Ariana Grande to Star in "Wicked" Movie Musical

American singer-actress Ariana Grande will star alongside English superstar Cynthia Erivo in a movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Wicked".

The duo took to their respective Instagram accounts on Thursday to announce the news.

The Instagram post featured photos from a tearful video call where they learned they would be starring as the witches of Oz.

Grande will portray Glinda the Good Witch, made famous by Kristin Chenoweth in the original 2003 production,  while Erivo will play Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West, the role originated by Idina Menzel on Broadway.

"Thank goodness," Grande captioned her post, tagging director Jon M. Chu -- who will helm the adaptation for Universal -- as well as Erivo and the @wickedmovie Instagram page.

The "Thank u, Next" singer's photos include a picture of a bouquet of flowers with a card reading, "'Pink Goes Good With Green' Congratulations Miss A, The Part Was Made For You, I Look Forward To Sharing This Musical Journey With You. Love, Cynthia."

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Erivo captioned her photos "Pink goes good with Green," while tagging the same group.

She also shared flowers from her co-star, with Grande writing on the card: "Dear Cynthia, honored doesn't even begin to cover it. I cannot wait to hug you. see you in oz. all my love, ari."

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The Steven Schwartz musical is based on the 1995 novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire, which itself is a retelling of the 1900 L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", told from the perspective of the witches.

Screenwriter Winnie Holsman and composer Schwartz are adapting the new musical movie.

The project will witness Grande and Erivo comeback to Broadway. The "7 Rings" pop star got her start in the 2008 Broadway musical 13 as a teenager before breaking out on Nickelodeon's "Victorious".

Erivo won the 2016 Tony Award for best performance by a leading actress in a musical for her portrayal of Celie in "The Color Purple".

Grande's love for Wicked has been well-documented over the years, including her explosive performance of "The Wizard and I" on NBC's "A Very Wicked Halloween" in 2018.