How ‘Wicked’ landed multiple charismatic cameos on “One Short Day”
Elphaba and Glinda may have spent a short day in the Emerald City, but they certainly made the most of their time there — and saw a few familiar faces, too. (Advance warning: sinister there are a lot of spoilers!)
Those who have seen sinister now that the film is out in theaters we may have seen some very special cameos as Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) go to the Emerald City to meet Jeff GoldblumThe wonderful Wizard of Oz. Yes: original sinister witch, Idina Menzeland Kristin Chenoweth, appears in the middle of “One Short Day,” pleasing fans of the original Broadway musical.
The heads actually knew that Menzel and Chenoweth played Elphaba and Glinda in sinister on Broadway in 2003. Fans have long speculated whether the two OGs would appear in either film sinister films that have a history closely tied to the musical. Their wish is granted when Menzel and Chenoweth appear in the new, expanded area. Wizomania sequence—a show within a show within “One Short Day.” Wizomania features dancers wearing egg-shaped costumes with heads growing out the middle, reminiscent of the “Flatheads” that appeared in L. Frank Baum’s original novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Then there are Menzel and Chenoweth, who tell the story of the wizard while describing his magical book of spells, the Grimmerie.
“In Oz’s darkest hour, though we can’t say when,” Menzel sings. Then Chenoweth interjected in her signature soprano voice: “There will be someone who can recite the Grimmerie.” During the performance, Chenoweth performs some of Glinda’s original jumps and baton twirls, while Menzel performs Elphaba’s iconic battle cry. At the end, each had a moment where the actor followed in her footsteps: Menzel with Erivo and Chenoweth with Grande. It’s a truly touching and creative bit of fan service.
According to Stephen Schwartz who wrote the music and lyrics sinister, The extended “One Short Day” isn’t simply a ploy to get Menzel and Chenoweth into the movie — it’s textually driven. He and sinister storyteller Winnie Holzman Schwartz said in a recent after-show that he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity “to show off the propaganda of the Witch.” Q&A at the Director’s Guild Theater. “How did he go out into the world with this fake story and convince all of Oz that he had powers that he didn’t. We also want to further explain what the mysterious Grimmerie book is, because it is extremely important not only in this movie but also extremely The important thing is in movie two.”
Plug in Menzel and Chenoweth Wizomania According to Schwartz, the sequence came after a lot of supporting cameo ideas. “We had to put them in the movie somewhere, but we had all these really bad ideas,” he said. “They could be someone’s mother. They can be a teacher.” That’s the director Jon M. Chu who has set foot in the iconic couple appearing together in Wizomania. “Jon M. Chu said, ‘Wow, you wrote these ‘wise men of Oz.’ Why don’t we take the two wise ladies of Oz and make it Kristin and Idina?” Schwartz said.
Menzel and Chenoweth aren’t the only ones sinister characters who cameo in “One Short Day”. Schwartz and Holzman also made surprise appearances among them. Holzman appears as a citizen of the Emerald City who is excited to see a projection of the Goldblum Wizard as he reads aloud from the Grimmerie, uttering the mysterious syllables “Ooh Maaa Haaa. ” (Get it? “Omaha”?)
Meanwhile, Schwartz plays the all-important palace guard who delivers the classic line, “The magician will see you now,” at the end of the song. According to Schwartz, “One Short Day” was filmed on the last day before production was shut down for months. sinister because of strikes in Hollywood. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was an emotional experience for everyone. “We basically filmed it and mostly cried,” he said. So does the rest of us.
