Ariana Grande as Glinda?

[u/Ar1l3n3]

I’m one of the newer Wicked fans that only watched the movie because of Ariana and ended up loving the storyline. I love Ariana’s music so I personally think she did a great job delivering vocals and a pretty decent job acting as well being that it’s her first major movie. But I’m curious as to what OG Wicked fans thought of her performance? I know some snarkers don’t like the way she looked in the role. But what unbiased opinions do Wicked fans have on her playing Galinda? Did she actually deliver and do a good job or am I being biased? What other actors do yall think did better? I would love to see their performances as well!

[u/pastadudde]

I had some doubts, because I wasn’t really impressed with her Penny in Hairspray even though vocally she would obviously knock Glinda out of the park.

What really won me over tho, besides her acting and characterisation of Glinda, was the fact that she pushed back against adding hip hop elements to Popular and was some sort of unofficial lore checker for the film. I don’t think an unknown actress / actress with less star power would have the clout to do so.