Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter.
She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.
Erivo ventured into films in 2018, with roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019, she portrayed abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet, for which she earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Ariana Grande Reveals If She Auditioned to Play Elphaba or Glinda in 'Wicked,' Talks Prep & Kristin Chenoweth's Response
justjared.comAriana Grande opened up about her experience auditioning for Wicked. The 31-year-old pop star is bringing Glinda to life in the musical movies, the first of which premieres on November 22.
During an appearance on the Sentimental Men podcast, Ariana revealed when she first learned about the movie, her dramatic response to the possibility of auditioning and more.
She explained how she got prepared, what her first audition was like and if she was initially brought in to read for Elphaba or Glinda. Ariana also shared how Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the role of Glinda on Broadway, responded when she found out that she was auditioning for the movie. Keep reading to find out more… On the podcast, Ariana said that she first learned about auditions before director Jon M.
Chu was attached. “It was just a murmuring of a something,” she said, confirming it was before the pandemic. “And I remember I was on the Sweetener tour and I said to my team, ‘If this is happening now, we have to figure it out.
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