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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Bowen Yang opened up about his experience shooting Wicked in a conversation with fellow SNL alumnus Will Ferrell this week, reflecting on working alongside his star-studded cast while recalling his crazy travel schedule to shoot the musical and television show at the same time. “I feel like I conned my …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Ariana Grande penned a heartfelt message to her fans amid the release of Wicked on Friday, thanking them for growing up with her, and for their patience during the apparent “drought” of new music while she was working on the musical. “I’m feeling incredibly emotional today (who’s surprised?) and I …
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The hustle and bustle of London’s busy St. Pancras International Station received a welcome reprise on Wednesday afternoon, when actor Jeff Goldblum delivered an impromptu performance on the Sir Elton John piano positioned on the lower ground floor of the station. The appearance coincided with the unveiling of a Wicked-themed …
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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 …
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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 …
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