Singer Ariana Grande and actress Cynthia Erivo celebrated the end of filming the musical “Wicked” by posting behind-the-scenes images on Instagram. The two released silhouettes of their characters in the film. Alongside the photo, Ariana simply wrote the phrase “like a handprint on my heart.”
Cynthia wrote thanking her co-stars and production team, and added, “I hope so when you meet her [Elphaba]you will love her as much and intensely as I do.”
They will play the witches Elphaba and Glinda respectively in the Universal Pictures superproduction.
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“Wicked” tells the story of “The Wizard of Oz” from the point of view of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who ends up proving to be less cruel than the fame boasted by her diabolical nickname.
On stage since 2003, the show is based on the book “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West”, by Gregory Maguire, a sort of prelude to “The Wizard of Oz”. The plot references the classic 1939 film and features events that take place before and after Dorothy’s arrival in Oz, proving that every story has different points of view and that being different is what makes each person unique.
In addition to the great success, the role of Elphaba earned Idina Menzel (the voice actress of Elsa, in “Frozen”) the Tony for best actress in a musical.
The film’s production is directed by Jon M. Chu, who will film his second musical, after signing “In a Neighborhood of New York” (2021).
Screenwriter Winnie Holsman (creator of the cult series “My So-Called Life”) and composer Stephen Schwartz, author of the music for the stage show, wrote the screenplay and musical adaptation.
Source: Terra
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