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Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, who started Wicked the roles of Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, on Broadway, were joined by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who are playing the roles in the film adaptation, during the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 9.
The group posed for photos at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where they were joined by other movie stars including Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater and Bronwyn James.
Notably absent was the film’s director, Jon M. Chu, who had to miss the event to be with his wife as she prepares to welcome their fifth baby.
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Idina Menzel, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Kristin Chenoweth at the ‘Wicked’ premiere in Los Angeles on November 9.
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Based on the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name. Wicked tells the emotional origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West, the villain from L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s book. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the cult film from 1939 The Wizard of Oz.
But before the Wicked Witch was feared throughout the land of Oz, she was simply Elphaba Thropp, a reserved and misunderstood young woman who happened to be born with green skin and special powers. At the University, Shiz meets fellow student Glinda, bubbly – and yes, popular — an aspiring sorceress (and future Good Witch).
Elphaba and Glinda become roommates and then quite possibly friends – until outside forces come between them and test their bond.
Newcomer Bode, who plays Elphaba’s younger sister Nessarose, remembers Eriv and Grande’s acts of kindness.
As she said in PEOPLE’s special Wicked edition, Erivo brought home-baked cookies to set up and made vegan and gluten-free varieties “just in case” anyone has dietary needs. “[It] she was so sweet she was thoughtful,” Bode told PEOPLE.
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To be sure, the film’s leads didn’t just show up and say their lines. Production designer Nathan Crowley chose Eriv and Grande’s take on Elphaba and Glinda, which helped him make decisions about the set.
As he told PEOPLE, “There were many, many conversations with the actresses to see how they see their characters and how the props relate to that character.”
Wicked will be released in two parts, the first of which will hit theaters on November 22.
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