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.
Jonathan Bailey has arrived to the land of Oz!New photos from the set of have arrived and they see the star for the first time in his role as Friyeo, the beautifully brainless Winkie prince caught in a love triangle between famous Glinda and Elphaba, played by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
In the first shots of Bailey from the Buckinghamshire set of Jon M. Chu's upcoming adaptation of the hit Broadway show, the 35-year-old actor is in his regal wears, with his arm around Grande, who is in character as the Good Witch.Dapper in a gold and green prince's uniform, Bailey is seen rocking light brown highlights through his normally darker 'do.
Complete with tassels, golden buttons and all the finishes of a fairytale prince, Bailey stands out next to Grande, whose sparkling purple gown and silver crown glitter against the set's floral backdrop.
A second shot sees the pair laughing in between takes as Grande fights off England's chilly springtime weather in a blue puffer coat.The look is the second we've seen of Grande, who was previously captured on set singing the show's opening number in a gorgeous pink ballgown, complete with a silver scepter and Glinda's famous golden blonde locks, which she topped with the same stately crown.In addition to seeing Grande last month, fans were also treated to a look at Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible.
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