These women became Elphaba and Glinda for the fans and it shows. In an interview with Variety , the stars discussed their transformationsâparticularly Grande. As one of the most recognized global pop superstars, she had to completely become unrecognizable in the role and perhaps reach to the roots of who she truly has been all along: a theater kid at heart with a dream to play a role of a lifetime. âMaybe people underestimate how long we spent finding and disappearing into these women,â...