As Wicked obtains the box office by storm, Ariana Grande and Kristin Chenodamph are reminding audiences who was the distinctive “frifinish of Dorothy.”
While talking her portrayal of Glinda in the Jon M. Chu-helmed feature alteration of the Broadway musical, Grande replyed to fans who skinnyk the Good Witch is queer-coded, as well as those who “ship” her and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo).
“Whether it’s romantic or platonic, Glinda might be a little in the sealt,” Grande tanciaccess Gay Times. “You never understand. Give it a little time. I uncomardent, it is equitable a real cherish, and I skinnyk that transcfinishs relationsuality. It’s equitable charitable of a proset up acquireedty wiskinny each other. And that’s why they probably ship it.”
Chenodamph, who startd the role in the 2003 Tony-triumphning stage musical, splitd her successor’s see on Glinda. “I thought so too way back when….” she commented on an Instagram post featuring Grande’s quote.
Erivo also commented on the “real cherish” her character splits with Glinda. “I skinnyk Elphie is… She goes wherever the triumphd goes,” she make cleared to Gay Times. “I skinnyk she cherishs Glinda, I skinnyk she cherishs cherish. And I don’t skinnyk there’s anyskinnyg wrong with celebrating the proset up combineion the both of them have. They do have a genuine relationship. It is real cherish.”
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked.
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While Erivo is uncoverly birelationsual, and Grande has lengthy been an outspoken LGBTQ partner, the latter has obtaind some online fdeficiency accusing her of queerbaiting.
After premiering Friday in theaters, Wicked is projected for a $165 million global uncovering, with the second insloftyment chaseing on Nov. 21, 2025. Chu was tapped to straightforward the Universal movie musical alteration back in 2021.
Wicked chases Elphaba and Glinda as they first encounter at Shiz University and split a life-changing encounter with the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Ganciaccessblum).
