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Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, the founders of the Bad roles of Glinda and Elphaba respectively on Broadway, joined Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who play the roles in the film adaptation, at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Saturday, November 9.

The group posed for photos at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where they were joined by other movie stars including Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater and Bronwyn James.

Notably absent was the film’s director, Jon M. Chu, who had to miss the event to be by his wife’s side as she prepared to welcome their fifth baby together.

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Based on the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name. Bad tells the emotional origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West, the villain from L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the iconic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

But before the Wicked Witch was feared throughout the land of Oz, she was simply Elphaba Thropp, a reserved and misunderstood young woman who happened to be born with green skin and special powers.

At Shiz University she meets fellow student Glinda, a vibrant – and yes, popular – aspiring sorceress (and future good witch).

Elphaba and Glinda become roommates and then unlikely friends – until outside forces come between them and their bond is tested.

Newcomer Bode, who plays Elphaba’s younger sister Nessarose, remembers both Erivo and Grande’s acts of kindness.

As she said in PEOPLE’s special Bad In this issue, Erivo brought home-baked cookies to set, and made vegan and gluten-free varieties “just in case” anyone had dietary needs. “(It) was so sweet that she was thoughtful,” Bode told PEOPLE.

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Certainly, the film’s leads didn’t just show up and say their lines. Production designer Nathan Crowley picked Erivo and Grande’s brains over Elphaba and Glinda, which helped him make decisions about the set.

As he told PEOPLE, “There were a lot of conversations with the actresses to see how they see their characters and how the props relate to that character.”

Bad will be released in two parts, the first of which will be released in theaters on November 22.