They have changed for good! Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande had a touching moment when they saw their Mattel Barbie dolls inspired by their Bad characters in person for the first time.
The fourth longest-running Broadway show of all time, Bad draws inspiration from both the stage musical and the novel of the same name written by Gregory Maguire. Grande, who topped the Billboard 200 this year with her Eternal sunshine LP, is set to star as Glinda the Good Witch, with two-time Academy Award nominee Erivo taking on the iconic role of Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West.
In the clip, Erivo and Grande — appropriately dressed in green and pink, respectively — approach the table where their dolls are sitting. “It's perfect,” Grande says, picking up Glinda. Both actors are pleasantly shocked when the Elphaba doll starts singing “Defying Gravity” as soon as they pick her up.
“Sorry, I need a moment,” Grande joked, stealing the Elphaba doll to listen to the song. “They are so tall!”
“Taller than us, that's for sure,” Erivo agreed. Both Grande and Erivo are five feet one inch tall.
“What a dream come true to be realized as Elphaba and Glinda in the form of Sweet Little dolls. Little Cynthia and little Ari are happy,” Erivo captioned the post, which you can see here.
The remaining manager Bad The cast will include Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Olivier Award winner Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Tony nominee Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy nominee Bowen Yang as Pfannee and Emmy nominee Jeff Goldblum as Wizard of Oz.
The first part of the Jon M. Chu-directed adaptation hits theaters on November 22.
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