Video: Michelle Yeoh Used Her Background as a Dancer to Play Madame Morrible in Wicked: For Good
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Video: Michelle Yeoh Used Her Background as a Dancer to Play Madame Morrible in Wicked: For Good
Playbill was on the scene at Lincoln Center to catch up with the cast and creative team of Wicked at the New York premiere.
Marc Platt, Jon M. Chu, and the cast of Wicked: For Good
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“It’s a little cold, but no one’s complaining!” said The Tonight Show‘s Jimmy Fallon November 17 at the New York premiere of Wicked: For Good. Sure, temperatures were around 40 degrees, but that didn’t stop attendees at the event from feeling the magic. And Playbill was on the scene at Lincoln Center to capture the festivities.
Wicked film stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande didn’t conduct any interviews that night (Erivo had lost her voice and Grande elected to stick with her co-star in solidarity). But Wicked‘s creators and cast members did stop by to chat with Playbill’s Jeffrey Vizcaíno. Below, Wicked creators Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz explained why they had to make some changes in adapting their musical for the screen, and Holzman also revealed her favorite of the changes. Plus, Michelle Yeoh explains how she tapped into her dance and kung fu background to portray Madame Morrible’s tornado-creating magic in For Good, and Bronwyn James (who plays ShenShen) reveals that she’s seen Wicked onstage nine times.
Scroll down further for photos from the big night, which included former stage Glinda Megan Hilty, Phillipa Soo, Ben Platt, Beanie Feldstein, influencer Trisha Paytas, and more.
Wicked: For Good will be released in cinemas November 21. Read the reviews here.
Starring Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the films also feature West End Company Olivier winner and Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, SpongeBob SquarePants star Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and Marissa Bode as Nessarose, the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical’s history to take on the role.
Stage and screen star Keala Settle, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, and Colin Michael Carmichael are also in the cast, with Settle as Miss Coddle, Carmichael as Professor Nikidik, and Yang, James, and Teoh as Shiz students Pfannee, ShenShen, and Avaric, respectively.
The screen adaptation, which includes new songs by Stephen Schwartz, is helmed by In the Heights screen director Jon M. Chu. Wicked book writer Winnie Holzman penned the screenplay with Dana Fox, and Tony winner Paul Tazewell designed the Oscar-winning costumes.
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Photos: Wicked: For Good’s New York City Premiere
Photos: Wicked: For Good’s New York City Premiere
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Megan Hilty and fans at the New York City premiere of Wicked: For Good
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Noah Galvin and Ben Platt
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Bowen Yang and Jonathan Bailey
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Beanie Feldstein and Bonnie-Chance Roberts
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Beanie Feldstein, Bonnie-Chance Roberts, Noah Galvin, and Ben Platt
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Phillipa Soo and Andrew Chappelle
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
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Ariana Grande, Scarlett Spears, Karis Musongole, Cesily Collette Taylor, and Cynthia Erivo
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Marc Platt, Jon M. Chu, and the cast of Wicked: For Good
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Marc Platt, Jon M. Chu, and the cast of Wicked: For Good
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Rachel Zegler and Frankie Grande
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Bowen Yang, Stephen Schwartz, and Michael McCorry Rose
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Bowen Yang and Michelle Yeoh
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Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston
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Michael McCrory Rose, Jeff Goldblum, Stephen Schwartz, Michelle Yeoh, and Emilie Livingston
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Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh
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