Ariana Grande has tested positive for coronavirus.
As the press and promo tour for “Wicked: For Good” comes to an end, ” the follow-up to the 2024 film adaptation of the hit broadway musical, Grande shared in an Instagram story on Thursday, a photo of her appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” earlier this week — along with a message that reads, “moments before Covid.”
The news comes days after Grande skipped doing interviews at the New York premiere of “For Good” in solidarity with Cynthia Erivo, who wasn’t feeling well and lost her voice.
As a result of her positive coronavirus diagnosis, Grande has had to pull out of a taped appearance with Erivo on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Erivo will appear alone for the segment.
Grande will also miss the Q&A discussions about “Wicked: For Good” that were scheduled in the next coming days.
Both Erivo and Grande tested positive for coronavirus at separate times while filming the first “Wicked” movie. Erivo contracted the virus just days before filming “Defying Gravity,” while Grande was diagnosed shortly before shooting “Popular.”
The “Wicked: For Good” press tour has had a few hiccups since launching earlier this month. Grande was unable to make it to the first premiere in Brazil.
During the Singapore festivities, a man rushed Grande after jumping the red carpet barricades. Erivo quickly sprung into action to push the man off her co-star.
“Wicked: For Good” sees the return of Erivo and Grande as Elphaba Throp and Glinda Upland, respectively, as well as Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp, Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman, Bowen Yang as Pfannee and Bronwyn James as ShenShen.
Jon M. Chu returns to direct “Wicked: For Good,” from a screenplay written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox.
Per the official logline for the sequel, “Set in the Land of Oz, before and after Dorothy Gale’s arrival from Kansas” — will “cover the events of the musical’s second act, following Elphaba and Glinda’s friendship being put to the test as they embrace their new respective identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch of the North, and how the consequences of their actions will change all of Oz forever.”
The first “Wicked” grossed $756 million at the worldwide box office, ranking as the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation ever.
The film received 10 Academy Award nominations, with nods in best picture, costume design, lead actress for Erivo, supporting actress for Grande, makeup and hairstyling, editing, original score, sound and visual design and production design. It won for costume design, making Paul Tazwell the first Black man to win the award, alongside production design.
“Wicked: For Good” arrives in theaters on November 21.
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