Summary

Hop aboard this hype train because we’re headed to Oz!

I think Im ready.

You feel that understanding and passion leaping off the screen.

Ariana Grande as Glinda smiling and pressing her head against Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in Wicked

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ERIVO: Thank you.

ARIANA GRANDE: We prepared so much even before the auditions.

It was just very surreal.

Elphaba and Glinda holding hands and touching wands amidst a green background.

Will the adaption of the hit musical “Defy Gravity” or end up as “Something Bad”?

GRANDE: Thats a good one.

ERIVO: That is a good one, isnt it?

Cynthia Erivo and Arianna Grande posing as Elphaba and Glinda in the ‘Wicked’ poster

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GRANDE: Probably Defying Gravity.

ERIVO: Yeah, because of the practicality of it all.

I didnt know if that was gonna work in the air like that.

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Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.

GRANDE: Yeah, probably Defying Gravity.

I think maybe …

ERIVO: Popular?

[Laughs] It just felt very truthful, and it felt how I thought it would.

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ERIVO: Learning how to fly and sing at the same time in harnesses.

ERIVO: I think so.

GRANDE: I think I would say it about my voice.

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you could do new things with your body that you didnt know about before.

Wickedflies into theaters on November 22.

After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.

Movie

Wicked