"Brighter Days Ahead" keeps with this theme of vulnerability and follows an elderly Grande going by the nickname "Peaches" ...

The release was paired with a short film co-directed by Grande and Christian Breslauer. The short film features a string of movie references and an explicit shout-out to Steven Spielberg.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo both took inspiration ... looking to use Elphaba’s powers for his nefarious purposes, the movie ends with Elphaba fleeing the Emerald City on her broomstick ...