Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Congratulate Each Other Over ‘Wicked’

Award winner Cynthia Erivo was cast to act as Elphaba in the Broadway musical “Wicked.”

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“The Color Purple” was Erivo’s only Broadway musical.

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She went on to star in movies like “Widows,” “Harriet,” “Genius: Aretha,” and several others.

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Erivo sang “I Couldn’t Be Happier” by Glinda, while Grande sang “The Wizard and I” by Elphaba from the “Wicked” musical.

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“I Could be Happier” was a song about a costly choice Glinda was about to make.

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Elphaba is one of the hardest roles to master on Broadway because of how challenging her songs are.

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Idina Menzel was the original Elphaba, and she congratulated the girls on bagging the roles.

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Erivo and Grande took to Instagram to announce the casting.

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They both sent each other floral arrangements with cards and posted screenshots of their video chat on Instagram.

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