Ariana Grande’s efficiency on the Academy Awards despatched Judy Garland’s daughter someplace over the rainbow.
Garland, who portrayed Dorothy within the iconic 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz,” famously sang “Someplace Over The Rainbow” earlier than being transported to the land of Oz.
Grande’s Sunday evening rendition of the music did Garland justice, in line with Lorna Luft, daughter of the cinema icon. Grande opened the awards present with “Someplace Over the Rainbow,” adopted by Cynthia Erivo singing “Residence” from 1978′s “The Wiz.” The 2 “Depraved” co-stars concluded their performance with a duet of “Defying Gravity” from the movie.
On Monday, Luft shared a heartfelt message in an Instagram Story screenshotted by People. In it, she thanked Grande, Cynthia Erivo and the Academy “for honoring my mom’s reminiscence so superbly.”
Luft added that she and her household are “very grateful.”
Throughout her efficiency, Grande additionally honored the “Wizard of Oz” origins of “Depraved” with a style assertion. The radiant purple costume she wore, designed by Daniel Roseberry, included a literal ruby slipper on the again.
The “Thank U, Subsequent” singer had one other main fan rooting for her, too. In a video posted to Instagram on Monday, her brother, Frankie Grande, was seen internet hosting an Oscars watch get together, dubbing the occasion, “The Homosexual Tremendous Bowl.” As his sister started singing, an emotional Frankie Grande, eyes brimming with tears, exclaimed, “Oh my God, oh my God.”
In a caption, he referred to as it the “greatest opening” to an Oscars “ever! Of all time!”
