Kristin Chenoweth isn’t going to defy gravity when it’s telling her to move on.
After she and Idina Menzel—who starred as Glinda and Elphaba in the original Broadway production of Wicked—made cameos in the first film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, she shared whether they will appear again in Wicked: For Good.
I think Idina and I had our moment, and it was a beautiful moment,” she gushed to E! News’ Keltie Knight outside Radio City Music Hall on the 78th Tony Awards red carpet. “But you know what? It’s their wand and their broom.”
Please, don’t be offended by Kristin’s frank analysis of any future potential cameo. After all, she went on to gush about attending the Tonys, which Wicked: For Good’s Cynthia is hosting. (See every star here.)
“I love it,” she added to E! “It’s coming home. I’m seeing all my friends, it’s your people happy.”
And while Kristin is turning down the chance to be in yet another popular film—she previously gave heaps of praise to the original movie and their Elphaba and Glinda successors.
“Oh my gosh I just saw the movie and I’m dying,” Kristin said in an Instagram post in November, shortly after the first Wicked film hit theaters. “I’m deceased, I’m actually dead, I’m not here.”
At the time, Kristin remained coy about her and Idina’s cameo—but she shared all of the kind words for Ariana and Cynthia’s performances.
“The story is so wonderful, and Cynthia and Ariana are amazing,” she continued. “Jon Chu nailed it. I was so moved, emotional, happy, filled with joy. Please everybody go see Wicked, you’ll be blessed.”
Of course, the feeling is mutual when it comes to Ariana’s feelings about Kristin.
“I learned everything I know from watching this woman,” Ariana said of Kristin on a 2021 episode of The Voice. “When we were doing Hairspray Live, you would pitch a joke, or like, a melody change here and there, and ask, ‘Does this add value?’ As a performer, to me, that changed my life entirely.” (See every Tonys winner here.)
Keep reading to see every star on the Tonys red carpet…
Julianne Hough
In Christian Siriano SS24 RTW
Sarah Snook
In Richard Quinn
Katie Holmes
In custom Prada and Dana Rebecca Designs
Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves
Daveed Diggs
In Amiri
Megan Hilty
In Pamella Roland
Anna Wintour
In Givenchy
Rosie Perez
In Pamella Roland
Justina Machado
In Christian Siriano
Rachel Sussman
Audra McDonald
In Christian Siriano
Darren Criss
In custom Christian Siriano
Jonathan Groff
In Thom Browne and Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Jean Smart
In Christian Siriano
Nicole Scherzinger
In custom Rodarte and Kwiat jewelry
Sarah Paulson
In Schiaparelli SS25 Couture and Buccellati jewelry
Danielle Brooks
Stephane Rolland SS25 Couture
Laufey
In Valentino PF25 and Hearts on Fire jewelry
Phillipa Soo
In Genny
Cynthia Erivo
In Schiaparelli SS25 Couture and FOPE jewelry
Cole Escola
In Wiederhoft
Bryan Cranston
Kristin Chenoweth
In Christian Siriano FW25 RTW
George Clooney and Amal Clooney
In Tamara Ralph SS25 Couture
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson
Sadie Sink
In custom Prada and Fred Leighton
Gayle King
In vintage Vicky Tiel Couture
Michelle Williams
In Bibhu Mohapatra
Zoey Deutch
In Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Lea Michele
In custom Michael Kors Collection and EFFY Jewelry
