Amanda Seyfried Says Ariana Grande Was “Meant to” Play Glinda in ‘Wicked’

glamour.com:

couldn’t be happier that Ariana Grande nabbed the highly sought-after role of G(a)linda in the blockbuster movie musical Wicked.

Though the Mamma Mia! and Les Misérables star did audition for the part, she has nothing but praise for Grande’s performance.“I went hard for that, for sure.

And it was a very long process. And everything happens the way it’s meant to,” she told , calling the movie “fantastic” and adding, “It’s an extravaganza, which is what [Grande] does really well.

And [my kids] have been playing the soundtrack nonstop. And everything is as it’s meant to be for sure.”Though the creative team has never confirmed this, it’s that the search for Glinda, the future Good Witch, came down to Grande (who ), Disney star Dove Cameron (my personal pick, no shade to anyone), and Amanda Seyfried.And Seyfried did, as she said, go “hard” for it. “I have dreams that I’m still auditioning for Wicked.