BeforeCristin Miliotimade a name for herself asSofia Falcone inThe Penguin, she had her sights set on another major role, but sadly for her, it was one that required some serious pipes that she just wasn’t able to deliver. While walking the red carpet at the SAG Awards, Milioti revealed that she had auditioned forthe role of Elphaba inWicked, but things didn’t exactly go as planned. Milioti admitted to Deadline that she struggled with the audition, particularly with one of Elphaba’s most famous and challenging notes.
However, she praiseddirectorJon M. Chufor how graciously he handled her troublesome attempt at the iconic role. ThePenguinstar didn’t shy away from admitting that her audition wasn’t her finest moment.
“I did a really bad job at it.Well, there was a real big famous note that I was nowhere near hitting, but Jon was real kind about it, and, you know, I really went for it.”
While she didn’t land the role of Elphaba — now played byCynthia Erivo, whose performance has earned widespread acclaim — Milioti remains open to the idea of joining theWickedfranchise in a different capacity.
“Oh my god, I would love it. Are you kidding? Big fan.”
WithWickedsmashing box office records and Erivo one of the nominees for Best Actress at the Academy Awards, Milioti may have missed out on this particular opportunity, but her career is thriving in other ways.
Was ‘Wicked’ Worth Seeing?
Collider’s Jeff Ewing gave it a glowing review, calling it “a magical musical outing," and praised the performances of the leading actresses.
The film works on an emotional level, and yet there are also well-delivered lessons about growing fascism that are tragically poignant in our American era. The set pieces are big and bold, and the dance numbers are creative and colorful. Grande is continually hilarious as the charmingly vapid Galinda, while Erivo is breathtakingly powerful as the so-called Wicked Witch.Both Grande and Erivo sound gloriousthrough beautiful interpretations of modern musical classics like “Defying Gravity.“It all coheres intoone of the best silver screen adaptations of a musical in ages, and easily one of the year’s best pictures.”
Wickedwill begin streaming on March 21. Stay tuned to Collider for future streaming updates and watchWickedonPeacocknext month.
The story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the Wizard of Oz becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
