“Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder,” the statement read. “The women received equal pay for their work on ‘Wicked.'” The company did not state how much the pair were paid in the ...

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.

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,