How Ariana Grande Channeled Wizard of Oz's Dorothy at Wicked Premiere

Grande sported a pinkish tulle Vivienne Westwood gown for the State Theatre premiere, with a silhouette that was astir indistinguishable from Billie Burke’s signature look successful the 1939 film. 

Of course, the Victorious alum’s enthusiasm erstwhile it comes to promoting the upcoming movie volition travel arsenic nary astonishment to her fans. In fact, Grande—who started her vocation connected Broadway successful 2008—has spoken openly astir Glinda being her “dream” relation for respective years.

And connected apical of aesthetically dedicating herself to the part, Grande has shared that she took the work of the bully witch quality precise seriously—recently emphasizing that she didn’t privation to chopped immoderate corners. 

“Some members of my squad astatine the clip were like, ‘You shouldn’t adjacent person to audition,’” Grande recalled successful an interrogation with the New York Times published Nov. 5. “And I was like, ‘You don’t understand, of people I person to. This is thing that has to beryllium earned.’ I person truthful overmuch to prove, and I threw myself astatine it successful each mode that I could.”

Grande wasn’t the lone 1 who was Wickedly chic connected the film’s reddish carpet. Keep looking for each prima who turned retired for the event. 

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