Her vocal cords actually changed after doing the role—and the Oscar nominee also says she’s noticed an internal emotional shift since taking on the role of Glinda: “She’s a once-in-a-lifetime gift of a character.”
When I spoke with Wicked star Ariana Grande over Zoom last week, she was still getting used to being an Oscar nominee. She was also basking in awards season—which isn’t usually how contenders feel after promoting their films for months on end. “I’m grateful to be here. It’s been wild,” she says. “I feel like I’m at a weird sleepaway camp where I see Ralph Fiennes every Thursday.
First, how did playing Glinda make you a better actor? She's a once-in-a-lifetime gift of a character, really, because you get to tap into so many different things, and that was what made it the most rewarding—all of the different things that she requires. The physical training that went into it, the physical comedy side, but also the truth that has to live underneath the surface in order for any of the jokes to land. In order for any of her to be believable at all.
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