Are Elphaba and Glinda homosexual?
Since Depraved first debuted on Broadway (and, arguably, many a long time earlier than that), followers have been transport the Depraved Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North.
Their tense opposites-attract dynamic is all there. The music “What Is This Feeling?” begins virtually as if describing a mutual schoolgirl crush.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are weighing in on their characters’ sexualities. And so is the OG Depraved Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth.
Followers have theorized that Glinda is homosexual for a few years
Depraved is out in theaters. Even amongst Broadway musicals, Depraved has a very sturdy following inside the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.
So it is just pure that Cynthia Erivo, who performs Elphaba within the theatrical adaptation, and Ariana Grande, who performs Glinda, would chat with Homosexual Instances on the subject.
As you possibly can se within the video beneath, neither shied away from recommendations that their characters’ friendships — and animosity — had an undercurrent of romantic love.
“I think Elphie, she goes wherever the wind blows,” Cynthia described of her verdant character.
She added: “I think she loves Glinda. I think she loves love.”
Cynthia then emphasised: “And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with celebrating the deep connection that both of them have.”
‘It is true love’
“They do have a real relationship,” Cynthia went on to emphasise in regards to the Depraved OTP, Glinda and Elphaba.
“It is true love, which is probably why people are shipping it, you know?” she urged.
Cynthia then affirmed: “Because what they build with each other is an unbreakable bond and love.”
“And trust and truth,” Ariana Grande chimed in.
“Just such a safe space for one another, which is what all relationships should be,” she expressed. “Whether it’s romantic or platonic.”
Delving into her character’s sexuality, Ariana commented: “Glinda might be a little in the closet. You never know! Give it a little more time.”
Ariana isn’t the one Glinda actor to counsel that she’s homosexual
Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed Glinda in its unique Broadway run, replied to E! Information‘ Instagram submit that shared a part of the aforementioned dialogue.
“I thought so too way back when …” the Broadway legend commented.
Fact be instructed, Elphaba and Glinda have a narrative that makes extra sense in the event you see the homosexual undertones of mutual craving — and frustration.
Clearly, not everybody will agree that Glinda is homosexual.
To begin with, some people don’t wish to see clear relationships. There are individuals who watch X-Males motion pictures and don’t see them as Professor X and Magneto making their divorce everybody’s drawback. There are individuals who suppose that Xena and Gabrielle had been simply superb pals.
Additionally, to be honest, there are lots of glorious variations of The Wizard of Oz. The Glinda in NBC’s short-lived however glorious Emerald Metropolis just isn’t the identical because the Depraved model who just isn’t the identical because the Glinda who debuted in Technicolor almost a century in the past.
Simply one other prime instance of affection is love.
