• Ida Menzel is “sad” she won’t be playing Eliza Doolittle in ‘My Fair Lady’.
• Julie Andrews was passed over for the role in the 1950s.
• She went on to star in films like ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘The Sound of Music’.

As Idina Menzel said, “The answer is, yes, I’m very excited and I know it’s in great hands and I’ve sent so much love to Cynthia and Ariana and I’m there for them if they need me. And yes, I’m a little sad that I’m just older and can’t play the role, you know? And that’s the honest truth.”

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Idina told the media, “Julie Andrews didn’t get to play Eliza in (the film version of) ‘My Fair Lady’, right? But then she had ‘The Sound of Music’!”

‘Wicked’ reveals the narrative behind ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ revealing how The Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch were once closest friends before society drove them to split.

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The musical has been seen by over 60 million people worldwide since it premiered on Broadway in 2003 and in London’s West End in 2006. It is noted for iconic tunes such as ‘Defying Gravity’ and ‘For Good.’

Jon M. Chu will helm the film adaptation, which will be released in two parts, the first of which is set to hit theatres in 2024.