These Wicked Secrets Will Have You Dancing Through Life

1. Who needs a great and powerful wizard? Two-time Grammy winner Ariana Grande scored her dream role as Wicked's Glinda some two decades after she met Kristin Chenoweth backstage at the original Broadway production. And she knew just who to ask to teach her the proper ploys when you talk to boys and what shoes to wear.

Grande recalled to Entertainment Weekly of their relationship, "We sent each other so many video messages." Added Chenoweth, "So many that I ran out of storage."

The two Elphabas shared a similarly spellbinding connection. 

"I did it almost immediately," Cynthia Erivo recounted of reaching out to Idina Menzel and leaving a voicemail "because I wanted to check in and say hello and connect." 

And the stage stars' role in the two-part opus wasn't merely an emeritus position with Menzel and Chenoweth making a cameo in 2024's Wicked. As for whether they'll fly into 2025's Wicked: For Good, Chenoweth told E! News, "I think Idina and I had our moment, and it was a beautiful moment. But you know what? It’s their wand and their broom."