Wicked's Cynthia Erivo on Elphaba's Musical Evolution Into the …
4 days ago · Finding her voice as Elphaba to stand apart from Wicked‘s OG Elphie Idina Menzel and The Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West, Margaret Hamilton, was very important to Erivo.“I wanted to ...
'Wicked': Cynthia Erivo on Elphaba as a Black Queer Woman
Nov 26, 2024 · Last Friday night, “ Wicked ” star Cynthia Erivo surprised a theater full of moviegoers at the Odeon Leicester Square in her hometown of London. As the actor walked onto the small stage, the...
Cynthia Erivo on Lencia Kebede as Broadway’s First Full-Time Black Elphaba
Jan 22, 2025 · Cynthia Erivo, who portrayed Elphaba in the film, manifested this moment in her ELLE 2024 Women in Hollywood interview. She said she didn’t believe she could play Elphaba given the lack of Black ...
"Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo on building trust with Ariana Grande …
Dec 2, 2024 · On Christmas Day, a sing-a-long version of Wicked will be released in theaters, according to Erivo. The actress said that playing Elphaba - who goes on to become the Wicked Witch of the West in...
Wicked Movie: First Footage of Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba Released
Feb 12, 2024 · Here's everything you need to know about Cynthia Erivo's Wicked character, Elphaba. Cynthia Erivo is poised to star in Wicked as the integral Elphaba Thropp. Set to release on November 27, Wicked is the highly anticipated movie adaption of the hit Broadway musical revolving around The Wizard of Oz ’s witches.
Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba Is Black | Wicked Interview
Nov 22, 2024 · Through her Elphaba—tough yet soft, defensive yet empathetic, uncertain yet resolute— Erivo delivers a layered complexity to the Wicked Witch of the West and, ultimately, transforms a villain...
Everything to know about Elphaba, Cynthia Erivo's 'Wicked
Nov 15, 2024 · From the original Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz to the newest version of Elphaba played by Cynthia Erivo, here's everything you need to know about the main character in Wicked.
Cynthia Erivo Made a Promise to See Her Characters Through
Jan 11, 2025 · Elphaba might have been reluctant to go to Shiz University, but Cynthia Erivo still wants to get a Ph.D. Specifically, the star who plays Elphaba in “Wicked” onscreen is interested in how ...
Cynthia Erivo says being different had "something to do with" her …
Nov 22, 2024 · Since 2000, actresses all over the country — and the world — have played Elphaba, and the latest powerhouse singer to don green face paint and belt that signature gravity-defying high note is...
Cynthia Erivo defies more than gravity - Los Angeles Times
Nov 19, 2024 · Erivo does, after all, have the lead role in the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical “Wicked,” playing Elphaba, later known as the Wicked Witch of the West. In the first entry of a...