Ariana Grande Would 100% Sing With Cynthia Erivo at the Oscars If Asked: ‘Say the Word and We’ll Be There’
The "Wicked" star made the comment after receiving her first-ever Golden Globe nomination.
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No performers have been announced yet, but if the Oscars come calling, Ariana Grande says she’ll be there. The singer, who recently received her first-ever Golden Globe nomination as best supporting actress in Wicked, is a frontrunner for the same category at the Oscars in March.
Though the songs from Wicked are not eligible for the best original songs category at the Oscars, where all five nominees are typically performed during the show, The Hollywood Reporter asked the singer if she’d be up for performing at the March 2 awards with co-star Cynthia Erivo if they were invited.
“Of course, we love singing with each other,” Grande told THR at the Globes’ First-Time Nominee Celebration on Tuesday (Dec. 17) of her co-star, who is also a Globe nominee for her role as Elphaba in Wicked and generating Oscar buzz as well. “I’ll sing together absolutely anywhere anytime, especially in celebration of Wicked, and I love her, that’s my sister. Say the word and we’ll be there.”
Grande attended Tuesday’s luncheon in Beverly Hills with her mom, Joan Grande, where she spoke about the success of the biggest-ever Broadway musical adaptation and some of her most cherished reactions to the film.
“Imogen Heap, my musical idol since I was a young girl; hearing that she saw it with her daughter and loved it, that was very exciting,” Grande told the magazine. “We got to meet Steven Spielberg, that was also incredibly overwhelming and such an honor. And he was so kind, and it was just really exciting. You have these idols in music and film, and then to hear a kind thing said about your work is really extraordinarily special.”
The second part of the film, know titled Wicked: For Good, is due out on Nov. 21 of next year.
