W ithin minutes of sitting down with each other at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, Reneé Rapp and Cynthia Erivo realize that they’re both Capricorns. They gush over how cosmic this meeting is, after years of mutual admiration from afar. “Now it all makes sense!” Erivo says. “A …
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Excitement is building for the Wicked movie after the release of the latest trailer starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande — and Reneé Rapp is very much among those who will be seated when the movie hits theaters on Nov. 22. “Speaking on behalf of everyone, we’re all thrilled,” Rapp …
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Everyone involved with the film adaptation of Wicked was aware of the pressure they would inherit from the fan base of one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals. And yet, this acknowledgment hasn’t made any of the budding criticism around the movie, out Nov. 22, any easier to encounter. When the …
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Wicked: The Soundtrack is scheduled to arrive in tandem with the release of the Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo-led film on Nov. 22. But being that the film itself has split the famed musical into two parts, with the second scheduled to arrive earlier than expected in November 2025, the …
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Fans of Wicked will be able to see Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the first part of the musical-turned-film in just two months — and a new date for the second installation was announced on Thursday. Universal Pictures revealed in an X post that Wicked Part 2 will hit …
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The Paris Olympics games, which began on July 26, have attracted a number of celebrity attendees: some like Tyla and Lady Gaga who were invited to perform, whereas others like Tom Cruise and Spike Lee showed up in support of the American teams. During “The Prelude to the Olympics,” Steven …
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Ariana Grande debuted an unsettling teaser Monday for “The Boy is Mine,” the eighth track on her latest album Eternal Sunshine. In the 10-second clip posted to Instagram, a man turns on a faucet and plunges his face in the sink, as a grisly hand with opaque claws pries open …
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Cynthia Erivo is ready to celebrate Pride Month. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the Tony Award-winning actress and performer will headline the Stonewall Day 2024 benefit concert at Hudson Yards on June 28. “Stonewall Day is such a meaningful Pride celebration. Music and dance brought the community together in …
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Like just about every light movie musical trailer, the official preview for Wicked begins with ruminations on the origins of good and evil. “Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” asks a voice as a winged monkey flies over pointed hat. But the tone lifts …
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There is a moment in Drift, the character study from filmmaker Anthony Chen, that you know is inevitable. (It’s now playing in New York, opens in L.A. on Feb. 16, and goes wide on Feb. 23.) You spend so much of this carefully constructed film’s running time bracing for it, …
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