Kristin Chenoweth effortlessly shuts down an anti-LGBTQ+ group boycotting Wicked
Kristin Chenoweth has expertly shut down this anti-LGBTQ+ group upset over the Wicked movie. On 22 November, moviegoers worldwide were finally treated to the highly anticipated film adaptation of the beloved musical.
Directed by Jon M Chu, Wicked: Part One dives into the unlikely friendship between Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo), a powerful young woman misunderstood and feared due to her green skin, and Galinda Upland (Ariana Grande), a blonde and whimsical woman “gilded by privilege and ambition.” Erivo and Grande are joined by Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s headmistress Madame Morrible, Ethan Slater as Boq, an “altruistic Munchkin student”, and Marissa Bode as Elphaba’s “favoured sister“ Nessarose.
While the film has been celebrated by moviegoers worldwide, it has also been targeted by anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups like One Million Moms.
Earlier this month, the conservative organisation created a petition instructing parents to boycott Wicked because the film “pushes the LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children.” Fortunately, the hateful petition was swiftly slammed by fans of the film, including Broadway icon and the original actress to portray Galinda — Chenoweth. “Everyone knows that ‘one million Moms‘ are a mere few hundred.
