Between Jonathan Bailey's easy charm as Fiyero, Erivo lending her undeniable vocal talent to Elphaba, and the humor Ariana Grande captured as Glinda, it's easy to see just how much of the film's acclaim relied on getting the right actors.

Ariana Grande doesn't usually go by her full name, but there are super-sweet reasons that the "7 Rings" singer used it for her credit in "Wicked."

The musical that brought Ariana Grande from her Florida home to Broadway had a pre-Broadway tryout at Goodspeed Musicals’ Terris Theatre.