Kristin Chenoweth, who played Glinda during the Broadway run of “Wicked,” has an opinion about who should play the part in the upcoming Disney live-action film version: Bainbridge Island native Dove Cameron.
Chenoweth was asked during an interview with VH1 who she would cast in the film, and her answer was:
“For some
one in their 20s, I
would go for Dove Cameron (pictured at left, as Glinda) and
Lea Michelle (from “Glee,” as Elphaba),” Chenoweth
told VH1, as reported by justjared.com. “Someone in their 30s, I
would go with Beth Behrs (from “Two Broke Girls,”
as Glinda) and maybe Zooey Deschanel (from “The
New Girl,” as Elphaba).”
one in their 20s, I
would go for Dove Cameron (pictured at left, as Glinda) and
Lea Michelle (from “Glee,” as Elphaba),” Chenoweth
told VH1, as reported by justjared.com. “Someone in their 30s, I
would go with Beth Behrs (from “Two Broke Girls,”
as Glinda) and maybe Zooey Deschanel (from “The
New Girl,” as Elphaba).”Michelle’s name has been connected to the Elphaba role in the
“Wicked” film, which is still in the development stage, several
times, along with Anna Kendrick, who was
Cinderella in Disney’s recent film reboot of “Into the
Woods.”
Chenoweth and Cameron worked together on last year’s
“Disney’s Descendants,” a Disney Channel original
movie that cast Chenoweth as Maleficent of “Sleeping Beauty” fame
and Cameron as her daughter, Mal.
Cameron currently stars in “Liv and Maddie,”
prepping for its fourth season on the Disney Channel. The
20-year-old plays both title characters in the situation
comedy.
The justjared.com item is at:
— MM
