Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel at the ‘Wicked’ 20th Anniversary show.Photo:John Nacion/Getty
John Nacion/Getty
Kristin ChenowethandIdina Menzelcelebrated one wicked milestone on Monday.
Dressed in two eye-catching looks, Chenoweth, 55, and Menzel, 52, posed for photographers on the red carpet while holding hands and sharing a laugh amid snaps.
Chenoweth wore a strapless, tiered, ruffled white dress with accents of green glitter and matching green shoes. Menzel opted for a green-and-pink plaid trench, which she accessorized with a pink silk belt and sparkling silver broaches.
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel attend the ‘Wicked’ 20th anniversary performance in New York City.John Nacion/Getty
Though already stage stars in their own right,Wickedcatapulted Chenoweth and Menzel into the echelon of musical theater icons. Menzel even won a Tony for her work in 2004 (one of three trophies the show took home that night).
Over the years, the two stars have reunited again and again for various milestones, including performing “For Good” in 2021 forthe Tony Awards’Broadway’s Backevent.
Swartz, Holzman and Maguire were there too, as were other members from the show’s creative team like choreographer Wayne Cilento, costume designer Susan Hilferty and music supervisor/arranger Stephen Oremus.
Current stars Alyssa Fox, McKenzie Kurtz, John Dossett, Michelle Pawk, Jordan Litz, Jake Pedersen, Kimber Elayne Sprawl and William Youmans.
Idina Menzel in ‘Wicked’.Alastair Muir/Shutterstock
Wicked’s anniversary performance on Monday capped a weekend of events honoring the show.
The fun started with a performance onGood Morning AmericaFriday. The following day, the breezeway outside the Gershwin Theatre was transformed into a “WickedDay Block Party” with exclusive photo ops, music from DJ Mike Borowski and activations with 20th Anniversary partners like Hershey’s, Shake Shack, Catch ‘N Cream, TodayTix, the New York City Parks Department, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Audience Rewards, Scenery Bags and more.
Two performances on Sunday were themed after Glinda and Elphaba. Fans who attended the “Pink Performance” matinee were able to take home exclusive pink merch, a commemorative button, a signed card and a collectiblePlaybill. The “Green Performance,” at 8 p.m., gave the same gifts but themed around the color green.
Ahead of the anniversary show Monday night, New York City officially become the Emerald City when the Empire State Building was lit in green to commemorate the musical’s two decades of success.
Wicked.Wicked the Musical
Wickedtells the story of the witches popularized inThe Wizard ofOz, but from their perspective. The show is currently the 4th longest-running show in Broadway history, behindThe Lion King,ChicagoandPhantom of the Opera.
Songs like “Defying Gravity,” “Popular,” and “The Wizard and I” have become part of the pop culture lexicon.
A movie versionof the musical, starringAriana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, will be split into two parts. The first is currently set to debut in theaters Nov. 27, 2024.
Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth at the 2004 Tony Awards.Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty
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Catching up with PEOPLE in 2018 in honor ofWicked’s 15th anniversary,Chenoweth and Menzel reflected on falling in love with the show from the start.
“It was a perfect fit right from the start!” Chenoweth said. “Very few times in our career do we have a hand-in-glove moment, and Glinda was mine. I just thought when I read it, ‘This is my part! And if anybody else plays Glinda, I’ll kill them in their sleep! [laughs].”
“I remember I had to learn ‘Defying Gravity’ for my callback, and I started learning at home and I was crying to my e- husband, who was working on it with me at the time,” recalled Menzel. “I really wanted it so badly. I would get chills when the music would start and the intro! I had no idea what it would become but I knew it was something special. I needed this role to teach me something about life that I needed to learn.”
For more information andtickets toWicked, visit the show’s official website.
source: people.com
