Ariana Grande Talks Bursting Glinda’s Bubble With Authentic Tune In Depraved 2

Depraved: For Good is about to carry the story of the Witches of Oz to its climactic finale. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the highly-anticipated sequel to 2024’s Depraved stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda.

Based mostly on the Broadway musical of the identical title, Depraved tailored the primary half of the musical, whereas For Good will cowl the second act. Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist of the stage present, returned to jot down two extra songs for Elphaba and Glinda in For Good.

Not too long ago, Grande mentioned her new monitor, “The Lady In The Bubble,” and the way it displays Glinda’s struggles after Elphaba stands up towards the Wizard, one thing she lacked the braveness to do. “What I like most about it’s that it’s… it’s such a story piece for her,” stated Grande. “I’m so glad that we get to see her expertise that second of change, that to make that selection to start the chapter of being really good.“

The actress then clarified: “Not performing goodness, not… a façade of goodness however to place down the wand, and truly change into really good.” She famous that a lot of Glinda’s transformation in direction of the tip of the play is not expressly depicted, including that she loves “that [audiences] get to share that second along with her as a result of it occurs within the wings of the Broadway present, you already know, you see the earlier than and after moments, however to see that second is a present.“

Chu beforehand addressed the choice so as to add new songs to the movie adaptation, citing the necessity to dig deeper into Elphaba and Glinda’s internal ideas. Talking about Glinda, he defined: “What occurs once you’re somebody like Glinda who has this bubble of safety, the place you don’t ever must cope with the reality if you happen to don’t need to? Can you pop your bubble of privilege?”

Chu continued:

We would have liked extra songs, as a result of we would have liked extra avenues into that mindset. Musicals are nice as a result of it’s not about being greater, it’s about going deeper into these characters and minds and what they’re going via. So we now have new songs that permit us to witness how they undergo these ideas, and the viewers can expertise.

The director additionally considered Glinda’s new music as a possibility to discover the theme of the right way to overcome ignorance, which he calls one among “the larger questions of the Depraved saga.” As such, “The Lady In The Bubble” is supposed to look at Glinda’s internal struggles whereas additionally grappling with the broader message of For Good.

Depraved: For Good releases in theaters on November 21, 2025.