Idina Menzel has good tips for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
The Frozen actress, who originated the role of Elphaba in the Broadway musical Nasty, revealed what she said to Ariana and Cynthia after they were cast as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the upcoming film adaptation. “You always have to keep in mind that what’s behind all of this is just a woman who wants to be loved,” Idina exclusively told E! News while promoting his new documentary Idina Menzel: Which path to the stage? “It has incredible power and she just has to figure out how to harness it and spread it out into the world.”
She also noted that she reminded the actresses to “think of all the other young women or men who are or whoever looks at them to see what it’s like to be different but to be beautiful and own it. “.
Idina – who won a Tony Award for playing Elphaba in 2003 opposite Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda – shared that she has a lot of love for the “Thank U, Next” singer and Harriet actress and added that she will always be there to support them.
