Amanda Seyfried is opening up about auditioning for Wicked.
If you didn’t know, the 40-year-old Emmy-winning actress previously revealed that she auditioned for the role of Glinda in the Jon M. Chu musical movie, but the role ultimately went to Ariana Grande.
While appearing on Chelsea Handler‘s podcast Dear Chelsea on Thursday (December 18), Amanda detailed the vocal training she went through to prepare for the audition and revealed if she has any hard feelings over losing the role.
Keep reading to find out more…“I completely let go of the need to access something that I might not ever be able to access in terms of, like, control of the vibrato and the stamina and the breath work,” Amanda said of her vocal skills. “I understand that I’m not going to be starring in a musical on Broadway, where I need the kind of stamina that I’ve been trying to build.”
While Amanda has often tried to “stop listening” to the sound of her own voice, she did go back to re-watch her Wicked audition tape.
“I sang better than I thought I would,” Amanda said. “I think it came with the excitement, the momentum of how much I was training for it, and I was very proud of myself. That will never go away.”
Despite not landing the role, Amanda made some realizations about her voice during the training process.
“I realized, ‘Maybe, I’m not that kind of singer, and I don’t need to sound like anyone else,’” Amanda shared. “It took me four years, but at least I’m here. When I listen to the songs [I did for] Les Mis, it was exactly how it needed to be for that time.”
Amanda also talked about her upcoming movie The Testament of Ann Lee, which also happens to be a musical.
“[When] Ann Lee came, the opportunity was amazing,” Amanda raved. “It was just perfect for where my voice was in that it’s a human voice [and] not a trained voice.”
As for if she has any hard feelings over not getting cast in Wicked, Amanda said, “I’m over it. It’s all happened [exactly how it is meant to]. I truly believe that. It was for the best, for sure, for everyone involved because I got to do [The Testament of Ann Lee] too.”
Find out who else auditioned for roles in Wicked, but wasn’t cast.