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Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth share behind-the-scenes photos


Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth share behind-the-scenes photos

Note: This article contains spoilers for Evilnow in the cinema.

Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth finally reveal some behind-the-scenes moments from Wicked: Part Oneis the biggest spoiler.

On Monday, November 25, after the movie musical grossed an impressive $114 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend, Menzel, 53, shared a series of photos on Instagram from the “one quick day” she and Chenoweth, 56, they spent time on set filming their cameo appearances in the Emerald City of Oz.

“That was a special day. Sisterhood everywhere. 💚🩷🧹🫧,” Menzel wrote in the caption to her seven-photo post.

Menzel and Chenoweth – the famous authors EvilElphaba and Glinda in the 2003 Broadway musical – portray members of an Emerald City singing troupe who perform “One Short Day,” the story of the Wizard’s mythical arrival in Oz, in the film.

The couple is part of a performance that welcomes Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda to the Emerald City for her date with the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) at the film’s climax.

The photos Menzel posted to Instagram show her interacting with her costumed Elphaba costar Erivo, 37, as well as photos of her and Chenoweth posing with actor Ethan Slater. Evil‘s executive music producer Stephen Oremus and others on set.

Chenoweth also shared her own photos on Instagram on November 25th. She captioned her post: “A quick day 🥹🫧 the most magical time back in the Emerald City 💚🩷 Who saw @wickedmovie this weekend?!?”

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Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth in “Wicked” on Broadway in 2004.

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Grande, 31, previously told PEOPLE that filming the new film with the Broadway show’s original stars was “just a surreal honor.” The musical’s creators, Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, also appear in this musical sequence.

“Coming up with them and watching them sing and do their shtick was really an out-of-body experience,” Grande continued.

Grande also said she believes Wicked: Part One “It wouldn’t have been possible without this play because the entire film is a love letter to (Menzel and Chenoweth) and to the original Broadway show. So it felt like a really compelling, full-circle moment and a gift to me as a fan.”

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