CinemaAriana Grande says the cast of Wicked ‘cried every day’ during recording: ‘It was very beautiful’Ariana also spoke about her long relationship with the story of Wickedtoday at 16:44

Ariana Grande talked about exciting moments filming the adaptation of the musical Wickedinspired by the work of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. In a podcast interview Sentimental Menreleased this Friday (1), the singer shared more details about the atmosphere on the set.

I, all of us, cried every day. It was very beautiful. So it was terrible [ironicamente].

Ariana also spoke about her long relationship with the story of Wicked and The Wizard of Oz. At age 10, she saw the musical on Broadway and had the chance to meet Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenowethoriginal interpreters of the characters Elphaba and Glinda.

Idina gave me a small green bracelet,” recalled, while Chenoweth presented her with “a wand, which makes everything seem even more meaningful and insane. And some glitter soap, which she said was magical. And now I truly believe it was!”

In addition to the two protagonists, the film’s cast includes Jeff Goldblum like the Magician, Marissa Bode like Nessarose, Bowen Yang like Pfannee, Keala Settle like Miss Coddle, Ethan Slater like Boq and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible.

Ariana also described the casting process for the role of Glinda as exhausting. During one of the chemistry tests, the emotion was so great that she left her false eyelashes behind in the room.

I cried so much that I left my eyelashes there. I thought, ‘That’s it, guys! I left everything I had to give in this room’.

Although Ariana and Cynthia Erivo Although they didn’t take a chemistry test together before being cast, the two quickly developed a special connection. Grande described Erivo as “the best and most formidable actress and singer there is.”

We made a pact to get to know each other so that when I looked at her, I would know what she was thinking… because without that, nothing works.

The film Wicked will be released in two parts: Wicked: Part One debut in Brazil in November 21, 2024and the second part is scheduled for 2025.