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Ariana Grande recreates ‘The Wicked Witch of the East, Brother’
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Ariana Grande recreates ‘The Wicked Witch of the East, Brother’

Ariana Grande sets the record straight with Jimmy Fallon on a very important topic: who is a princess and who is a witch The Wizard of Oz.

For his appearance on Thursday, November 14 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTHE Wicked star, 31, recreated a viral even nicknamed “the Wicked Witch of the East, brother”. Lip sync with original videos immortal words – “Grow up brother, grow up!” — she faux-furiously schooled Fallon, 50, on the history of Oz.

“You’re going to look at me and tell me I’m wrong? Am I wrong? She wore a crown and she came down in a bubble,” Grande syncs. As befits Glinda, the apparent subject of the argument and her character in the Wicked musical comedy of the film, the “Yes, and?” » the singer wore a blush-colored dress with ruffles and a regal train for her Tonight Show appearance.

All Fallon can muster, like in the original video, is a weak “Educate Yourself.”

Sitting down for her interview with Fallon, Grande discussed the “heart attack” she had when getting the role of Glinda in Jon M. ChuThe film adaptation of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s hit Broadway musical, itself inspired by Gregory McGuire’s 1995 novel reimagining the origins of the Witches of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

They also recapped his recent organize a concert on Saturday evening live and how she was able to help become a cast member Bowen Yang In Wicked. “The scariest moment of my life,” Grande said, was calling SNL Creator Lorne Michaels to convince him to share Yang, 34, who plays Pfannee in the film. “He understood and went back and forth between SNL and the filming Wicked to be part of it. And he’s incredible and he’s put himself through the paces to achieve it.

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Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon.

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Earlier this year, Grande appeared on Fallon’s show to reveal what Glinda was like. dream roleteasing the upcoming film. Fallon I gave him a sweatshirt with her baby picture on it, reciprocating when Grande had done the same to commemorate their friendship.

Villain: Part One is in theaters November 22, with Part two expected on November 26, 2025. The movie star Cynthia Erivo like Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, Jeff Goldblum as the wizard, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Ethan Slater like Boq, Peter Dinklage like the voice of Dr. Dillamond and Michelle Yeoh like Madame Morrible.

Discover behind the scenes of Wicked with the new special issue of PEOPLE, available here.