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Kristin Chenoweth Defends ‘Wicked’ Against One Million Moms’ “Hate”
After One Million Moms started a petition against 'Wicked' for "pushing the LGBTQ agenda on families," Kristin Chenoweth defended the movie musical.
After hate group One Million Moms started a petition against the movie for “pushing the LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children,” the Tony winner came to the defense of the Jon M. Chu-helmed adaptation of the Broadway musical. As fan discourse continues to grow around the chemistry between Ariana Grande ‘s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo ‘s Elphaba, author Gregory Maguire recently explained that chemistry was intentional in his 1995 book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which inspired the 2003 Broadway musical and its current movie musical adaptation. Chenoweth, who originated the role alongside Idina Menzel ‘s Elphaba in the Tony-winning stage musical, shared her successor’s view on Glinda.
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