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BROADWAY STARS: Cynthia Erivo on Playing Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ and Her Broadway Journey (October 2024)

BROADWAY STARS: Cynthia Erivo on Playing Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ and Her Broadway Journey (October 2024)

Update: 2025-09-28
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Cynthia Erivo is a Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning powerhouse who first stunned Broadway audiences in The Color Purple and recently took on one of musical theater’s most iconic roles: Elphaba in Wicked. In this chat from October 2024, Erivo joins Willie Geist to talk about stepping into the emerald spotlight opposite of her friend Ariana Grande and the thrill of seeing Wicked billboards light up Times Square ahead of the highly anticipated film adaptation.


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BROADWAY STARS: Cynthia Erivo on Playing Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ and Her Broadway Journey (October 2024)

BROADWAY STARS: Cynthia Erivo on Playing Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ and Her Broadway Journey (October 2024)

Cynthia Erivo, Willie Geist