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.
