The big screen adaptation of Wicked is even queerer than some fans may have realized.
The film is based on the long-running, Tony-winning Broadway musical that has fueled a million drag performances with its signature tune, “Defying Gravity.” It’s also based on out author Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, which in turn draws inspiration from the queer classic The Wizard of Oz. And the blockbuster movie also stars out actors Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, and Bowen Yang alongside vocal LGBTQ+ ally Ariana Grande.
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Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo celebrate the Wicked film as “beautifully queer”
Grande and Erivo say it isn’t just Glinda and Elphaba that make the land of Oz a “celebration of uniqueness.”
But as U.K. LGBTQ+ outlet PinkNews notes, some fans are just realizing that another cast member is also queer.
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Back in early November, well before Wicked hit U.S. theaters, People reported that Marissa Bode had been in a relationship with journalist Lauren Brooks since September 2023.
The pair attended the Los Angeles premiere of the film together, with Brooks posting a series of photos of the two at the event on Instagram.
“Most magical night with my love and my friends at wicked part one premiere in la [sic],” Brooks wrote in the post’s caption. “I AM SO SO SO PROUD OF MARISSA AND ALL OF THE CAST!!!!!!!!!”
