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Chu said of their casting that Grande -- who jokingly admitted to \"stalking\" Marc Platt, who produced the Broadway show and the movies, for the role of Glinda -- showed up to all her auditions early.

While Erivo said she initially didn't believe she'd be seen for Elphaba and was \"one of the last people brought in\" for it, Chu said once he and Platt saw her they knew instantly she was the one.

The friendship between the two stars is very real as well.

\"I don't think people realize how brilliant this person's brain and voice and talent is,\" Erivo said, referring to Grande.

Grande, when speaking of Erivo, called her co-star her \"favorite female voice.\"

\"Wicked\" hits theaters Nov. 27, with the second part arriving a year later.

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