“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 queen’s spin on the music for the upcoming Wicked movie.

So, what’s the deal? Apparently, Ariana Grandeβ€”aka our new Glinda with the good falsettoβ€”tweaked the ending of the beloved song β€œPopular” for the film, and Schwartz is now sitting there like, β€œWhy didn’t I think of this 20 years ago?”

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

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

Glinda Gets a Soprano Glow-Up
Schwartz is now this close to rolling up to Broadway like, β€œY’all, we’re updating *Wicked*. Let’s use that soprano magic Ariana reminded us of.” Because apparently, back when Wicked first premiered, no one thought to crank up Glinda’s octave game. Tragic.

So, will the Wicked Broadway show get the Grande-approved remix? No broom-firmations yet, but let’s just say if you’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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