Ariana Grande Might Keep Her Voice Change From ‘Wicked’: “What a Beautiful Thing To Be Left With”

Back in November, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo celebrated the release of their newest film Wicked. Based on the book and Broadway musical, Wicked followed the story of the friendship between Glinda and Elphaba. While only part one of the film, Wicked brought in nearly $650 million since its release. And if the box office wasn’t enough, the film earned high praise from fans. But although filming is over, Grande continues to use the voice of Glinda. And according to the singer, she isn’t worried if it never leaves. 

While spending months promoting the film alongside Ervio, Grande sat down to discuss Wicked and her voice change with Variety. Although not shying away from the change in her voice, the singer explained, “Maybe people underestimate how long we spent finding and disappearing into these women. So, when certain inflections or mannerisms take time to melt away, sometimes people poke fun. But we had a job to do, and we had things to get lost in — because that’s what the piece required.”

Although some fans pointed out the change, Grande cared little about the difference. If anything, the singer hoped it stayed. “Galinda required a lot of vocal work for me. Certain things maybe won’t melt away. Some will, but I’m really grateful for the pieces that will stay with us forever. What a beautiful thing to be left with, and to feel the ghost of every day.”

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Ariana Grande Is “Grateful And Floating” Over ‘Wicked’

Bringing the Broadway musical to the silver screen, the entire cast was thrilled about the film’s success. Grande insisted, “I feel so grateful and proud of how present we’ve been able to be. A lot of people have come up to us and been like, ‘How you holding up?’ with a long face. And we’ve just peeked at each other and been like, we’re grateful and floating.”

Outside of their time on set, both Grande and Erivo made sure their contracts matched. Erivo revealed, “We both went through it — ‘What number are we doing? How do you feel about that?’ We were really f**king honest. And that’s really rare. People don’t do that.”

As for the second part of Wicked, it is expected to hit theaters in late 2025 with fans anxiously awaiting to see the conclusion of one of the biggest films in 2024. 

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