“Wicked”: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo keep CinemaCon lively with Tulip-Little Caesars Colosseum

By Nancy Tartaglione, Anthony D'Alessandro

April ten, 2024 5:43 p.m.

Universal finished It is CinemaCon presentation with Wicked last year, And they continued has beat THE drum For director Jon Mr. Chu functionality take of THE Broadway musical with A colored show. Each participant has Caesars Coliseum was given A fake tulip that alight up In variable colors, In particular pink And Green, create A great visual Before Jeff Golden flower a.k.a THE Magician took THE scene has introduce Chu And producer Mark Platt.

Chu enjoyed: "I was A Silicon Valley child, And as A matter of chance, I was there When Wicked was workshop In San Francis. I will Never forget he; he printed on Me permanently. »

He was joined by Michelle Yeah And Jonathan Bailey. Yeah rented Chu For foundry her In the roles In which THE director "knows her SO well. »

But THE big surprise came When THE witches themselves, Ariana Big And Cynthia Erivo, take a step on scene.

Big knew After seeing THE live musical that She had has play Glinda.

THE new pictures watch how Erivo Elphaba And Big Glinda are strength has be Flatmates has Shiz University In THE To land of Oz. A deep bind East shape despite Glinda be something of A queen bee; Alas he East She WHO given Elphaba her black witch hat. Glinda And THE other classmates wonder has Elphaba ability has perform Magic, but even She doesn't know how she is TO DO he. Yeah director tell her, "You are THE A THE Wizard has has been waiting for."

Elphaba East guest has meet THE Wizard, And Glinda East In tow. "You to have No real power," Elphaba tell Goldblum Wizard. "It is Why I need You," he answers. Elphaba East given THE broom, And director quickly declared her A enemy. Elphaba East for follow-up And escapes, flying on her broom out A window. "I am not afraid," She said. "It is THE Wizard WHO should be afraid!”

Wicked, THE First of all chapter of A in two parts immersive, cultural party, exits on a national level on November 27 This year, with Wicked Part Two program has arrive In theaters on November 26, 2025.

THE big screen adaptation of THE scene musical tell THE unspeakable history of THE Witches of Oz, base on THE most sold novel by Gregory Maguire, initially base on L. Franc Baum's 1900 novel THE Wonderful Magician of Oz, previously adapted In MGM classic 1939 movie of THE even name.