Wicked: Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James on being ‘like, Glinda’s publicists’ (Exclusive)

Bronwyn as ShenShen, Ariana as Glinda and Bowen as Pfannee in Wicked (Image: Universal Pictures) How did you build chemistry as a ‘clique’ with Ariana Grande? Did you have a group chat? Did you sit separately from everyone else at lunch?

Bronwyn: Super bitchy!

Bowen: That would have been method as hell! You know what I really loved about getting to know each other in those first stages, is Jon [M. Chu, the director] sat us down and really dug into these characters and their intention. He’s a big believer in: there are no small parts. He’s like: ‘they’re not the sidekicks or the gay best friends – I think there’s something deeper there.’ I think we arrived at: ‘These are like Glinda’s publicists.’

Bronwyn: They’re like: ‘You’re going to be who and what

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