{"id":2153948,"date":"2025-11-13T12:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2153948"},"modified":"2025-11-13T12:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:37:18","slug":"ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-greet-fans-at-rws-ahead-of-singapore-premiere-of-wicked-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-greet-fans-at-rws-ahead-of-singapore-premiere-of-wicked-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo greet fans at RWS ahead of Singapore premiere of Wicked sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 Hundreds of fans had their dreams come true on Nov 13 when they got to catch a glimpse of Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and the rest of the cast of Wicked: For Good in Singapore. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ahead of the fantasy musical movie sequel\u2019s Asia-Pacific premiere at Universal Studios Singapore later that day, people in a sea of pink and green gathered at three-storey mall Weave in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) for a public fan meet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">An impromptu karaoke session ensued in the hour leading up to the stars\u2019 arrival, as audience members showed off their singing chops and belted out their favourite tunes from the first film Wicked (2024). <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/336766d096bd1cb709dfe55b17ea93330a2a95ead6dc4aaff59e9931ed6c3066\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Hundreds of fans had their dreams come true on Nov 13 when they got to catch a glimpse of Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and the rest of the cast of Wicked: For Good in Singapore. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">After taking time to sign autographs and snap selfies, Grande, Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum and director Jon M. Chu took to a stage at 5.30pm to address the crowd, some of whom had begun queuing as early as 9am on Nov 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The loudest screams were heard for the film\u2019s leading ladies, American pop star and actress Grande and British actress-singer Erivo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe love you so much and we\u2019re so excited for you to see this film. Thank you for making this so special,\u201d said Grande, 32, shimmering in a sequinned pastel-pink frock from Balenciaga.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ_iPHsEXFz\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe are all so delighted by the love in Singapore. We were here for Crazy Rich Asians, and now Wicked,\u201d added Oscar-winning Malaysian actress Yeoh, 63, looking svelte in a slinky Schiaparelli black and white striped dress. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She was referring to the Chu-directed 2018 romantic comedy film that was shot in Singapore and which she starred in.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ_eVmZk_qP\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">When asked by the event\u2019s emcee what he liked most about the city state, American actor Goldblum, 73, replied jovially: \u201cThe people. I want to move here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Chu, 46, who had been panning his iPhone around to capture the 25-minute event in the name of \u201calways working\u201d, said: \u201cIt feels good to be in Singapore today. I love to come to Singapore to eat and to be creative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The most elaborately dressed attendees \u2013 some were togged in full ball gowns and princess costumes \u2013 were the regional influencers flown in from territories including the Philippines and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Local secondary school classmates Rebecca Lee and Meghna Rajesh Prabhu, both 14, made use of their school holidays to queue at 11am. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They crocheted mini dolls of Glinda and Elphaba, as well as Glinda\u2019s wand, and took along drawings in the hope of passing the gifts to Grande and Erivo. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/c812639b26d423387b274dab9d0a54e2a947b67b5f5891e7b5940c4906c0de5e\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Ariana Grande (right) and Cynthia Erivo at the Wicked: For Good fan meet at Resorts World Sentosa&#8217;s Weave mall on Nov 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe came to see Ariana because we love her music,\u201d said Rebecca.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Opening in Singapore cinemas on Nov 20, Wicked: For Good wraps up the origin story of Glinda The Good and Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West, reprised by Grande and Erivo respectively, in a heart-rending retelling of the Oz characters\u2019 unlikely friendship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In anticipation of the event, Sentosa Sensoryscape at RWS has been transformed into the magical Land of Oz, complete with an Emerald City installation, Glinda\u2019s Bubble and the Yellow Brick Road. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Singapore is the only Asian stop in the international promotional tour for Wicked: For Good, and follows Sao Paulo, Paris and London. The tour will come to a rousing finale in New York City on Nov 17. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wicked stars, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo greet fans ahead of Singapore premiere of Wicked sequel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eL0RVpkPkL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Celebrities<\/span><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Movies<\/span><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Actors<\/span><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Resorts World Sentosa<\/span><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Musicals<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.straitstimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Hundreds of fans had their dreams come true on Nov 13 when they got to catch a glimpse of Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and the rest of the cast of Wicked: For Good in Singapore. Ahead of the fantasy musical movie sequel\u2019s Asia-Pacific premiere at Universal Studios Singapore later that day, people in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2153949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2153948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ariana-Grande-Cynthia-Erivo-greet-fans-at-RWS-ahead-of.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2153950,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153948\/revisions\/2153950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2153949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2153948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2153948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}