After Universal downplayed rumors of pay inequality between ‘Wicked’ stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, Grande asked how much effort she would make to ensure fairness between co-stars He talked about it in detail.
In a SAG-AFTRA Foundation conversation, the 31-year-old Grammy winner said that when he received the contract for “Wicked,” he called Erivo to make sure their needs were “aligned.” He said he called to discuss the matter one beat at a time. I’ll start shooting.
“When we signed the deal, I called (Erivo) and was like, ‘Okay, let’s give this a go.’ We’re going to get through this together and we’re aligned on what we need. Let’s make sure,” Grande said. “If[Erivo]needs something, we need it together. We want each other to have each other’s backs. Your problems become my problems, and my problems become your problems.” It will be.”
Grande went on to explain how “granular” her relationship with Erivo was even before production began, saying that “no amount of press tours” or “even a short little TikTok” could accurately capture the breadth of their friendship. He added that he couldn’t.
“It’s impossible to really share the depth of how realistic it is. We started producing it long before we started filming,” Grande said. “I think that was a really important part of the work that we did, because one of the things that I’m most proud of is how we nurtured each other. I really appreciate it.”
After opening on November 22nd, the much-anticipated Broadway big-screen adaptation has grossed a staggering $472,042,574 worldwide, making it the ninth-highest gross of 2024. The Wizard of Oz prequel follows Erivo’s Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Grande’s Glinda. Good) were close friends and schoolmates before Dorothy and Toto’s arrival.
