Ariana Grande Said Glinda from ‘Wicked’ Was Her Dream Role in 2011

Author Laila Abuelhawa

November 5th, 2021 2:06 PM

Ariana Grande has been cast to play Glinda the Good Witch in Universal’s big-screen adaptation of the Wicked musical, with Cynthia Erivo playing Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West). The film will be directed by In the Heights director Jon M. Chu, who has been attached to the project since February. The stars announced their castings in respective Instagram posts last night (November 4).

“’Pink Goes Good With Green'” reads a card in a floral arrangement sent to Grande by Cynthia. “Congratulations Miss A, the part was made for you, I look forward to sharing this musical journey with you. Love, Cynthia.”

Dear Cynthia, honored doesn’t even begin to cover it. I cannot wait to hug you. See you in Oz,” Grande wrote in a message to Erivo, sent with a pink and green floral arrangement (the signature colors of Glinda and Elphaba).

Per Variety, Wicked is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, telling the story of everything leading up to Dorothy’s arrival in Oz. In its original Broadway run, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth portrayed frenemies Elphaba, who would become the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good Witch.

A decade ago, Ariana Grande tweeted after seeing Wicked that she so badly wanted to play Glinda at some point in her life, claiming it to be a dream role of hers. Now, we can see her dream come to fruition!

https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/142503277953691648?s=20

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  When she minimized her relationship with Pete Davidson. -On the July 2019 cover of Vogue, Ariana Grande talked candidly about Mac Miller. Afterward, she reduced her relationship and engagement with Pete to just "an amazing distraction."

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  When she was criticized about how she grieved Mac Miller - After Mac Miller passed, a fan accused the singer of milking his death. She, of course, put them in their place. She wrote, "i pray you never have to deal with anything like this ever and i'm sending you peace and love." She then added, "some of the s— i read on here makes me sick to my stomach. it scares me the way some people think and i don't like this world a lot of the time. if only we could be more compassionate and gentle with one another. that'd be sick. like f—."

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  When she banned Carole Baskin from her video. - When Justin Bieber shared a teaser of he and Ariana's "Stuck With U" video that featured Tiger King star Carole Baskin, Ariana was quick to point out that Baskin was not allowed in the final version. "For the record, i did not allow or approve this clip to be in the actual video. but. nonetheless. it exists and that's..... unique," she wrote on Twitter.
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  When she shut a fan down who said she doesn't sing live. -After a fan wrote, "It sounds like autotune and probably not live" on a video from her concert, Ariana shut them down. She replied, "Naw with all due respect, i could do this in your living room for you, fam. with no sound mixing or help at all. i could do it on broadway (and did). i can do it in the shower. in the car. it's my gift /it's why im here. i sing 30+ songs a night. every word. it's my thing. let me shine like damn."

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  When she shut Tekashi 6ix9ine down. - After Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber released their duet, "Stuck With U," Tekashi accused them of cheating their way to No.1. She shut that rumor down quickly, saying, "for anybody that is displeased with their placement...or racking their brain thinking of as many ways... to discredit hardworking women... i ask u to take a moment to humble yourself.”

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  When she didn't care one bit about a fan's opinion. -On social media, a fan commented on a post about her, saying, "I'm sick of that ponytail."Ariana Grande simply responded, "I'm not."
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  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 07: Singer Ariana Grande performs onstage during Macy's Presents Fashion's Front Row on September 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Macy's)

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Author Laila Abuelhawa

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