Ariana Grande, who will play Glinda in Wicked, says she'll focus on acting for the next decade while promising she'll always do "pop stuff."
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In a recent appearance on the latest episode of the Las Culturistas podcast, the singer-actor spoke to hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, saying that she looks forward to returning to Broadway. She said,
"I'm going to say something so scary, it's going to scare the absolute shit out of my fans and everyone. I love them, and they will deal, and we will be here forever. I'm always going to make music. I'm always going to go on stage. I'm always going to do pop stuff, I pinky promise. But I don't think doing it at the rate that I've been doing for the past 10 years where I see the next 10 years."
Grande opened up about her love for acting and theater, adding,
"I think I love acting; I love musical theater. Reconnecting with this part of myself...I love comedy, it heals me to do that - finding roles to use these parts of myself."
More about Ariana Grande's acting career
Ariana Grande began her acting career on Broadway at 15 and gained recognition for her role as Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's Victorious and Sam & Cat. Before Grande made her Billboard Hot 100 debut with The Way and became a pop sensation with her other hits, Dangerous Woman, Bang Bang, Yes, And? and 7 Rings, she appeared in multiple roles.
Ariana Grande appeared in an episode of The Battery's Down in 2008. She also made a cameo appearance on Family Guy in 2014 and starred in Zoolander 2 in 2016. Grande was also seen in Snowflake, The White Gorilla in 2011 alongside her Victorious co-star Jennette McCurdy and Underdogs in 2016.
Her other notable roles include appearances in Winx Club (2013-2014), Kidding (2020), A Snow White Christmas (2012), Swindle (2013), 13 (2008), Don't Look Up (2021) and Scream Queens (2015).
While speaking about her love for acting in the recent podcast, Ariana mentioned that she would love to continue acting in "whatever makes sense or whatever roles that we see fit" or "where I could really do a good job to honor the material."
Grande used her full name, Ariana Grande Butera, in the Wicked credits. In an interview at the premiere of Wicked in Sydney, she told Justin Hill that it was her name when she went to see the show when she was 10 years old and wanted to honor the moment.
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