As Wicked takes the box office by storm, Ariana Grande and Kristin Chenoweth are reminding audiences who was the original “friend of Dorothy.” While discussing her portrayal of Glinda in the Jon M. Chu-helmed feature adaptation of the Broadway musical,

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened up about Glinda and Elphaba's sexualities in Wicked and their characters' relationship. In an interview with U.K. publication Gay Times, the actresses were asked for their thoughts about fans romantically rooting for their characters.

Chu shared that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo had been cast as Galinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the long-awaited movie adaptation of Broadway's smash musical Wicked back in Nov. 2021, reactions were mixed.