{"id":58322,"date":"2024-11-01T11:40:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=58322"},"modified":"2024-11-01T11:40:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:40:45","slug":"ahead-of-wicked-release-ariana-grande-shares-her-emotional-experience-of-shooting-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/ahead-of-wicked-release-ariana-grande-shares-her-emotional-experience-of-shooting-the-movie\/58322\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of \u2018Wicked\u2019 release, Ariana Grande shares her emotional experience of shooting the movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ariana Grande recently revealed that the atmosphere on the set of the much-anticipated <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wicked<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> movie adaptation was profoundly emotional, with cast and crew moved to tears almost daily. Speaking on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentimental Men<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> podcast, Grande, who portrays Glinda in director Jon M. Chu\u2019s adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, described the experience as both \u201cbeautiful\u201d and deeply impactful. Joined by notable cast members, including Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Grande said, \u201cEveryone cried. It was really beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ariana Grande on Wicked shooting:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This behind-the-scenes look comes just weeks before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wicked: Part One<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> opens in theaters on November 22. Chu\u2019s adaptation brings the Tony-winning story by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman to the big screen in a two-part cinematic journey, with Part Two scheduled for release in 2025. Based on Gregory Maguire\u2019s novel, the musical reimagines the land of Oz, exploring the backstory and untold friendship between Glinda and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grande, a lifelong fan of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wizard of Oz<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, shared memories of her first encounter with the musical at just ten years old, where she met <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wicked<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s original Broadway stars Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. \u201cIdina gave me a little green bracelet,\u201d Grande recalled, while Chenoweth gave her a wand and a glittering body wash, which the young Grande took to heart as \u201cmagical.\u201d Now, years later, she steps into Chenoweth\u2019s iconic role of Glinda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The casting process itself proved challenging and emotional for Grande. Recalling a chemistry read, she shared, \u201cI had cried so much\u201d that she unintentionally left her fake eyelashes behind, feeling she had given everything to the role. Grande praised her costar Erivo as \u201cthe best, most formidable actress and singer,\u201d noting that the two developed a close bond to deepen their on-screen connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hosted by Quincy Brown and Kevin Bianchi, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentimental Men<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> typically focuses on actresses in Broadway\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wicked<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Both Grande and Erivo are recent guests, discussing their connections to the legendary roles of Glinda and Elphaba. Erivo is scheduled to appear on the podcast on November 8, where she\u2019ll share her own experiences from filming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grande, a lifelong fan of The Wizard of Oz, shared memories of her first encounter with the musical at just ten years old, where she met Wicked\u2019s original Broadway stars Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":433,"featured_media":58328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,69],"tags":[254,22185,20169,21784,9941],"class_list":["post-58322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","category-film","tag-ariana-grande","tag-idina-menzel","tag-jon-m-chu","tag-kristin-chenoweth","tag-wicked"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}