Ariana Grande received high praise from her former manager for her performance in Wicked: Part 1. 

The film starring Grande, 31,  and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo, 37, made box office history with its opening day earnings. 

Scooter Braun, 43, who parted ways with Grande professionally in August 2023, was still her manager during the bulk of production on the adaptation of the Tony winning Broadway musical. 

He was prolific in his praise for Grande’s performance and for the film as a whole. 

‘It’s here, he began, offering his congratulations to Grande, Erivo, director Jon Chu, producer Marc Platt, and Grande’s boyfriend Ethan Slater for a job well done. 

‘This film is truly a labor of love from some of the most talented people on Earth,’ he said, calling Erivo’s performance ‘beyond extraordinary.’

Ariana Grande’s former manager, Scooter Braun, offered high praise for the singer’s performance as Glinda in Wicked: Part 1 in gushing social media post on Saturday

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He then lauded Chu, calling him an ‘epic storyteller.’ 

‘To witness your adventure the last 15 years has been such an honor.’ he said, adding, ‘Jon Chu is one of the best friends a human can have. He shows up when it matters.’ 

‘Now to Ari,’ the manager wrote. ‘For over a decade everything that we did there was always one consistent dream… WICKED.’

‘And after all these years the world now knows why… because you were born for this moment,’ he said.

‘Your talent, your dedication, your voice, your ability to make us laugh and cry at the same time… ARI YOU ARE A MOVIE STAR. And you did that. Congratulations.’

Braun added that he was ,’So so proud of you and to see [his daughter] Hart singing along to Popular made my night. Bravo bravo bravo,’ he exclaimed, closing the post with, ‘Everyone go see WICKED!’

The Popular singer offered a gracious ‘thank you Scooter. what special memories,’ she said referring to the carousel of pH๏τos he shared from the set.

‘Thank you thank you thank you for your support, and for being a part of this.’

Grande was only 20 when she began auditioning for the film role and eventually beating many talented actresses for the part.

Chu said he called back the Grammy winner many times telling Vanity Fair, ‘I sort of didn’t want to believe that she could do this. 

Sharing a carousel of pH๏τos from the Wicked set, Braun had high praise for the Grammy winner. ‘Your talent, your dedication, your voice, your ability to make us laugh and cry at the same time… ARI YOU ARE A MOVIE STAR. And you did that. Congratulations,’ he wrote

Braun called Cynthia Erivo’s performance ‘beyond extraordinary’ 

The Hollywood executive praised longtime pal Jon Chu’s direction of the musical calling  him and ‘epic storyteller,’ adding, ‘To witness your adventure the last 15 years has been such an honor’ 

The Popular singer offered a gracious ‘thank you Scooter. what special memories,’ she said referring to the carousel of pH๏τos he shared from the set. ‘Thank you thank you thank you for your support, and for being a part of this’

‘It seems almost too easy to say, “Oh, Ariana Grande,”‘ he said.

He explained the Break Free artist won the coveted role because ‘every time she came in, she was the most interesting person. You just couldn’t take your eyes away.’

Wicked: Part 1 opened in theaters November 22. 

Fans will have to nearly a year to see Wicked: Part 2 which will debut November 21, 2025.