Grande’s new interview comes over a month after the first Wicked hit theaters Nov. 22, 2024, quickly becoming the top-grossing movie adaptation of a Broadway musical ever. Its sequel, Wicked: For Good, will arrive almost exactly a year later in the fall of 2025.

Ariana Grande says there will be a larger conversation to be had about Glinda being queer after the release of Wicked: For Good. Wicked was released in United States theaters this past November. Directed by Jon M.

In the promotional clip for Wicked, Ariana Grande says that she went in and sang for both roles, prepared to play either, just to be part of the show. She admits that while she loves Elphaba, Glinda was the part she felt like she was born to play. Social media absolutely agrees, as the actress has become a meme thanks to her performance.

For Good, has leaked online and it features a sneak peek at the new looks for Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba and Ariana Grande's Glinda. See them both in action here!

Jon M. Chu’s fantasy musical film ‘Wicked’ effectively transports the audience to the magical land of Oz through vivid imagery, established cultural norms, and eccentric linguistic preferences. This feat in world-building is best accomplished through Shiz University,

Ariana Grande must be into manifesting, because the lengths she went to in order to nab the role of Glinda in Wicked could only be described as such. I mean, how else are you going to categorize the fact that she stocked up on exclusively pink clothing—down to her own ding dang underroos—in the months leading up to even auditioning for the part?

"I think we all kind of knew why I was going in, and it was for Glinda," Grande says in a PEOPLE-exclusive clip from the 'Wicked' digital home release