the two actresses at the center evil — Jon ChuUniversal Pictures’ highly anticipated film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical will open in theaters nationwide on November 22. no This awards season, we’re going head-to-head in the same acting categories, hollywood reporter Already learned.
Decided to promote Cynthia ErivoThe Grammy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress, who will play Elphaba (who later became the Wicked Witch of the West), won the award for Best Actress ariana grandeThe Grammy-winning and SAG Award-nominated actress will play Glinda, who later becomes the Good Witch, in a supporting role.
It’s a different path than the one the Tony Awards governing board enforced on Broadway originals 20 years ago. At that time, Idina Menzelwho created Elphaba, and Kristin ChenowethThe creator of Glinda, both competed for Best Actress in a Musical; both were nominated; Menzel ultimately won.
However, this upcoming movie’s strategy makes a lot of sense considering that only five movies have had multiple actresses nominated for a Best Actress Oscar at the same time – only All about Eve (1950), Suddenly, last summer (1959), inflection point (1977), intimacy terms (1983) and Therma and Louise (1991) — and how competitive the female acting categories are this year.
