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Ariana Grande is Glinda in ‘WICKED FOR GOOD,’ directed by Jon M. Chu. (Giles Keyte\/Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Ariana Grande\u00a0<\/strong>earned an Oscar nomination for her role as Glinda in the movie\u00a0Wicked,\u00a0<\/em>and now it appears as though she may get herself a second one for the sequel,\u00a0Wicked: For Good.<\/em><\/p>\n After seeing an early screening,\u00a0Variety\u2019<\/em>s senior artisans editor\u00a0Jazz Tangcay\u00a0<\/strong>wrote on X<\/a>\u00a0that while “Cynthia Erivo\u00a0<\/strong>is magnificent” as Elphaba, we should should “get ready for Ariana Grande as she takes this performance to the next level and is a tour de force.” She also said that the film is “sheer musical greatness.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Deadline writer\u00a0Destiny Jackson\u00a0<\/strong>wrote on X<\/a>, “Ariana Grande\u2019s soaring turn as the girl in the bubble is an emotionally complex tightrope that she balances effortlessly as she tries oscillating between the Good Witch\u2019s need for perfection and the struggle for Glinda\u2019s agency.”<\/p>\n Vanity Fair<\/em>‘s\u00a0Chris Murphy\u00a0<\/strong>wrote on X,<\/a>\u00a0“Cynthia and Ari take their performances to the next level with jaw dropping performances. The film fully sticks the landing.”<\/p>\n Entertainment writer\u00a0David Gordon\u00a0<\/strong>noted<\/a>, “Structurally,\u00a0Wicked: For Good\u00a0<\/em>is Ariana Grande\u2019s movie in terms of central emotional arc, and she delivers big time.”<\/p>\n