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Ariana Grande Understands Fan Criticism Of Her ‘Wicked’ Casting: “I Get It”
As the pop star portrays Glinda in 'Wicked', Ariana Grande opened up about the pressure of taking on such a highly-regarded role.
As a longtime Wicked fan, Ariana Grande knew she had some big slippers to fill with her casting as Galinda Upland. While discussing the audition process for Jon M. Chu ‘s feature adaptation of the Broadwaymusical, the 2x Grammy winner opened up about the pressure to get the character right and the “challenge” of breaking out of her pop star box. Based on the smash Broadway musical, Wicked follows Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Grande) as they first meet at Shiz University and share a life-changing encounter with the Wizard of Oz ( Jeff Goldblum).
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