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She has been candid about feeling dissatisfied with her performance as Cosette in&nbsp;<em>Le Mis,&nbsp;<\/em>and the audition process for&nbsp;<em>Wicked<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/amanda-seyfried-auditioned-glinda-wicked\/\">allowed her<\/a>&nbsp;to see that she has grown as a singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\">As for the future, Seyfried hopes to flex those musical muscles once again. 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