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When\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>director Jon M. Chu called up\u00a0Michelle Yeoh\u00a0\u2014 after the two previously collaborated on 2018\u2019s\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 for a major role in the\u00a0musical adaptation, the star admits she had a few questions.<\/p>\n At\u00a0the film\u2018s Los Angeles premiere on Saturday, Yeoh remembered how Chu had asked her to read the script with an eye to play Madame Morrible, \u201cand I at that point had no clue what he was talking about because I had not seen\u00a0Wicked<\/em>\u00a0the musical before. I knew\u00a0Wizard of Oz<\/em>, who doesn\u2019t, but not\u00a0Wicked<\/em>, because I hadn\u2019t been going to the theaters and not doing what I love which is watching musicals, for quite a while I hate to say.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wicked<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 which has been a Broadway hit for the last two decades \u2014 serves as a prequel to\u00a0The Wizard of Oz<\/em>, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba (played by\u00a0Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) while at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. Madame Morrible is a headmistress at the school and serves as Elphaba\u2019s mentor.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I read it and called Jon back and said, \u2018This is a musical and she sings.\u2019 And he said, \u2018Oh easy, you\u2019ll have fun, you\u2019re up for the challenge,\u201d the actress continued. \u201cAnd then the next thing I knew I get this video call and it was him with Ariana and Cynthia saying, \u2018It\u2019s imperative you come and join us now.’\u201d<\/p>\n