Long before she got the part of Glinda, it’s clear that Ariana Grande has been a true Wicked devotee. And so, when one of the most soaring voices of her pop generation was cast as the Good Witch in Jon M. Chu’s cinematic adaptation, it was a true ruby-slipper moment. The wish fulfilment is elevated even more so in Wicked: For Good , adapting the second half of the stage musical, since Grande truly gets to put her own stamp on Glinda: receiving a brand new song from original composer Stephen Schwartz, providing even more insight into the character’s complex world.

That number is called ‘Girl In The Bubble’, a moment of reflection for Glinda that propels her forward. “We get to see [Glinda] decide, ‘I’m going to change the course of Oz. I’m going to become deeply, truly good and mak

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