{"id":2373433,"date":"2024-11-25T19:56:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T00:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wicked-actress-ariana-grande-says-glinda-might-be-a-little-in-the-closet-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T19:59:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T00:59:10","slug":"wicked-actress-ariana-grande-says-glinda-might-be-a-little-in-the-closet-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wicked-actress-ariana-grande-says-glinda-might-be-a-little-in-the-closet-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked actress Ariana Grande says Glinda \u2018might be a little in the closet\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwicked-actress-ariana-grande-says-glinda-might-be-a-little-in-the-closet-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2373433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview with *Gay Times*, Ariana \u200dGrande, who stars as Glinda in the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/70000-sign-petition-to-keep-james-corden-out-of-wicked-film-adaptation\/\" title=\"70,000 Sign Petition to Keep James Corden Out of &#039;Wicked&#039; Film Adaptation\">upcoming film adaptation<\/a> of *Wicked*, discussed the film&#8217;s exploration of queer themes \u2064alongside\u2063 her co-star Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba. Grande emphasized \u200cthat the world of Oz is a\u2062 celebration of uniqueness, with \u2063deep-rooted queer allegories \u2062present in both the story and the characters. During the conversation,\u200c reporter\u200b Sam Damshenas\u200b humorously\u200d noted that as a representation of the LGBTQ+ community, the film aligns with a vibrant and inclusive perspective, suggesting that everyday life in \u2063the Emerald City\u2062 resembles a \u200dPride parade. Grande further affirmed this notion, asserting that even the animated animals in Oz could \u200bembody\u2063 queer\u200b identities. Both actresses\u2064 expressed that\u200b their characters, particularly \u2062Elphaba, might have fluid \u2064sexualities and affirmed the celebration of love in all \u2062its \u200cforms within the narrative. The interview highlighted the film&#8217;s overarching theme of acceptance and diversity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wicked actress Ariana Grande says Glinda &lsquo;might be a little in the closet&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1892543\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ariana-grande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ariana Grande\">Ariana Grande<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">pop singer-turned-actress playing &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Glinda&rdquo; in <em>Wicked<\/em>, explored her character&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sexuality\">sexuality<\/a> while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G6gzsTBWWuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"doing an interview\">doing an interview<\/a> promoting the new film.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Grande and her co-star Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, sat down with U.K. news outlet <em>Gay Times<\/em> to discuss the movie.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m from <em>Gay Times<\/em>, alright, so the questions are going to be very homosexual,&rdquo; reporter Sam Damshenas said to Grande and Erivo.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, thank goodness!&rdquo; Grande responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I love about <em>Wicked <\/em>is that there are loads of queer allegories,&rdquo; Damshenas said.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G6gzsTBWWuk?si=0epHxyDWvFsybIwP\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, how does that inform your performances?&rdquo; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oz is a celebration of uniqueness,&rdquo; Grande answered, adding, &ldquo;Everyone is just so beautifully queer and that roots all the way back to the L. Frank Baum books, where, like, literally the most commonly used word in the books is &lsquo;queer.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Erivo called the film a celebration of &ldquo;the other&rdquo; and called her and Grande&rsquo;s characters an &ldquo;other&rdquo; and &ldquo;different.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added in unison with the <em>Gay Times <\/em>reporter that, &ldquo;Oz is a very queer place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Damshenas asked the <em>Wicked <\/em>actresses what a &ldquo;pride parade would look like&rdquo; in their film&rsquo;s world.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyday in the Emerald City is a Pride parade,&rdquo; Grande replied, referring to the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, it&rsquo;s true. Even, like, the chickens, those chickens are gay,&rdquo; Grande doubled down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Definitely,&rdquo; Erivo agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Damshenas pressed the <em>Wicked<\/em> stars about fans suggesting that their own characters are gay.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Elphie, she goes wherever the wind blows,&rdquo; Erivo said of her green witch character. &ldquo;I think she loves Glinda. I think she loves love. And I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s anything wrong with celebrating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-queen-elizabeth-will-privately-quiz-senior-royals-over-meghan-and-harrys-racism-claims\/\" title=\"Report: Queen Elizabeth Will \u2018Privately Quiz\u2019 Senior Royals Over Meghan And Harry\u2019s Racism Claims\">deep connection<\/a> that both of them have.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Enrivo continued, &ldquo;They do have a relationship. It is true love, which is probably why people are shipping it, you know? Because what they build with each other is an unbreakable bond and love.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grande analyzed her own Good Witch character and said the friendship between Glinda and Elphie was a &ldquo;safe space.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe Glinda might be a little in the closet. But if there were a time? Y&rsquo;know, you never know! Give it a little more time! I mean, it is just a true love. And I think that transcends sexuality, it&rsquo;s just kind of a deep safety within each other,&rdquo; she said during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-hollywood-stars-got-clean-and-thrived\/\" title=\"These Hollywood Stars Got Clean \u2013 And Thrived\">movie promotion<\/a> interview.<\/p>\n<p>Last week during a movie promotion of the animated <em>Moana 2<\/em> movie, lead actress Auli&rsquo;i Cravalho <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3233983\/disney-queer-moana-star-fights-antisemitism-fascism-misogyny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shared\">shared<\/a> on <em>The View<\/em> how she as a &ldquo;queer&rdquo; actress fights &ldquo;antisemitism, fascism and misogyny.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1892543\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1892543\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande suggests Glinda may be &#8220;a little in the closet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2373434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ariana-Grande.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45700,9489,45701,5331,10915],"class_list":["post-2373433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ariana-grande","tag-broadway","tag-glinda","tag-lgbtq","tag-wicked"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ariana-Grande.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2373433"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373437,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373433\/revisions\/2373437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}