“It’s just a normal thing for vocalists,” she continued. “But people are like, ‘That’s not her natural voice.’ And I’m like, ‘Well, it is actually, but it’s just a little higher. All of it is natural.’”

And considering Ari already clapped back at the online critics about her voice as Wicked’s Glinda the Good Witch last year, she recognized that the comments may never end.

“It’s so funny because I’ve talked about it a zillion times,” she explained, “and people are still like, ‘Where’s your real voice?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, they all are.’”

But despite the armchair analysis from fans online, the “Positions” singer is grateful for the parts of Glinda (née Galinda) she gets to take with her going forward, including her voice.