Could Hollywood really be “Wicked” enough for a “Sex and the City” alum? Apparently, the answer is yes.
Ariana Grande jokingly revealed that the “concrete jungle,” and the mythical land of “OZ” collided in the digital release of her record-breaking film, which she filmed with co-star Cynthia Erivo.
While speaking with Variety, Grande teased a hidden gem in the digital release of the film — a bonus feature that includes David Eigenberg in an uncredited role. Eigenberg appeared in the popular “Sex and the City” series from 1998-2004, and later reprised his role in the MAX follow-up “And Just Like That…” as Miranda’s love interest, who was played by Cynthia Nixon. This time, however, Eigenberg voices the Tamarin Monkey in “Wicked,” delivering what Grande calls “the best line in the whole thing”: “A solicitor was sacked just for arguing a case.”
“So that I guess is Steve from ‘Sex and the City,’” Grande joked. “He makes a cameo. He has one line, and it’s the best line in the whole thing, the little Tamarin Monkey.”
Grande also gave readers a behind-the-scenes look on her journey to OZ. In the interview, the singer made it a point to keep some of “Glinda’s” iconic lines from the Broadway play. In an effort to preserve her love for the role, one of the lines she sought to keep was, “Perhaps you remember my essay? ‘Magic Wands: Need They Have a Point?’”
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“I felt it was my duty to protect those little moments for her,” she said.
Grande and Erivo are both up for Academy Awards, with Erivo being on track to potentially becoming the youngest recipient of an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).