Cynthia asked the director, Jon M. Chu, if they could “reimagine” Elphaba’s traditionally long, wavy hair as micro braids in the movie.

Cynthia Erivo is changing Wicked for good, from her performance as Elphaba to the original song she helped write for the second movie. While serving as a guest on the latest episode of Variety‘s Awards Circuit podcast posted Thursday (Dec.

Cynthia Erivo, British actress and singer, opened up about the subtle nod she gave to black roots through her character in the movie Wicked.The Stand Up crooner explained how her role, Elphaba,

Cynthia Erivo might be playing Elphaba in the blockbuster film adaptation of Wicked, but the singer revealed that she also co-wrote a song for Part 2, which is slated to release on Nov. 21, 2025.

Consider this a late Christmas present. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star as the green-skinned, magically gifted Elphaba and her pink-loving polar opposite bestie Glinda. The stage show's lyricist,

Part I (now streaming on VOD services like Amazon Prime Video) is only the second, possibly third, most absurd unfinished movie saga of 2024. Director Jon M. Chu (In the Heights, Crazy Rich Asians) somehow managed to squeeze half of a two-and-a-half-hour Broadway musical into 160 minutes of movie – Part II will arrive in a year or so – but still falls short of Kevin Costner’s Horizon,

Good news! Wicked surpassed Mamma Mia as the biggest stage musical adaptation to hit movie theater box-offices just in time for you to rent the film at home. That's right, instead of paying $15/person to hold space for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's take on Galinda,