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The musician hit dead ends in every route she tried to take to get there in time for the event, writing, “Absolutely nothing was available or possible that would get us there in time”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tWicked: For Good <\/a><\/em>will begin its global premiere tour in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, later this evening. It kicks off a run that will include stops in Paris, London, Singapore, and New York, leading up to the film\u2019s Nov. 21 theatrical release date. But the momentous opening will be without one of its stars. Ariana Grande<\/a> will miss the premiere due to flight delays, she shared on Instagram.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI can\u2019t believe this is happening and I am beyond devastated to be sending this message,\u201d Grande wrote. The singer and actress \u2014 who leads as Glinda in the film \u2014 boarded a plane with her team last night, but they were told to deplane for maintenance reasons with the crew citing safety concerns. This delayed the flight until 11 a.m., leaving insufficient time to make it to the premiere.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMy team and Universal have tried every single thing possible to fix this, we\u2019ve searched every other flight, overnight, early morning, connecting flights, commercial and also private options and absolutely nothing was available or possible that would get us there in time,\u201d Grande said. \u201cEven in attempting a private option, there is a permit necessary in order to fly from here that takes time to attain.\u201d<\/p>\n