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Schwartz described the lyrics as "empty calories" and shallow. The composition of the song is a more bubblegum sound than the rest of the musical, with Beatles influences. Glinda also yodels on the word "popular" because Schwartz was thinking of Oklahoman Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the role of Glinda, while writing the song. [2]
The book, lyrics, and score for the musical were developed through a series of readings. [9] In these developmental workshops, Kristin Chenoweth, the actress whom Schwartz had in mind while composing the music for the character, [15] joined the project as Glinda.
Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ n oʊ w ɛ θ /; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968) [1] is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film, and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Broadway .
Ariana Grande, who stars as Glinda in the forthcoming Wicked film, gently corrected the movie's official social media accounts on Wednesday, commenting on a post of a "Popular" lyric video that ...
Not personally, of course, but many moons ago, there was some video footage of Kanye West in the studio messing around with a beat that sampled the song “Popular,” sung by Kristin Chenoweth ...
Wicked, which opened on Broadway in 2003, starred Menzel as Elphaba, a green girl who is demonized by the Wizard of Oz as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Chenoweth as Glinda, the popular girl ...
Related: Ariana Grande corrects official Wicked social account on 'Popular' lyrics On a similar note, it turns out that Chenoweth's favorite song is not technically a Glinda number (though she ...
"Defying Gravity" is a song from the musical Wicked, composed by Stephen Schwartz. It was originally recorded on November 10, 2003, by American actresses Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed Elphaba and Glinda in the musical respectively.