Kristin
Chenoweth and Ariana
Grande have
been
changed
for
good
thanks
to Wicked.
As
the
Broadway
star
gushed
at
the
film’s
Los
Angeles
premiere
Nov.
9,
getting
the
chance
to
see
Ariana
take
on
the
role
of
Glinda,
which
Kristin
originated
in
the
Broadway
version
over
two
decades
ago,
has
been
a
dream
come
true.
“When
she
was
10
she
told
me, ‘I
want
to
be
you.
I
want
to
play
Glinda.’
In
that
same
voice,”
Kristin
told Zuri
Hall and Justin
Sylvester on
the
red
carpet. “Obviously,
we
are
close.
I’ve
known
her
since
she
was
10.”
The
56-year-old
recalled
that
when
Ariana
got
the
audition, “we
both
cried,”
and
joked
that
when
they
found
out
the “7
Rings”
singer
had
landed
the
role, “We
both
sounded
like
dolphins.”
According
to
Kristin,
after
Ariana
was
cast
she
told
the
Tony
winner, “‘I
want
to
make
you
proud.
I
want
to
pay
homage
to
you.'”
To
which
Kristin
replied, “‘You
will
do
all
of
that,
but
put
your
own
stamp
on
it.’
And
she
did.”
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