Jonathan Murray Chu shared that he had a major misunderstanding during Ariana Grande’s audition for the long-awaited musical. Wicked.

In a conversation with Weekly entertainment, The American director was asked if Ariana had been considered for a different role, to which he firmly replied: “No.”

“We were getting mixed messages,” he shared.

He explained that from the start he was certain that We can’t be friends The singer would be perfect for the role of Glinda, but the casting director mistakenly convinced him that she was auditioning for the role of Elphaba.

“I’m like, ‘That wasn’t the plan.’ And they say, ‘Well, she made it,'” he said.

After having the 31-year-old singer prepare for several Elphaba songs, Jonathan and Ariana did not want to embark on this adventure.

Although the American singer and songwriter has previously spoken about Glinda as her dream role, casting directors thought she wanted to play the role of Cynthia Erivo, after seeing her performance in The Wizard and I on NBC’s 15th anniversary broadcast.

On the Sentimental men podcast it Sam and cat The actress mentioned that she auditioned for both roles.

“I was hearing very mixed things from people saying, ‘Oh, maybe they want you to read for both,'” she said.

“And I thought, ‘I guess it’s because they don’t know what my voice is, and maybe they vocally think I might be better suited to Elphaba, but I secretly knew I “Was only meant for Glinda.”