‘Wicked' Team Considered Making ‘Popular' More Hip-Hop. Ariana Grande Refused: ‘Absolutely Not. I Want to Be Glinda, Not Ariana Playing Glinda'
Wicked” composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz revealed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he pitched Ariana ...
Ariana Grande Rejected ‘Wicked’ Composer Stephen Schwartz’s Idea of Wanting to Make a Hip-Hop Version of “Popular”
"Absolutely not, don’t do it. I want to be Glinda, not Ariana Grande playing Glinda," the singer, who stars in the Universal ...
Here’s Why Ariana Grande Said ‘No’ to a Hip-Hop Version of ‘Popular’ in ‘Wicked’
To close out its star-studded season 14, Blue Bloods is pulling out all the stops. The synopsis for the show’s series finale ...
Ariana Grande Shut Down A Hip-Hop Version Of ‘Popular’ But Did OK Another ‘Wicked’ Song Change
In a new Los Angeles Times oral history, Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz explains: ...
The Wicked movie’s version of ‘Popular’ almost sounded very different. Then Ariana Grande stepped in
Wicked, based on the Broadway stage adaptation, is also an adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and ...
Ariana Grande watches ‘Wicked’ with 99-year-old nonna in theater she grew up in
Now, Grande, a Boca Raton native, is celebrating that full circle moment of seeing “Wicked” for the first time with her ...
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Allow Ariana Grande to Bewitch You With Glinda-Inspired Look at Wicked Premiere in Australia
Ariana Grande continues to defy gravity with her style. The Wicked star tapped into her Glinda character for the Australian premiere of the movie musical, donning a pink Vivienne Westwood ...
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Ariana Grande used her full ‘little girl’ name in ‘Wicked’ movie credits — here’s why
Ariana Grande-Butera, in the upcoming “Wicked” film adaptation. The pop star, 31, plays Glinda the Good Witch in the first part of the two-film series, set to hit theaters Nov. 22. Though ...
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Got Paid Equally for ‘Wicked,’ Universal Calls Pay Disparity Rumors ‘Completely False’
Despite conflicting reports, "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were paid the same amount to star in the movie ...