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Bonus episode: The Wicked movie's casting directors explain the secrets to their success

Bonus episode: The Wicked movie's casting directors explain the secrets to their success

Update: 2025-11-19
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With Wicked: For Good soaring into cinemas this week, editor-in-chief Alex Wood sat down with the two-part big-screen adaptation's casting directors – Bernie Telsey and Tiffany Little Canfield – to discuss how they assembled such a rich and varied ensemble for the blockbuster franchise. The duo, with a long history of casting on stage and screen, shared their proudest moments during a very protracted casting process – and how they felt watching the now-famous Jonathan Bailey dressing room audition tape. They also wax lyrical about the importance of the screen-to-stage pipeline, and how stage stars can become the biggest movie stars of a generation.

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Bonus episode: The Wicked movie's casting directors explain the secrets to their success

Bonus episode: The Wicked movie's casting directors explain the secrets to their success