Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attempted to recreate the iconic 2003 poster for the original theatrical production of Wicked in San Francisco for Jon M. Chu’s upcoming big screen adaptation, frustrating fans of the Broadway musical.

In it, the 31-year-old Florida-born pop star wore a crown instead of a white hood, while the British-Nigerian 37-year-old showed her eyes and didn’t grin with red lipstick.

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“The subtle grin is the most iconic part of the poster, why does she just go away (no emoji expression)?” X user @Sweeney_Daily wondered.

X user @strstyler tweeted: ‘Would it have been too hard to give her red lipstick, pull down the hat over her eyes and make her grin a little? She just looks like (a straight face meme).”

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attempted to recreate the iconic 2003 poster for the original theatrical production of Wicked in San Francisco for Jon M. Chu’s upcoming big screen adaptation, frustrating fans of the Broadway musical

In it, the 31-year-old Florida-born pop star (R) wore a crown instead of a white hood, while the British-Nigerian 37-year-old (L) showed her eyes and didn’t grin with red lipstick

X user @picsart Photoshopte his own version of the Wicked poster, with the caption: “The problem has been solved, I hope this helps!”

Ariana proudly installed the new poster and said: ‘I love you @cynthiaerivo and I can’t wait for the world to experience your pure, utter beauty in this… just saying.’ I love you, here we go!’

Cynthia – who is an Oscar away from EGOT status – then replied via Instastory: ‘@arianagrande what a moment in time. What a miracle we can experience together! I can’t wait for people to be blown away by you and your total love and care for Glinda (and really Elphie). The time is now. I got you. I love you.’

Grande (née Butera) and Erivo star as Shiz University and housemates Glinda Upland and Elphaba Thropp in Wicked, and tickets for the first installment officially went on sale Wednesday ahead of its Nov. 27 release date.

The two-time Grammy winner infamously met her married boyfriend Ethan Slater – who plays munchkin tin man Boq – on the London set of Wicked, which doesn’t release its second installment until November 26, 2025.

Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle and Peter Dinklage also star in the highly anticipated two-part fantasy film.

Fans can also pre-order Wicked: The Soundtrack, featuring all 11 songs from act 1, ahead of its official release on November 22.

On Wednesday, NBC released a promo for Ariana’s second time as host of Saturday Night Live, in which she warned the staff, “I would really rather not do anything that has to do with Wicked or Wizard of Oz.”

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“The subtle grin is the most iconic part of the poster, why does she just go away (no emoji expression)?” X user @Sweeney_Daily wondered

X user @strstyler tweeted: ‘Would it have been too hard to give her red lipstick, pull down the hat over her eyes and make her grin a little? She just looks like (a straight face meme).”

X user @picsart Photoshopte his own version of the Wicked poster, with the caption: “The problem has been solved, I hope this helps!”

Ariana proudly installed the new poster and said: ‘I love you @cynthiaerivo and I can’t wait for the world to experience your pure, utter beauty in this… just saying.’ I love you, here we go!’

Cynthia – who is an Oscar away from EGOT status – then replied via Instastory: ‘@arianagrande what a moment in time. What a miracle we can experience together! I can’t wait for people to be blown away by you and your total love and care for Glinda (and really Elphie). The time is now. I got you. I love you’

Grande (née Butera) and Erivo star as Shiz University witches housemates Glinda Upland and Elphaba Thropp in Wicked, and tickets for the first installment officially went on sale Wednesday ahead of its Nov. 27 release date

The two-time Grammy winner infamously met her married boyfriend Ethan Slater (L) – who plays Munchkin turned Tinman Boq – on the London set of Wicked, which doesn’t release its second installment until November 26, 2025.

Jeff Goldblum (L), Michelle Yeoh (R), Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle and Peter Dinklage also star in the highly anticipated two-part fantasy film

Fans can also pre-order Wicked: The Soundtrack, featuring all 11 songs from act 1, ahead of its official release on November 22.

On Wednesday, NBC released a promo for Ariana’s second time as host of Saturday Night Live, in which she warned the staff, “I’d really rather not do anything Wicked or Wizard of Oz related.”

The camera then cut to (from L-R) SNL’s Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Marcello Hernández and Andrew Dismukes, dressed in cheesy costumes of the Lion, Dorothy Gale, Scarecrow and Tin Man: “Can we come back in an hour?”

Grande replied: ‘Sure’

The camera then cut to SNL’s Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Marcello Hernández, and Andrew Dismukes, dressed in cheesy costumes of the Lion, Dorothy Gale, Scarecrow, and Tin Man.

“Can we come back in an hour?” asked Dismukes.

Grande replied, “Sure.”

Two-time Grammy winner Stevie Nicks – who last performed musical guest duties in 1983 – returns to 30 Rock to perform her new single, The Lighthouse.