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From tear-jerking interviews along the Wicked press tour, to holding space for the lyrics of “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo‘s run as the green-skinned Elphaba has been nothing less of a whirlwind. In a new interview with Variety, Erivo opened up about how her identity as a queer Black woman has …

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were paid the same salary for their co-starring roles in Wicked, according to a Universal Pictures spokesperson. The response follows unsubstantiated rumors on social media around the Wicked stars’ earnings on the blockbuster musical. “Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false …

Out reporter Tracy E. Gilchrist was in the midst of an interview with Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande when Gilchrist revealed that LGBTQ+ people were responding to the “Defying Gravity” lyrics in a way that really moved Erivo. The heartfelt exchange then took over the internet. “I’ve seen …

It was a wonderful day in Oz when the Wicked Witch of the West died, or so you’d think from the celebratory mood of the residents of Munchkinland. Every man, woman and child were whooping with joy, crying tears of relief, tearing down terrifying posters of the green-hued tyrant like …

There’s no place like home, and Judy Garland‘s daughter Lorna Luft couldn’t have felt more comfortable at a recent screening of the Wizard of Oz prequel musical Wicked. “The movie is astounding,” Luft wrote on Instagram. “It’s epic, brilliant, touching and honest.” Her mother played Dorothy Gale in the 1939 …

Cynthia Erivo stopped by The Tonight Show to discuss the pressures and pleasures of taking on the role of Elphaba in the forthcoming film adaptation of Wicked. At the end of her chat with host Jimmy Fallon, Erivo shared a never-before-seen clip from the movie teasing her performance of beloved …

Ariana Grande’s rendition of the Wicked favorite “Popular” got its first tease with a short lyric video — which led to Grande herself hopping in the comments of the upcoming movie’s official account with a quick spell check. “Popular” is one of the most famous numbers from Wicked, sung by …

With less than two weeks away from the Wicked premiere, a promo video reveals the moment Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo learned they’d star as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the 2024 adaptation of the classic Broadway production. The song “Defying Gravity” plays in the background as the powerhouse vocalists …

Mattel has pulled its Wicked dolls after packaging for the movie merchandise mistakenly listed a website to an adult porn site rather than to the Wicked movie website. The film, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, is adapted from the popular Broadway musical (and does not require being over 18, …

Cynthia Erivo has explained her heated response to a fan edited version of the Wicked poster during a new interview. The Oscar-nominated actress will star as Elphaba in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway classic. “It wasn’t necessarily a clapback,” Erivo told Entertainment Tonight. She was referring to posts …