Confirmedcontenders who auditioned to play Glinda are Dove Cameron, Renee Rapp, Amanda Seyfried, and Taylor Louderman.

However, Dove Camerons natural charisma andconnections to Grande and Chenoweth inHairspray Live!made her the ideal candidate.

Sources:Betches,Backstage,ET,J-14,E!

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Ariana Grande as Glinda looking at Fiyero in Wicked

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Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba looking in a mirror in Wicked

Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Ariana Grande as Glinda singing

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