Cynthia Erivo

coming soon Dec. 16, 2024

Wicked 2 Is For GoodWho can say if the title’s changed for the better?

By Alejandra Gularte

aaaaaaah Dec. 10, 2024

Let the (Consensual) Wicked Sing-alongs BeginTickets are on sale for screenings where you can really hold space for the lyrics of “Defying Gravity.”

By Jason P. Frank

wizomania Dec. 6, 2024

Nobody in That Room Knew What Holding Space for ‘Defying Gravity’ Meant“I didn’t understand the first sentence,” Ariana Grande explained.

By Alejandra Gularte

elphab-ereft Dec. 6, 2024

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Are Sentimental WomenAll their best cries on the Wicked press tour.

By Jason P. Frank

oz the great and powerful Nov. 26, 2024

Thank Goodness the ‘Holding Space’ Interviewer Doesn’t Get the JokeA rare win for meme culture.

By Jason P. Frank

flying high Nov. 25, 2024

It’s Time to Second-Guess Elphaba’s BroomWicked: Part One refuses to explain the levitation spell at the crux of its final act.

By Jason P. Frank

oscar futures Nov. 23, 2024

Just How Glicked Will the 2025 Oscars Get?Denzel Washington will take his third statue now.

By Nate Jones

unusual and exceedingly peculiar Nov. 22, 2024

What Does It Mean to Hold Space for ‘Defying Gravity’?It’s exactly what Cynthia Erivo wanted.

By Jason P. Frank

lessons in chemistry Nov. 22, 2024

Sorry, But Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Have Chemistry in WickedThe two share the screen for only a short time. But in that time, you kinda get it.

By Jason P. Frank

cameos Nov. 21, 2024

Did You Catch All Four Cameos in the Wicked Movie?One short day, four fun cameos.

By Louis Peitzman

pee-break guide Nov. 21, 2024

When Should You Take Your Bathroom Breaks During Wicked?There’s no rest for the wicked, but there can be pee breaks.

By Zoe Papelis

endings Nov. 21, 2024

Wicked’s Cliffhanger Ending, Explained (and What to Expect in Part Two)Wicked tells only half a story, but we’re not exactly in the dark about what happens next.

By Louis Peitzman

movie review Nov. 19, 2024

Wicked Is As Enchanting As It Is ExhaustingJon M. Chu’s film adaptation of the hit musical has charm, but the bloat is inescapable.

By Bilge Ebiri

poster children Oct. 16, 2024

Cynthia Erivo Thinks Your Edits Are Wicked Inappropriate“This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen,” she said in response to a fan-made poster.

By Jason P. Frank

boston voice: wicked! July 2, 2024

Everything We Know About Wicked, If You Dare to Find OutWhat are you wearing to the Gladiator II–Wicked Part One double feature?

By Jason P. Frank

no rest May 15, 2024

54 Questions the Wicked Trailer Thrust Upon UsLike, what’s up with the goat and where is SpongeBob?

By Vulture Staff

trailer mix May 15, 2024

Caution: The Wicked Trailer Spoils The Wizard of Oz (1939)Two pretty best friends take a trip to the Emerald City …

By Jason P. Frank

hurt/comfort Apr. 10, 2024

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Arrivals

The Hottest New Release on BookTok Is (Checks Notes) 1984?Andrew Scott tortures Andrew Garfield, for all the recovering tumblr girlies.

By Bethy Squires

an alarming mystery Mar. 22, 2024

Why Is the Wicked Movie Hiding Dr. Dillamond From Us?A conspiracy theory.

By Rebecca Alter

wicked movies are real Mar. 21, 2024

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Are Singing Live in the WickedsA choice that famously works and never fails.

By Jason P. Frank

thank goodness Jan. 27, 2024

Wicked Has Wrapped Filming … for GoodHere are all of the posts from the Wicked cast marking the end of the film’s shoot.

By Tom Smyth

first looks? Apr. 16, 2023

The Wicked First-Look Images Have Twitter SquintingHas Madame Morrible stolen all the lightbulbs in Oz?

By Bethy Squires

first looks Apr. 16, 2023

Good News! First-Look Pics for the Wicked Movie Just Dropped.Jon M. Chu posted the moody shots on social media.

By Charu Sinha

uh toto …. Apr. 11, 2023

The Wicked Set Is Out in Technicolor GloryShooting is halfway done, but this set is all built.

By Jason P. Frank

coming soon Oct. 28, 2022

Jeff Goldblum Might Just Be Playing Wicked’s Wizard of OzHe’s reportedly in final talks to join Jon M. Chu’s movie adaptations.

By Bethy Squires

popular like me Nov. 5, 2021

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Will Defy Gravity in Wicked MovieWhat is this feeling?

By Alejandra Gularte

reboots June 16, 2021

Cynthia Erivo Is Starring in a Remake of Bette Midler’s The RoseSome say love, it is a reboot.

By Bethy Squires

my single is dropping June 4, 2021

As If Her Starring Roles Aren’t Enough, Cynthia Erivo to Release Debut AlbumThe performer’s first single, “The Good,” is out now.

By Justin Curto

tv review Mar. 25, 2021

Did Genius: Aretha Really Need to Exist?It’s not awful, but it’s very messy.

By Craig Jenkins

casting call Mar. 2, 2021

Pencil In Nicole Kidman and Cynthia Erivo’s Emmy Noms for Apple TV’s RoarFrom Glow creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, reuniting with Alison Brie.

By Justin Curto

clapclapclapclapclap Sept. 23, 2020

So No One Told Us Cynthia Erivo Singing the Friends Song Was Gonna Be So GoodBecause it has certainly not been your day, your week, your month, or even your year.

By Zoe Haylock

adaptations Aug. 24, 2020

Black Is King’s Blitz Bazawule to Direct Movie Based on The Color Purple MusicalThe co-director of Beyoncé’s recent visual album will helm a feature adaption of the Broadway musical.

By Halle Kiefer

emmy insider July 10, 2020

13 Emmy-Worthy Performances That Shouldn’t Be OverlookedAkili McDowell in David Makes Man, Shira Haas in Unorthodox, Hunter Schafer in Euphoria, and more of the year’s best TV acting.

By Brian Tallerico

there can be miracles Apr. 13, 2020

Why Is This Rendition of ‘When You Believe’ Different From All Other Renditions?Cynthia Erivo and Shoshana Bean revisit the iconic duet from “The Prince of Egypt.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

the gold rush Jan. 13, 2020

The Oscars? Still So White.It’s difficult to see this year’s nominees as a result of anything other than the Academy’s continuing and glaring shortcomings.

By Alison Willmore, E. Alex Jung, and Angelica Jade Bastién

baftas so white Jan. 10, 2020

Cynthia Erivo Turned Down BAFTAs Performance Over All-White Acting NomineesThe awards received criticism this week after no nominees of color made it into any of the four acting categories.

By Halle Kiefer

tv review Jan. 10, 2020

HBO’s The Outsider Keeps You Guessing, and Guessing, and GuessingRichard Price’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 2018 crime thriller weaves a tangled, unruly web of questions it doesn’t seem inclined to answer.

By Jen Chaney

movie review Nov. 1, 2019

Harriet Can’t Conjure the Humanity of Its Iconic LeadKasi Lemmons’s film, starring Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman, brings up a lot of questions about the purpose of slavery epics.

By Angelica Jade Bastién

role call Oct. 30, 2019

Cynthia Erivo Answers Every Question We Have About Widows“I always think that it will be one of those things that people will go back and think, Oh my gosh, this was really, really good!”

By Nate Jones

trailer mix Oct. 18, 2019