‘So Evil And Witchy.’ Idina Menzel Tells The Story Behind Her Landing Her Wicked Role, And An F-Bomb Is Involved
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‘Wicked’s Lencia Kebede Is Broadway's First Black Actor to Play Elphaba Full-Time
Kebede takes up the Wicked role after Erivo starred as the green witch in the film version. Erivo commented on the lack of ...
Wicked song showdown: Which version is better, the movie or the Broadway OST?
But in 2024’s Wicked, the majority of the songs, largely sung by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, are just as good as the original recordings featuring Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. Some of the ...
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‘Wicked’ was almost made into a movie 30 years ago …with this “popcorn actress” as Elphaba
Before Cynthia Erivo and even Idina Menzel defied gravity, another major actress tried to make 'Wicked' and star as Elphaba.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Made 'Many Calls' Asking for “Wicked ”Cameo but Director Decided It'd Be 'Too Distracting': 'Sorry, Lin!'
Miranda tweeted all the way back in 2016 about vying for a specific role in the movie Even Lin-Manuel Miranda wasn't exempt ...
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Cynthia Erivo Casts a Spell: How Her Elphaba Changed ‘Wicked’ for Good
that Erivo would set her sights on Elphaba as a “dream-come-true” project and a mountain worth climbing. She is more than just an iconic musical character: Originator Idina Menzel took home ...
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Turns Out, Idina Menzel And Kristin Chenoweth Have Great Love For Certain Elphaba And Glinda Songs – Just Not Ones They Sang
Idina Menzel then revealed it was her favorite song from the show, too. That’s my favorite song. Don’t tell anybody. You know it is. I mean I love all the Elphaba songs. But, you know ...
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'Wicked' is now streaming, just in time for New Year's. Where can you watch it?
The musical follows them from their girlhood friendship and explains how Elphaba became the Wicked Witch and Glinda became the Good Witch," the guide explains. The musical adaptation premiered on ...