Renee Rapp, Dove Cameron, and Amanda Seyfried are among the stars who were up for Glinda.
In true Elphaba fashion,Cynthia Erivocouldn’t be happier about the Glinda sharing her magicalWickedjourney with her.
“Thank goodness, Erivo toldThe New York Timesin a new joint interview with Grande.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.Matthew Stockman/Getty
“Because it was not the two ladies that I was auditioning with.”
Seyfried even shared that her audition process intersected with her role of Elizabeth Holmes inThe Dropout.
“I literally bent over backwards while playing the hardest role of my life,” Seyfriedsaid in 2022.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Wicked’.Universal Pictures
This is something that has to be earned.'
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Upon learning the news, they made a concerted effort to become friends.
“The first time we meet she comes to my house and we just talk.
We’re on my floor just chatting,” Erivo said on the Nov. 10 episode of Today’sSunday Sitdown.
“And the second time we get together is at Jon’s house.
We needed to build a friendship outside of this, and that’s what we have now.”
