Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe will headline an in-memoriam tribute to legendary producer Quincy Jones at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, joined by Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Lainey Wilson, and other, yet-to-be-announced artists. The tribute to Jones, who died in November at 91, has been in the works …
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Cynthia Erivo thinks Wicked‘s Jon M. Chu deserved a Best Director nomination at the Oscars. In an interview with Variety Friday, the actress, who earned a nod for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba in the film, said she was puzzled that Chu didn’t earn a nod for the …
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Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Demi Moore are among the nominees for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards, set for Feb. 16 in London. The awards ceremony will stream in the U.S. on BritBox. The Best Film nominees include Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, and Emilia …
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Although Jon Chu’s film adaptation of Wicked largely stuck to the stage version for its first part, Cynthia Erivo has confirmed the sequel will feature two brand new songs. The Elphaba actress appeared on Variety‘s “Awards Circuit” podcast and said she worked with the musical’s original songwriter, Stephen Schwartz, to …
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s viral “holding space” interview on the Wicked press tour has now become a topic of the musical film’s continued promotional push, with the two stars discussing the encounter with Variety. Just prior to Wicked’s release in November, Outreporter Tracy E. Gilchrist revealed to Grande and …
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When Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande began their Wicked journey together, the pair vowed to support and protect one another. For a while, they existed within a bubble of rehearsals and film production. Now that the film has been released, Erivo and Grande are no longer just Elphaba and Glinda …
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Everyone is feeling Wicked these days. The film starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda has inspired memes, plenty of social media discourse, a surprise piano performance from Jeff Goldblum who plays the Wizard of Oz, and Christmas Day singalong screenings. All the fans want to sing …
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Ever since Wicked hit theaters on Nov. 22, it’s been widely debated whether or not fans of the musical should sing along while surrounded by other movie-goers. Much like talking and texting are frowned upon in theaters, is it rude to sing along to the beloved lyrics and potentially ruin …
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Nearly 10 years after Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo co-starred in the Broadway production of The Color Purple, the powerhouse vocalists sang a soulful duet during a Wednesday episode of the Jennifer Hudson Show. The two musicians riffed off each other as they sang, “What About Love,” a climatic song …
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Beyond the box office numbers, the best way to tell if a movie is a hit is the prevalence of related memes. Perhaps you remember how Barbie and Oppenheimer conquered your social media feeds when released simultaneously last year, going on to earn more than $2 billion combined? No, it’s …
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