Andrea Brillantes is on cloud nine after meeting Ariana Grande anew at the recent Wicked: For Good premiere night in Singapore.
On Instagram, the young actress recalled how watching Wicked in theater back in 2022 left a lasting impact on her.
"I still can't believe this happened. 🥺💚 🩷 Three years ago, I sat by myself in a theater watching my first-ever musical. Then I watched the movie, and it changed something in me," she posted as she shared her snapshots from the premiere night.
A decade after first meeting Ariana during the Manila leg of the pop star's The Honeymoon Tour in August 2015, Andrea once again had the chance to see her, this time alongside Ariana's Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo.
"Ten years ago, I met Ariana Grande… and now I got to meet her again!! and Cynthia Erivo???😭 Life is so wild sometimes🤯 I'm beyond grateful 😭," she remarked. "Thank you so much @universalpicturesph #WickedForGood 🙏🏼 Thank you Lord 🙏🏼."
Fans online were quick to react to Andrea's post.
"Dreams do come true," one fan commented.
"Full circle moment!!!" another fan wrote.
Andrea met the Wicked stars at the event with Darren Espanto.
Wicked: For Good is set to be released on November 21. The movie is a sequel of the Wicked movie which was released in November 2024.
In an interview in BBC's The Arts Hour in January this year, Ariana teased what fans can expect in the sequel
"I think, you know these women (Elphaba and Glinda) have so much in them and there's a lot that happens to them. And you just get to know them at very new depths," Ariana shared.
The actress-singer remarked she is particularly ecstatic for the audience to witness the emotional arc of her character.
"Glinda's arc in particular, I am very excited for people to see just because I really, really love her. And I think you get to see many examples of strength and forgiveness, and love, and again holding up that mirror and truly becoming good. That's what I'm most excited about is for people to see the emotional arc," she remarked.
The actress also shared that fans can expect "so many amazing prosthetics" in the sequel. "The prosthetics team and the hair and makeup team are just extraordinary. I can't wait for you to see their work on what happens to things later. It's just extraordinary," she relayed.
Wicked: For Good is directed by Jon M. Chu.
The first part of the Wicked movie breached the $500 million mark at the global box office. It also received 10 nominations for the Oscars.