“Wicked” Composer Spills Tea on Giving Broadway a Grande Glow-Up Thanks to the Movie

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Stephen Schwartz, the mastermind behind the music on Broadway’s Wicked, just dropped a bombshell that could shake up the Broadway stage faster than a flying monkey on a sugar rush. Turns out, the iconic musical might get a tiny makeover, inspired by a certain high ponytail-wielding pop queenโ€™s spin on the music for the upcoming Wicked movie.

So, whatโ€™s the deal? Apparently, Ariana Grandeโ€”aka our new Glinda with the good falsettoโ€”tweaked the ending of the beloved song โ€œPopularโ€ for the film, and Schwartz is now sitting there like, โ€œWhy didnโ€™t I think of this 20 years ago?โ€

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Arianaโ€™s ‘La-La Land’ Moment
Picture this: at the end of โ€œPopular,โ€ Ariana cranks it up an octave (because of course she does) and tosses in a few extra โ€œla-la-lasโ€ like sprinkles on a cupcake. Schwartz told Buzzfeed UK, โ€œOne thing Iโ€™d definitely changeโ€”and hey, maybe weโ€™ll throw it into the Broadway versionโ€”is this new ending for โ€˜Popular.โ€™ Ariana wanted to keep it real as Glinda, not Ariana pretending to be Glinda. Respect!โ€

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But wait, thereโ€™s drama! Schwartz admits Grande initially gave him the side-eye over this new ending. โ€œShe was hesitant,โ€ he dished. โ€œI told her, โ€˜If Iโ€™d thought of this back then, I totally wouldโ€™ve done it.โ€™ And boom, next thing you know, sheโ€™s belting it like a glittery soprano angel.โ€

Glinda Gets a Soprano Glow-Up
Schwartz is now this close to rolling up to Broadway like, โ€œYโ€™all, weโ€™re updating *Wicked*. Letโ€™s use that soprano magic Ariana reminded us of.โ€ Because apparently, back when Wicked first premiered, no one thought to crank up Glindaโ€™s octave game. Tragic.

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So, will the Wicked Broadway show get the Grande-approved remix? No broom-firmations yet, but letโ€™s just say if youโ€™re heading to Oz anytime soon, you might hear Glinda serving some extra vocal fireworks.

Moral of the story: sometimes it takes a little Ariana Grande to make Wicked even more fabulous.

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