Ariana Grande prepared for New Year's Eve with a carousel of photos on Instagram to mark the year that was. The roundup included a photo of her in a leotard in what appears to be a Wicked dance rehearsal,

Ariana Grande thinks she'd have "ended up in an insane asylum" if she hadn't done so much preparation for Wicked. The Thank U, Next hitmaker plays Glinda in the two-part adaptation of the beloved musical and she was determined to win the role on merit by pushing herself to the limit.

Ariana Grande thinks she’d have “ended up in an insane asylum” if she hadn’t done so much preparation for ‘Wicked’ because it was a very different experience to anything she’s done in the past.

Ariana Grande must be into manifesting, because the lengths she went to in order to nab the role of Glinda in Wicked could only be described as such. I mean, how else are you going to categorize the fact that she stocked up on exclusively pink clothing—down to her own ding dang underroos—in the months leading up to even auditioning for the part?

Wicked is easily one of the biggest hits of the holiday season, and one of the most successful films of 2024. Both Broadway enthusiasts and casual moviegoers have flocked to see this whimsical retelling of the stage musical,