After the release of the Broadway musical last year, the cast of Wicked are seemingly basking in the film’s success. The movie was a big hit and a box office sensation, and the upcoming sequel, Wicked: For Good seems to be on everyone’s radar. For Ethan Slater, the piece has meant a lot of things, and not just the catalyst for his high profile relationship with Ariana Grande. The musical theater actor recently opened up about what the ways Wicked changed his life, and what it has meant to him personally.
Slater recently spoke to People Magazine while attending San Diego Comic-Con to promote the release of the Wicked Lego sets. Slater has always been a lover of musical theater, way before it became his career when he became the lead in The SpongeBob Musical on Broadway in 2017. He revealed seeing Wicked on Broadway as a kid was a big moment for him, and being in the film is like a childhood dream realized. He said:
