Ariana Grande posts touching letter saying goodbye to ‘Wicked’: ‘greatest gift of my life’

“Becoming your Glinda the Good and being asked to join this most wonderful group of human beings on a most creatively and emotionally fulfilling journey was the greatest gift of my life,” she writes. “i have learned more from my time with Glinda than anyone. Now, to see how it has moved and been there for you all in the same way that it has for me over the course of my life has been the most meaningful, moving, and cherished gift of all.”

She concludes, “Before I go, please remember: whenever things get scary or you feel alone, home is whereever and whomever we want it to be, and there’s no place like home. Your chosen Ozian family loves you exactly as you are, and I couldn’t be thankfuller than you exist.”

Wicked: For Good topped the weekend box office with $150 million, breaking the previous film’s record for biggest debut of a Broadway adaptation of all time, according to Variety. It’s also this year’s second-biggest opening behind A Minecraft Movie, which debuted with $162 million back in April.

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