Michelle Federer: Last News

fans are already eager for the upcoming film adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, but there's still plenty of roles to cast before director John M. Chu's production can begin defying gravity!Thank goodness, ET got a chance to speak with original Broadway cast members Norbert Leo Butz and Michelle Federer at the recent premiere of their new project together, the Disney+ musical The couple actually met while working on together — Butz originated the role of Fiyero, the love interest who comes between Elphaba and Glinda, while Federer played the original Nessarose, Elphaba's sister — and have been married since 2007.«I'm excited to see it,» Federer said of the upcoming film adaptation. «I'm excited that the people who can't make it to whatever local theater or New York theater get to see it.»«It's wild to think about, and it does make me feel very old to think that they are already making a movie… It's gonna be huge,» Butz agreed, praising the show's story and songs for remaining so «popular» since its 2003 debut. As for dream casting for Fiyero? Federer stood by her man, immediately declaring, «Norbert Leo Butz,» but also had another possible idea.«Timothee Chalamet,» she offered, to which Butz immediately agreed. «I was just going to say that, 'cause I bet he could sing,» he added. As for a possible cameo he'd like to make, Butz offered, «Maybe I could be, like, some professor at the University.»ET spoke with Chu at the 2022  Oscar Party last month, where he said he was open to any and all cameos from the original cast members, including the original Elphaba, Idina Menzel, and Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth.«The door is always open.

The new Disney+ movie Better Nate Than Ever is now streaming and it features some Wicked Easter eggs that will make Broadway fans smile.

, the newest Disney+ original musical comedy,, or the newest Disneynature documentary, which follows a new mother polar bear raising her cubs in the Arctic.  premieres March 30, with new episodes dropping weekly all through April. The thrilling new Marvel series follows Marc Spector, a dangerous mercenary who suffers from dissociative identity disorder and finds himself wrapped up in a deadly mystery. stars Joshua Bassett, Michelle Federer, Rueby Wood and Lisa Kudrow.

Lisa Kudrow is offering up some good advice.

Lisa Kudrow gathers up with her young co-stars at the premiere of Better Nate Than Ever held at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday night (March 15).