Ariana Grande on Wicked and her journey to Oscar nominee - The Arts Hour, BBC World Service

Ariana Grande has gone from child actress to music superstar and now Oscar nominee for her role in the movie Wicked. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM She tells The Arts Hour's Nikki Bedi why she's being credited as Ariana Grande-Butera for her Academy Award-nominated role as Galinda in the film version of blockbuster musical Wicked, and what we might expect from the sequel, due for release later in 2025. Ariana tells us about how she prepared for the role, and about what went on behind the scenes. She also talks about growing up as a child actor, and why she thinks there needs to be more support for other young people working in the industry. 0:00 Preparing to audition for Wicked 02:06 Singing live on set 03:06 Finding the character of Galinda 06:24 Ariana as a "comedy nerd" 07:23 Using the name Ariana Grande-Butera 08:30 Enduring appeal of Wicked 10:11 The superpower of individuality 11:40 Galinda's and Ariana's "purpose" 13:17 Special and practical effects 15:21 Being a child actor 16:59 What can we expect from Wicked Part Two? Presenter: Nikki Bedi Video editor: Tim Hodges Hear more from The Arts Hour: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5qkp ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #arianagrande #wicked #wickedmusical #oscars