Current:Home > NewsAriana Grande's Parents Joan Grande and Edward Butera Support Her at Wicked Premiere -AssetTrainer
Ariana Grande's Parents Joan Grande and Edward Butera Support Her at Wicked Premiere
View
Date:2025-04-13 13:11:22
Ariana Grande's biggest fans? Her family.
The actress, who portrays Glinda in Wicked, had her loved ones, including her mom Joan Grande and dad Edward Butera, on hand to celebrate at the Los Angeles premiere of the film.
In fact, the entire family—including her brother Frankie Grande and his husband Hale Leon—posed together on the Nov. 9 red carpet, marking an extra special night for Ariana, who is credited in the movie with her full name, Ariana Grande-Butera.
The reason? "Technically, it's my little girl name," the 31-year-old recently explained during her and costar Cynthia Erivo's appearance on The Streaming Service with Justin Hill. "Technically it's little Ari's name."
"But, no, I just feel like this experience was such a homecoming for me," Ariana continued. "I feel like I came home to myself in a lot of ways through what I learned from Glinda, from [Cynthia's character] Elphaba and, you know, that was my name when I went to see the show when I was 10 years old—and it felt like a really lovely way of honoring that."
To get your tickets for Wicked, premiering Nov. 22, click here.Indeed, from the moment she was cast in the film, Ariana's Wicked journey has been an emotional ride for her entire family.
"So, she told me in person, we were at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood," Frankie shared with Justin Sylvester and Zuri Hall at the premiere, held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. "I was about to perform in my show Horror Camp. And she told me in the bathroom, and we fell on the ground in sobbing tears, me my mother and my sister, and it was just such a beautiful thing."
"Obviously, coming from a musical theater family and a musical theater background," Frankie added, "just knowing that she was going to get to live this dream that I have watched her dream about for so long, for her entire life. It's very hard to put into words, but I'm just so proud of her."
Keep reading to see all the stars at Wicked's Los Angeles premiere...
(E!, Universal and Fandango are part of the NBCUniversal Family.)
veryGood! (4)
Related
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- Paramount CEO Bob Bakish to step down amid sale discussions
- Are you balding? A dermatologist explains some preventative measures.
- Dead baby found in trash can outside University of Tampa dorm, mom in hospital: Police
- The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
- Sue Bird says joining ownership group of the Seattle Storm felt inevitable
- Jill Duggar Shares Unseen Baby Bump Photos After Daughter Isla Marie's Stillbirth
- US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards
- Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
- Hamas releases propaganda video of two hostages, including a kidnapped American citizen
Ranking
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Kim and Penn Holderness Reveal Why They Think His ADHD Helped Them Win The Amazing Race
- CBS makes major changes to 'NFL Today': Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason out
- EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- AP WAS THERE: Mexico’s 1938 seizure of the oil sector from US companies
- Billie Eilish announces 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' tour: How to get tickets
- JoJo Siwa and More Dance Moms Stars Get Matching Tattoos After Reunion
Recommendation
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
American tourist facing prison in Turks and Caicos over ammunition says he's soaking up FaceTime with his kids back home
Democratic mayor joins Kentucky GOP lawmakers to celebrate state funding for Louisville
Milestone: 1st container ship arrives since Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
Las Vegas Raiders signing ex-Dallas Cowboys WR Michael Gallup
Are you balding? A dermatologist explains some preventative measures.
U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and joint German-Dutch-Belgian bids remain