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00:00You're in Wicked!
00:01I know, I keep on having to remind myself.
00:04How wild is this?
00:05It's unbelievable.
00:06It's like a weird childhood dream come true that is happening.
00:10I don't know, it's just a dream come true.
00:11Tell me about the first day you walked on set.
00:14I think the first day I walked on set I was unbelievably intimidated
00:17because the cast is filled with giants.
00:20And I was pretty immediately helped with that by John sitting us down
00:26and talking one-on-one with the cast for like two hours
00:29just to walk me through and I met Ariana and I met Cynthia
00:33and then a couple days later I met Jeff and everybody was just like
00:35oh we're kind of theater kids and we're good.
00:37We got each other's backs.
00:40Let's talk about representation.
00:42Redheads.
00:43Absolutely, munchkin redheads.
00:45I used to be a redhead like you.
00:47I was like really red.
00:49You have a way better beard than I do.
00:51I'm a little older, you know.
00:53It'll happen.
00:55You know what, that's actually really meaningful for you to say.
00:57I used to have those red curls.
00:59You did?
01:00Oh, like down to my shoulders.
01:01Wow.
01:02I cannot wait to find a picture of that.
01:04You'll see it.
01:05I got the Jufro.
01:06It is a full.
01:08And the reason I cut it off was I was here at an award show
01:11sitting in front of Angela Bassett and my hair got so big
01:15because of the humidity she couldn't see the stage.
01:17What did she do?
01:18I went and cut my hair off.
01:20Literally.
01:21That's good.
01:22That's a proactive mensch move.
01:24Yeah.
01:26Let's talk about, so John has spoken about the look of the munchkins
01:29is inspired by you.
01:31Yeah.
01:32That's iconic.
01:34It's really crazy.
01:36But it's also, it feels really special.
01:38I remember I came in and they were like we're not 100% sure
01:41what the munchkins are going to look like.
01:42We are thinking maybe red hair with freckles and brown eyes.
01:46And everything else, you know, can be anything.
01:50It's a diverse group of munchkins but with red hair, freckles,
01:53and brown eyes.
01:54And I was like do you mean like what I look like?
01:58And they're like yeah, something like that.
02:00Do you remember being a kid being teased for having red hair and freckles?
02:04Right.
02:05So now what do you want to say to those bullies who teased you
02:09and called you freckle face?
02:10You know what, I would say I extend a hand to you
02:13and I know that hurt people hurt people.
02:17But also I hope that you're able to embrace who you are
02:20and also maybe that you grew a red beard.
02:23Did you get Howdy Doody a lot?
02:24I got Howdy Doody a lot.
02:26I got the kid from Spy Kids. I still do.
02:28I got Howdy Doody and then I used to get Andy Griffith, Ron Howard.
02:36But what was his character's name? Opie.
02:38Opie?
02:39That's really sweet.
02:41But Andy Griffith was in black and white so I don't know how they knew him.
02:44They could feel it. They could sense it.
02:46What was it like seeing Cynthia and Ari for the first time
02:50in full makeup, full wardrobe?
02:52Absolutely surreal.
02:54I mean the wardrobe and the makeup on this film is stunning and beautiful
02:58and the makeup is all practical, right?
03:00So she really was Elphaba.
03:03I don't know. It was kind of overwhelming.
03:05Paul Tazewell's costumes are unreal and so intricate and unique
03:10and so character driven.
03:12I don't know. It was really...
03:15So we know this is the start of the WCU, the Wicked Cinematic Universe.
03:21So who should get their own movie next?
03:24Which character?
03:26The first thing that jumps into my mind is a Madame Morrible origin story.
03:30That's pretty good, right?
03:32Give it. Where does she come from?
03:34I've not thought about it even for a slight second.
03:36Is that her real name?
03:38Oh my God. We are blowing this thing wide open.
03:41Yeah. Morrible all along.
03:44Oh, you did that.
03:46He did that. He did that.
03:48That was really, really...
03:50Or Madame Vision.
03:52Madame Vision.
03:55We're getting stupid.
03:57Yeah, we're going to get there.
03:59Something's going to happen.
04:02Captain Madame.
04:04Madame America. Madame America.
04:06Madame America. That actually does sound really good.
04:09You should trademark that as soon as you can.