Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth Share Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Their ‘Magical’ Cameos in Wicked
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Note: This article contains spoilers for Wicked, in theaters now.
Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth are finally revealing some behind-the-scenes moments from Wicked: Part One‘s biggest spoiler.
On Monday, Nov. 25, after the movie musical earned an impressive $114 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend, Menzel, 53, shared a series of photos on Instagram from the “one short day” she and Chenoweth, 56, spent on set to film their cameos in Oz’s Emerald City.
“This was a special day. Sisterhood all around. 💚🩷🧹🫧,” Menzel wrote in the caption to her post of seven photos.
Menzel and Chenoweth — who famously originated Wicked‘s Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, in the 2003 Broadway musical — portray members of a troupe of singers in Emerald City that perform “One Short Day,” the tale of the Wizard’s mythical arrival to Oz in the movie.
The pair are part of a performance that greet Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda to the Emerald City for their appointment with the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) at the film’s climax.
The photos Menzel posted on Instagram show her interacting with her Elphaba counterpart Erivo, 37, in costume, as well as photos of her and Chenoweth posing with actors Ethan Slater, Wicked‘s executive music producer Stephen Oremus and others on set.
Chenoweth, also shared her own photos on Instagram on Nov. 25. She captioned her post with, “one short day 🥹🫧 the most magical time back in the emerald city 💚🩷 who saw @wickedmovie this weekend?!?”
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Grande, 31, previously told PEOPLE filming scenes for the new movie with the Broadway show’s original stars “was just such a surreal honor.” The musical’s creators Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman also appear in that musical sequence.
“To be coming up with bits together with them and to watch them sing and to do their shtick [was an] out-of-body experience, truly,” Grande continued.
Grande also said that she believes Wicked: Part One “couldn’t have happened without that piece because this entire film is a love letter to [Menzel and Chenoweth] and to the original Broadway show. So it felt like a really imperative and full-circle moment and a gift as a fan.”
