The very first time that Ariana Grande encountered the phenomenon that’s Wicked was again in 2003, when she and her grandmother, Marjorie Grande — affectionately often known as “Nonna” — went to look at the unique stage present.
Except you’ve been dwelling beneath a rock for the previous few months, you’re in all probability conscious of the truth that Ariana performs Glinda within the film adaptation of the present, which was launched final week.
And in a wonderful full circle second, the star revealed on Monday that she had flown again to her house metropolis of Boca Raton, Florida, for simply at some point in order that she may watch the movie with Nonna on the movie show she grew up going to as a toddler.
Tagging Ethan and Frankie within the publish, Ari wrote: “flew to boca for a day to look at with Nonna on the movie show i grew up going to each weekend, Cinemark 20 in Boca.”
She additionally posted a video of Nonna wanting overwhelmed with emotion and satisfaction whereas watching Ariana’s standout efficiency of “Standard.”
And the entire thing has followers feeling fairly emotional — particularly after it was identified that Nonna is definitely sufficiently old to recollect when the unique Wizard of Oz was launched again in 1939.
A tweet that has been appreciated greater than 220k occasions echoes: “Ariana Grande’s granny was born in 1925. She would have been 14 when the Wizard of Oz got here out. It is actually mind-blowing to think about dwelling by way of that fanfare as an adolescent not figuring out nearly 100 years later your individual granddaughter could be starring in a Wizard of Oz film.”
Welp. I don’t find out about you, however this has received me proper within the feels — let me know your ideas within the feedback!
