Between Jonathan Bailey's easy charm as Fiyero, Erivo lending her undeniable vocal talent to Elphaba, and the humor Ariana Grande captured as Glinda, it's easy to see just how much of the film's acclaim relied on getting the right actors.

The musical that brought Ariana Grande from her Florida home to Broadway had a pre-Broadway tryout at Goodspeed Musicals’ Terris Theatre.

Ariana Grande is teasing the follow-up to her Oscar-nominated performance as Glinda in “Wicked.” Grande, who will reprise her role for Part Two titled “ Wicked: For Good ,” told The Hollywood Reporter that the second installment is darker than the first film. “I’m still recovering,” Grande said.