Wicked's Cynthia Erivo didn't think she would be cast as Elphaba because she's Black
Alexia first played Elphaba in 2008 as a temporary cover for Kerry Ellis. She then did a full run as Elphaba between 2009 and 2010. When Cynthia was cast as Elphaba, Alexia was the only Black actress to have ever played Elphaba full-time in a professional production of Wicked.
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Wicked's Cynthia Erivo Got To Choose if Elphaba's Green Skin Was Practical Effects or CGICynthia Erivo has revealed that the creatives behind the film adaptation of Wicked made her choose between computer-generated ...
Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba in the movie adaptation of 'Wicked', shared her 'relief' that Ariana Grande was cast ...
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Bowen Yang kept apologizing to Cynthia Erivo for bullying her in “Wicked”: 'I feel so rotted in my soul'The "SNL" star says he felt like "absolute s--" having to bully Erivo's Elphaba in the film. Even though he was only acting, ...
Cynthia Erivo will also be awarded for her role as Elphaba in the highly anticipated 2024 film adaptation of “Wicked.” The CCA will also celebrate Black actors’ work beyond the big screen with ...
it's Cynthia Erivo. The Wicked star, 37, has been all over the world (and by that we mean, from the 2024 Olympics in ...
Ariana Grande revealed on Wicked co-star Bowen Yang's Las Culturistas podcast that she plans to focus more on Broadway and acting as opposed to pop music in the coming years. She gushed over her love ...
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