Those involved have been doing a ton of press for the film, but why are Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande always crying during Wicked events? Ethan Slater thinks he knows. The Wicked cast list is led by Grande and Erivo,

Grande and Erivo’s exact paydays for Wicked is unknown, but the spokesperson added that the actresses received “equal pay” for their work. Whatever it was, it was worth it for Erivo’s high note in “Defying Gravity” and Grande’s hair flips alone.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were paid the same amount for starring in the movie musical “Wicked,” Universal Pictures said in a statement Tuesday to Variety. “Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder,

Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder," according to a Universal Pictures spokesperson

Despite rumors of pay-disparity, The Hollywood Reporter can confirm that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were paid the same salary for their work on 'Wicked.' A spokesperson for Universal said in a statement to THR,

Wicked' stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were paid the same salary. There were false reports of difference of pay.

In “Wicked,” Elphaba and Glinda travel from Shiz University to the Emerald City on a glistening green train to meet the wizard.