Ariana Grande Wicked? — Page 2

Maybe I'm a little behind, but isn't Ariana Grande's career sort of at its peak now? Why would she do a stint as a replacement in a long-running show? Celebrities who go into shows like this are usually at the other side of their career high-point.

But if it's coming from the British tabloids I'd take it all with a pinch of salt. When Mary Poppins opened on Broadway initially, Heather Mills/McCartney was reported by UK newspapers to be the first replacement for the title role.

Jessetenny said: "Example: Audra as Morrible"

Correction: you mean Liza Minnelli as Morrible!

If they want no acting, character or song interpretation, then Ariana is an inspired choice! She did none of those things in Hairspray. Would she do two shows a week or will the producers pay for years of training to undo everything she does in hope of maybe five shows a week for am eight-week stint? As for Frankie, he'll need a Social Media rider to his contract so that he can continue tweeting on stage.

Jesus, some of you are acting like the role of Elphaba is a Tennessee Williams role. It is a plug and play role, anyone who can hit the notes can do it. It is a nothiness role, from an acting perspective. Just say the words and hit the notes, the audience won't care.

BroadwayConcierge said: "You clearly haven't read the comment sections on YouTube bootlegs of Elphaba's threebig songs."

I laughed super hard at this! hahaha! No, I haven't! There are some places, in the vastness of this internet world, that scare me into having a cognitive dissonance of them,

Probably just her publicist dropping feelers for the film adaption to be honest, Zendaya or Ariana will definitely be considered for Nessa.

If she gets some of her enunciation and resonance back then I'd be all about this casting she is a power house.

https://youtu.be/gFi7_LFG7OA

Updated On: 3/5/18 at 08:38 PM

rodrigo_ca said: "Wicked has never done stunt casting and I really don't think they need to start now."



Wasn't there a boy band member cast at some point?

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Frankie-J-Grande-to-Join-the-Cast-of-CRUEL-INTENTIONS-20180306

Not Wicked by any means...

I'm 90% sure she's prepping new music to come out in the new few weeks as a follow up to DANGEROUS WOMAN, which was hugely successful. I wouldn't mind her on film as Nessa, but if she's returning to Broadway I'd expect it in a new production as opposed to being a replacement.

Touring a solo show of her magnitude is pretty on par to the feeling of doing eight shows a week.

In actual reality, it's not.

I guess I don’t understand why people are so quick to jump on “they won’t do all eight shows a week!!!” - she’s done it before

I'm not convinced a minor role in a flop written for teens ten years ago is the same as Elphaba in Wicked. She was lucky producers wanted to cash in on her name for Hairspray on TV. Hopefully, Broadway producers watched it and will rethink that decision.

broadwayboy223 said: "For what it’s worth a couple months ago someone did in fact post about this possibility happening and then quickly deleted the comment."

Using BWW's famous Delete Message button?