Elphaba, Cynthia Erivo and Wicked

'I Didn't Want to Remove Myself from Elphaba': Cynthia Erivo’s Micro-Braided Wig In 'Wicked' Was a Nod to Black Woman After Years of Catering to European Hairstyles
British actress Cynthia Erivo was incredibly intentional when she transformed the look of Elphaba, the character she plays in the feature film adaptation of “Wicked.” […]
Cynthia Erivo Just Opened Up About Why It Was So Important For Elphaba To Have Micro Braids In 'Wicked'
Cynthia asked the director, Jon M. Chu, if they could “reimagine” Elphaba’s traditionally long, wavy hair as micro braids in the movie.
You Won't Believe What Famous Actor Almost Played ‘Wicked’s’ Elphaba Instead of Cynthia Erivo
Wicked” has been a huge success for Universal Pictures, but the yellow brick road to the big screen was not an easy one. Long before it was the biggest show to hit Broadway, the movie rights to Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” were a hot commodity in late ‘90s Hollywood.
Not Cynthia Erivo But THIS Actress Was The First Choice To Play Elphaba In Wicked; Details Inside
Cynthia Erivo is heavily lauded for her role as Elphaba in the Wicked film. However, producer Marc Platt claimed that Demi Moore was chosen to play the character in the movie even before the musical.
Cynthia Erivo reveals powerful reason behind Elphaba's micro-braids in Wicked
Alongside popstar Ariana Grande - who plays Glinda the 'Good Witch', the pair portray Elphaba and Glinda's relationship as youngsters, prior to their colossal 'falling out', which is celebrated in the 1939 blockbuster.
Cynthia Erivo Added Micro Braids to Elphaba So That ‘Wicked’ Could Honor Black Women
How and why did the kind-hearted, smart and green Elphaba Thropp become such a nasty, powerful, dare we say wicked witch of the classic tale “The Wizard of Oz”? The big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical “Wicked ” uses subtle nuances to hint at Elphaba’s growing powers, but also nod to Black women.
Cynthia Erivo breaks barriers as Black Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ movie
Cynthia Erivo has made history as the second Black actress to portray Elphaba in a major production of the beloved musical “Wicked.”
Cynthia Erivo Shows Us What Elphaba’s Street Style Would Look Like
On Friday night, the actor made an appearance at the Crosby Hotel in New York City, where she joined Jessica Chastain for a Q&A about "Wicked."
Demi Moore as Elphaba? No music? Two decades ago, “Wicked ”would've been a very different movie
Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Whoopi Goldberg, and Salma Hayek were also all considered for parts in the Ozian spectacle.
Demi Moore Almost Starred as Elphaba in a 1990s ‘Wicked’ Film, With Nicole Kidman and Michelle Pfeiffer Top of Mind for Glinda
"I used to say, I can imagine Demi Moore naked and green on the cover of Vanity Fair," Gregory Maguire, the 'Wicked' author, ...
Elphaba's Name In Wicked Has A Secret Meaning You Probably Didn't Even Realise
It’s well-known that Wicked is based on the award-winning stage musical of the same name, which retells the classic story of ...
Demi Moore as Elphaba? Original Plans for a ‘Wicked’ Movie in the 1990s Revealed, and ‘Whoopi Goldberg Tried Hard to Get the Rights’
Long before Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, a "Wicked" movie was developed in the late 1990s for Demi Moore starring as ...
‘Wicked’: Shooting the Love Story Between Elphaba and Glinda in a Rainbow-Colored Oz
The emotional high points are the Ozdust ballroom scene and the climactic “Defying Gravity” musical number. In the former, ...