Wicked’s Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo choke up reflecting on how their characters changed them

Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were close to tears talking about the effect their roles had on them.

The film, which has already smashed box-office records for a Broadway adaptation, follows Wicked Witch of the West Elphaba (Erivo) and good witch Glinda (Grande) long before Dorothy dropped into Oz, focusing instead on their time at Shiz University and rivalry-turned-friendship as prejudice increases against the magical world’s talking animals.

The hype has been immense, both from Broadway aficionados, who have longed to see the hit musical on the big screen – and will be thrilled by one special cameo – and LGBTQ+ people who connect with Elphaba’s otherness.

Promotional ploys including lighting the Arc de Triomphe green and pink and renaming Greenwich to Greenwitch.

Wicked stars Ariana Grande and

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