Michelle Yeoh Teases That Her Madame Morrible Character In ‘Wicked’ Film Took Liberties From The Broadway Show

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At Saturday night’s L.A. premiere of Wicked, the Madame Morribles compared notes. Specifically, the musical’s Broadway actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and the film’s Michelle Yeoh who plays the head mistress and high witch of Shiz University. “We took a little bit of liberty with Madame Morrible for the movie,” Yeoh revealed to Ralph in front of Deadline. “You’ll tell me what you think about it,” Yeoh said to Ralph before the screening.

Ralph expounded, “When you do it on Broadway, they take no liberties with the script. Nothing is changed except what people have in their imagination.

What I love about Madame Morrible, this is a character who sees talent and looks and says, (singing) “Many years I have waited, for a gift like yours to appear…” Two Madame Morrible’s tonight at the #WickedMovie LA premiere – Sheryl Lee Ralph & Michelle Yeoh pic.twitter.com/WKrFKaG4tj Yeoh expounded on the difference in staging a musical on stage versus the big screen and how “the amazing DP, Alice Brooks, in Wicked captures all the nuances.” Separately, we heard there’s little CGI when it comes to the sets, and when it comes to Cynthia Erivo’s singing and broom flying work.

Michelle Yeoh on what she looked forward to most about exploring Madame Morrible for #WickedMovie pic.twitter.com/neZaz3nMoI Yeoh said that Chu’s power as a filmmaker is that he’s “able to draw on the depths of emotions and feelings.