‘Popular’ Number Features Extended Ending in WICKED Movie [Video]

Glinda’s iconic musical number has been given an update in the film adaptation. “Popular,” sung by Glinda in Wicked, has been extended with key changes for Ariana Grande‘s rendition in the film.

“We didn’t know if we were going to do that long ending with the key changes until we saw the hallway at Shiz,” Grande explained in a recent interview with Em Rusciano of The Emsolation Podcast.

“Alice [Brooks] and Jon [M. Chu] were both like, ‘We have to make use of this gorgeous hallway. And Chris [Scott], our brilliant choreographer…just choreographed it and spontaneously taught me two days before we shot it. And that’s how we decided to use that ending of the song,” Grande shared. In the interview, it’s revealed that the ending of the song modulates up musically, with Grande hitting higher and higher notes.

The well-known musical number occurs during Glinda and Elphaba’s time at Shiz University, as Glinda attempts to help …