Dad’s emotional response to using his last name in wicked credits Is shared by Ariana Grande
When her complete name appeared in the credits, Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda the Good Witch opposite Cynthia Erivo in Wicked, mirrored her father Edward Butera’s reaction.
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The sweetest response to the Eternal Sunshine singer’s decision to use her full name, Ariana Grande-Butera, in her new film Wicked came from her father, Edward Butera.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight that aired on November 12, Ariana said, «Oh man, he cried.» «Whoa. Yes, he did cry. I took him by surprise.
Additionally, the singer of «Positions,» who co-stars with Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, and Ethan Slater in the movie version of the Broadway musical, made sure to record the heartfelt occasion.
«I opened it on my laptop and secretly recorded him,» she added. Since he works as a graphic designer and enjoys that kind of work, I told him I wanted to show him the credits’ typography. He sobbed since it was a huge surprise. It was really sentimental.
How did Ariana manage to pull off the nefariously sentimental surprise? The «generous» director of the film, Jon M. Chu, provided her with some assistance.»He sent me the credits before he was supposed to send me—sorry, Universal, the secret is out,» she revealed. «We surprised him because he was afraid someone would discuss it before he could see it, and he knew that people would soon begin to see it.»
