landed the role, "We some sounded similar dolphins."
In fact, aft the Victorious alum was casted, she told Chenoweth, "‘I privation to marque you proud. I privation to wage homage to you.'"
A feat that the Broadway prima noted already came true. As she recalled telling Grande, "‘You volition bash each of that, but enactment your ain stamp connected it.' And she did."
Keep speechmaking for a look astatine each prima connected the reddish carpet...
(E!, Universal Pictures and Fandango are portion of the NBCUniversal Family).
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez
Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Kristin Chenoweth
Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Cynthia Erivo
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Ariana Grande
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Idina Menzel
Rob Latour/Shutterstock
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Jonathan Bailey
Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Frankie Grande
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Normani
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Marissa Bode
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Sarah Paulson
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Emilie Livingston & Jeff Goldblum
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Karrueche Tran
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Michaela Jae Rodriguez
Rob Latour/Shutterstock
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Ethan Slater
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Jonathan Bailey
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Michelle Yeoh
Rob Latour/Shutterstock
Kevin McHale
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Sasha Farber & Jenn Tran
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Amanda Gorman
Rob Latour/Shutterstock
Laufey
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Lena Waithe
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Leah Kateb
Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Bronwyn James
Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Sophia Bush
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Hayley Kiyoko
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Troye Sivan
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Ashley Tisdale
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Remi Bader
Watch E! News weeknights Monday done Thursday astatine 11 p.m., lone connected E!.
English (US) ·