Cynthia Erivo is on the Wicked publicity circuit and made a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon November 13. The SNL alum had the Tony winner play with the show's Random Genre Generator, this time pairing a number of Broadway show tunes with genres like R&B, country, and boy bands. See Erivo sing a country version of Chicago's "All That Jazz" and an album-ready R&B "The Sound of Music" above.
Erivo is starring as Elphaba in the upcoming screen version of the Broadway musical, releasing in movie theatres November 22. Erivo talked about her connection with co-star Ariana Grande (playing Glinda), her original audition, and more in the interview portion of her Tonight Show appearance. Watch below.
But Erivo isn't the only Wicked cast member on the late night show circuit. See Olivier-winning Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey, the Wicked movie's Fiyero, talk reuniting with a special equine friend for the stage-to-screen project on November 13's Late Night With Seth Meyers below.
The Wicked cast also includes SpongeBob SquarePants star Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, 2023 Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and newcomer Marissa Bode as Nessarose, the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical's history to take on the role.
Stage and screen star Keala Settle, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, and Colin Michael Carmichael are also in the cast, with Settle as Miss Coddle, Carmichael as Professor Nikidik, and Yang, James, and Teoh as Shiz students Pfannee, ShenShen, and Avaric, respectively.
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The screen adaptation, which will include new songs by Stephen Schwartz, is helmed by In the Heights screen director Chu. Wicked book writer Winnie Holzman has penned the screenplay, and Tony winner Paul Tazewell designed the costumes.
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Wicked, injecting a new backstory onto the classic tale The Wizard of Oz, debuted on Broadway in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theatre. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, the musical features music and lyrics by Schwartz and a book by Holzman. The original cast included Tony winners Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. The musical is now the fourth longest-running production in Broadway history.
The show won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Menzel), Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee).
