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Ariana Grande has been pictured as Glinda The Good Witch in full costume while filming on the Buckinghamshire, UK set of the highly-anticipated Hollywood adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked.
On Tuesday the crooner was seen in character as she arrives at Shiz University in the Land Of Oz in photos obtained by DailyMail.com.
Grande hugs then blows kisses to her parents while on the eye-poppingly colorful campus. Other students are seen in royal blue uniforms as they stand next to stacks of suitcases.
Ariana - who recently enjoyed her two year wedding anniversary with Dalton Gomez - is not the only cast member spied on the busy set.
There are also images of Cynthia Erivo, who is in costume as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch Of The West. Michelle Yeoh is spotted with a gray wig and a large robe as she plays Madame Morrible. And Marissa Bode as the Wicked Witch's sister Nessarose Thropp is spied for the first time in her wheelchair.
New look: Ariana Grande has been pictured again as Glinda The Good Witch in full costume while filming on the Buckinghamshire, UK set of the highly-anticipated Hollywood adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked
Kisses: On Tuesday the crooner was seen in character as she arrives at Shiz University in the Land Of Oz in photos obtained by DailyMail.com.
Family time: Grande hugs then blows kisses to her parents while on the eye-poppingly colorful campus
The set has been created in a farmer's field in the village of Ivinghoe, near Leighton Buzzard. The university set features a seven-million-liter lake, complete with spectacular wooden boats.
Wicked is a prequel to The Wizard Of Oz based on the novel by Gregory Maguire.
The new scene takes place on the dock of the school.
The 29-year-old Ariana wears a pale lavender blazer with a matching skirt and pointy shoes with her blonde hair down and a light blue hat worn to the side.
She is very animated as she converses with her parents.
Ariana's parents are dressed up in their finest to drop off their young girl for school. Mom has on a pale lavender coat and long skirt with light purple heels. She too has a hat on, which rests over her blonde curled hair.
Dad, played by Adam James, is very dapper in a pale beige coat and matching slacks with dark gray dress shoes and a top hat in pale beige with a fancy ribbon. He wears his hair on the longer side and gray with deep sideburns.
All three wear gloves.
A full set: Other students are seen in royal blue uniforms as they stands next to stacks of suitcases
Break time: Here Grande holds a Barbie pink purse as she talks to two male crew members between scenes
Yeoh is also seen as Madame Morrible in her gray wig and a long rust-colored velvet robe with gold accents and big shoulder pads. Her face cannot be seen.
The role of Madame Morrible was originated by Tony winning British-born actress Carole Shelley in the 2003 Broadway production.
Morrible - a character who also been played by Miriam Margolyes - is the headmistress of Crage Hall at Shiz University and a cohort of The Wizard.
Erivo is seen in full costume in her all black attire as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch Of The West. She has on a black dress with black stocking and black shoes. Her face is painted completely green which makes her almost unrecognizable.
She is seen with Yeoh as they have a discussion. She is also seen walking on set with Grande and her male pals. They carry black umbrellas.
Bode is seen in a wheelchair as the Wicked Witch's sister Nessarose Thropp who becomes the Wicked Witch of the East.
She is physically disabled younger sister of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.
In the new photos, she is seen arriving at the university by a sail boat with several male attendants around her. Her face cannot be seen, only her long black curly hair as she wears a blue uniform.
New look: Also seen was Marissa Bode as the Wicked Witch's sister Nessarose Thropp who becomes the Wicked Witch Of The East. She is in a wheelchair on a boat
Not yet rolling: The boat is seen on the far right next to the dock that is full of students and suitcases
The film is based on Gregory Maguire’s best selling novel and the hit Broadway musical adaptation, which debuted in 2003 starring Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.
It is a prequel to the The Wizard of Oz in which the storyline proceeds Dorothy and details the one-time friendship between the Elphaba and Glinda characters.
It also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, as well as Bowen Yang, Adam James, Keala Settle and Bronwyn James.
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