World News Headlines November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cast as leads in ‘Wicked’ movie adaptation 0 0000 0 0 more Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cast as leads in ‘Wicked’ movie adaptation November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found November 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cast as leads in ‘Wicked’ movie adaptation Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have been confirmed as the leads in Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of Wicked, the hit Broadway musical adapted from a novel retelling from the Witches’ perspective the story of The Wizard of Oz, the 1939 film based on L Frank Baum’s 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. (And people say Hollywood has no new ideas any more.) Grande will play Galinda, aka Glinda the Good Witch, the role originated by Kristin Chenoweth on Broadway; Erivo will take on Elphaba, the green-skinned future Wicked Witch of the West, and thus also the musical’s iconic Act One finale number, “Defying Gravity”. The co-stars shared the news in matching Instagram posts, showing what looked to be a very sweet and teary FaceTime call with Chu. Grande has long been favoured for a role in the film, with the musical’s composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz telling Gay Times that she was in the running and he was a “massive fan”. Grande also joined the 15th anniversary celebrations, performing live in the anniversary special and adding her take on Elphaba’s number “The Wizard and I” to the special edition cast album. Idina Menzel, who played Elphaba in the original run, joked (we think?) to Variety in 2019 that she should be digitally de-aged to continue the role in the film: “I mean I love you, Ariana, but I still am relevant here.” (The story begins while the witches are college-aged — so while Erivo at 34 is stunning and certainly younger than Menzel’s 50, a little Irishman-style CGI wizardry may still be called for to avoid a Dear Evan Hansen situation.) Director Jon M. Chu brought us the triumphant film adaptation of In The Heights, so his Broadway-to-Hollywood credentials are solid. Erivo, meanwhile, is just an O short of an EGOT, missing out from her two nominations in 2019 for Harriet. Perhaps the power of “Defying Gravity” could be enough for the British-born star to finally win over the Academy. Related Related posts: Afghanistan: Suicide attack hits Kandahar mosque during prayers Militant group ends hunger strike in Israeli prisons No new Covid rules for England before Christmas Rights groups slam Royal Jet over Bahrain extradition flight tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous How accurate is Fitbit's calorie counting? next Why Facebook Shutting Down Its Old Facial Recognition System Doesn’t Matter
