Pop star Ariana Grande and British actress Cynthia Erivo are set to star in Universal’s big-screen adaption of the Tony Award-winning musical „Wicked.“
Grande announced the news of her casting to her 274 million Instagram followers on Thursday with a carousel of images that summed up her excitement to be part of the project, along with the caption „Thank goodness.“ In one photo, the „Thank U, Next“ singer is seen on a video call with director Jon M. Chu („In the Heights,“ „Crazy Rich Asians“) and her co-star Erivo. Grande also shared a snap of the flowers Erivo sent her, which included a note that read, „‚Pink goes good with green.‘ Congratulations Miss A, the part was made for you, I look forward to sharing this musical journey with you.“ Erivo won a Tony, Grammy and daytime Emmy for her performance as Celie in the stage revival of „The Color Purple,“ and was recently nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, in National Geographic’s „Genius: Aretha.
