{"id":2161142,"date":"2025-11-17T05:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2161142"},"modified":"2025-11-17T05:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:30:23","slug":"young-elphaba-says-wicked-was-a-great-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/young-elphaba-says-wicked-was-a-great-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Elphaba says Wicked was a &#8216;great experience&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 11-year-old actress who plays young Elphaba in the film production of Wicked says she has learned a lot from her co-stars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Karis Musongole, from Manchester, played the young version of lead actress Cynthia Erivo&#8217;s character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She worked closely with her and co-star Ariana Grande on the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Karis told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_manchester?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC Radio Manchester;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BBC Radio Manchester<\/a> she met some stars while filming who &#8220;told her things that will stay with her forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen to the best of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjdwpw?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds<\/a> and follow BBC Manchester on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbcmanchester\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcradiomanc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcmanchester\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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