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Kristin Chenoweth wanted to marque definite that Ariana Grande "put her ain stamp" connected the relation of Glinda successful Wicked, saying astatine the film's Nov. 9 Los Angeles premiere that Ariana's show made her proud.
By Sabba Rahbar Nov 10, 2024 1:44 AMTags
Kristin Chenoweth Reveals How She’ll Celebrate Release of ‘Wicked’ With Ariana Grande (Exclusive)
Kristin Chenoweth and Ariana Grande have been changed for bully acknowledgment to Wicked.
As the Broadway prima gushed astatine the film's Los Angeles premiere Nov. 9, getting the accidental to spot Ariana instrumentality connected the relation of Glinda, which Kristin originated successful the Broadway mentation implicit 2 decades ago, has been a imagination travel true.
"When she was 10 she told me, 'I privation to beryllium you. I privation to play Glinda.' In that aforesaid voice," Kristin told Zuri Hall and Justin Sylvester on the reddish carpet. "Obviously, we are close. I've known her since she was 10."
The 56-year-old recalled that erstwhile Ariana got the audition, "we some cried," and joked that erstwhile they recovered retired the "7 Rings" vocalist had landed the role, "We some sounded similar dolphins."
According to Kristin, aft Ariana was formed she told the Tony winner, "‘I privation to marque you proud. I privation to wage homage to you.'"
To which Kristin replied, "‘You volition bash each of that, but enactment your ain stamp connected it.' And she did."
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The Pushing Daisies alum was particularly excited for fans to spot Ariana connected the large screen, saying, "I deliberation radical hide what a large histrion she is."
"She started successful theatre and present she's playing the relation that she was calved to play," Kristin continued. "And it took 22 years, I acceptable it successful stone, and present she's bringing it home."
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And erstwhile it comes to the aboriginal of her ain career, the Schmigadoon! star is grateful for the roles she's gotten to play successful movies and TV—saying she lone takes a occupation "if I spot Kristin Chenoweth doing that role"—but astatine her heart, "I volition ever beryllium a Broadway person."
Which is wherefore the premiere of the movie mentation of Wicked was particularly meaningful for her, arsenic she couldn't judge each the fans that had travel retired for the event.
"This is crazy. They each screamed my name," she gushed. "And I conscionable wept."
To spot much from the Wicked red carpet, including Ariana and her costars Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey, support reading.
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Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
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