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.
Cynthia Erivo Reveals 'Wicked' Part Two's Title While Making Rare Comments About the Movie
justjared.comCynthia Erivo has made rare comments about the Wicked movies on social media and she even revealed the full title of the second film!
The Tony-winning actress will be playing the role of Elphaba, the green witch, in the upcoming film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical.
Wicked will be split into two parts, with part one being released in November 2024 and the second film following in 2025. In a new post on Instagram, Cynthia wrote an emotional note about the filming process and shared a photo of the script, which had the title card. Keep reading to find out more… The script has the title, Wicked Part Two: For Good.
________________________ UPDATE: Director Jon M. Chu says this title is just a “code name for now.” ________________________ “THIS IS A LONG ONE SO STICK WITH ME
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