Ariana Grande is displaying like to Kristin Chenoweth after the Broadway vet shared a video of herself singing a Wizard of Oz traditional alongside the pop celebrity.
On Friday (Jan. 20), Grande — who will painting Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s upcoming live-action movie adaptation of the Broadway musical Depraved — posted a TikTok video of herself singing a stunning a cappella model of “Over the Rainbow” from the 1939 musical movie. Shortly after, Chenoweth responded with a side-by-side clip of herself harmonizing the beloved tune alongside Grande.
“You understand I needed to duet this one,” Chenoweth, who originated the position of Glinda within the Broadway musical of Depraved in 2003, wrote in her TikTok video. “Over the [rainbow emoji] with my child woman.”
The Broadway star added in her caption, “Simply two Ozians.”
Grande rapidly caught wind of Chenoweth’s flattering put up and shared a heartwarming response in her Instagram Story. “oh i’m crying,” the 29-year-old pop star wrote. “i like you a lot @kchenoweth.”
It’s been greater than a 12 months because it was introduced in November 2021 that Grande could be enjoying Glinda reverse Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba within the long-awaited big-screen adaptation of the prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Chu later revealed that they’d be splitting the undertaking into two movies, the primary of which is about to reach in December 2024.
Final March, Chenoweth expressed her approval of Grande’s casting as Glinda within the Depraved film. “I feel that crown and wand are going to the precise appropriate particular person,” she mentioned throughout an look on Immediately. “I feel she’s gonna nail it.” Chenoweth added, “Perhaps some individuals do know this about Ari, however she’s actually, actually humorous. And Glinda has to do humorous and drama; she has to do all of it. And sing excessive and sing low. So, there’s the woman.”
Watch Chenoweth sing “Over the Rainbow” alongside Grande on TikTok beneath.
