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In the past decade, many A-listers and Broadway actors auditioned to play Elphaba and Glinda.
Wickedis one of Broadways long-running musicals, holding strong for over 20 years since opening in 2003.
Finally, in 2021, it was announced thatCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grandehad landed the coveted roles.
Read on for the list of actors who almost starred inWicked.
I wanted it that much that I was like, You know what?
Yeah, I have to play the last scene ofThe Dropouton Tuesday.
Ill give my Sunday to you.
I literally bent over backwards while playing the hardest role of my life.
[Gaga] was essentially cast in his version.
However, he exited the project in 2020, delaying the film before Jon M. Chu took over.
Dove Cameron
Cameron confirmed in 2023 thatshe auditionedfor the role of Glinda and made it pretty far.
It was one of the longer processes I’ve been a part of.
She expressed her desire to play Glinda for years, and Chenoweth even vouched for her.
However, she had no hard feelings toward Grande.
Im so excited for Ariana, she said.
Shes a genuinely dear friend of mine.
We met when we were super young.
Arianas gonna be… can I cuss?
Shes going to be f*cking amazing, she said.
She even performedFor Good with Chenowethin 2013.
However,she kept quietwhen asked by E!
So I was like, what are you, eavesdropping on that conversation?
I didn’t know that she’d said that.
So she didn’t just say it to my face to be nice.
yyyy did I even audition or think I had a chance?!
I cared too much this time.
Joe and I both went out, and we didnt get it.
But thats the life of an actor,Nick toldVarietyin 2023.
I think it went really well.
I was very happy coming out of the room.
Yes, there was almost a timeline where Gaga and Mendes played love interests.
