Ariana Grandehas made her triumphant return to the stage.
On Monday night, NBC airedA Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway. As part of the pre-taped special, Grande, 25, performed a very impressive rendition of “The Wizard and I” in front of many of the musical’s biggest fans.
The performance marked Grande’s first time back on the stage since her ex-boyfriendMac Millerdied of an apparent overdosein September and she and ex-fiancéPete Davidsoncalled off their engagementin mid-October.
Wearing a strapless green top, black pants, and her trademark black thigh-high boots, Grande seemed happy and relieved to be back on stage, as she belted the tune while audience members sang along. She also showed off her Elphaba-inspired green sparkly nail polish, lipstick, and eyeshadow.
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At the event, which also marked Grande’s first public appearance post-split, the pop star was without her 3-carat, $93,000engagement ringandcovered up her “Pete” finger tattoo.
Grande’s involvement with the anniversary special was not always certain.
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A day after her confirmed split from Davidson, 24, the “Successful” singershowed that she was focusing on her workin the wake of their breakup, sharing a photo of herWickedrehearsal script.
“Honored to be included in the celebration of 15 years of my favorite musical of all time,” Grande captioned the photo, adding, “wouldn’t miss it for the whole universe” alongside a green heart emoji. But hours before the final taping took place, Grandeskippedthe final dress rehearsal.
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She later shared a post to Instagram where she explained thatreturning to work hasn’t been easy. Still, she was determined not to let anything get in the way of her attending the show’s final taping.
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And just last week, Grande opened up to her fans on Twitter and explained thatmusic has helped her copewith the difficult time in her life.
“It fixes everythin [sic],” shetweetedafter a fan commended her passion for music.
“it ain’t work when u love it r u kiddin !” she alsowrote on Twitterafter a fan praised her hard work. “i’m the luckiest girl in the world to be able to do this s— n express myself n heal this way …. my lifeline tbh thank U for listening n allowing this to be my life”
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“One of my dream roles is to play Elphaba,” Grande once gushed in an episode ofCarpool Karaoke: The Series, in which she sang “What Is This Feeling” withSeth MacFarlane. “I would do it tomorrow. I’d cancel my whole s—. That’s my dream.”
Grande is an alum of both Broadway and NBC televised live musicals, having starred in Jason Robert Brown’s13on stage back in 2008 andHairspray Live!in 2016.
source: people.com
