'Wicked' Producer Reveals 1 Big Cameo Initially Turned Down the Role & How He Convinced Them to Appear

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WARNING: This post contains “Wicked” Spoilers – Read at your own risk!! It’s been a week since the first Wicked movie officially debuted in theaters and we’re learning more behind-the-scenes tea.

If you missed it, or haven’t heard, there are two big cameos in the musical film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. However, in a recent interview, producer Marc Platt revealed that one of those actors was quite hesitant to join at first and how he convinced them to do it. Spoilers ahead! Keep reading to find out more… During the “One Short Day” musical number, original Wicked Broadway stars Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel appear and even perform!

While Kristin was fully on board, Idina was the one who hesitated at first. “I think when Kristin and Idina came onto the set, there was so much love and respect from the movie cast, particularly Ari [Grande] and Cynthia [Erivo] and Jon Chu — almost like they were royalty!

They had grown up listening to these two women sing, and you felt that sense of awe, and also legacy,” Marc told Variety. “And then Kristin and Idina, were equally, in awe of these two younger women making these roles their own.” “Both the girls, Kristin and Idina, were a little bit nervous about it. Kristin jumped in pretty quick, because she and Ari had had a relationship and she was excited,” he said, adding Idina “didn’t want to rain on anything that had to do with Cynthia.