Actress and singer Cynthia Erivo has said she feels \u201cso pleased\u201d and \u201creally proud\u201d following the release of Wicked: For Good.<\/p>\n
The Tony-winning theatre and film star, 38, plays green witch Elphaba in Jon M Chu\u2019s two-part adaptation of the Broadway hit, which is loosely based on Gregory Maguire\u2019s 1995 novel of the same name.<\/p>\n
For Good, released on Friday, follows on from the first film, released in November 2024, and sees Elphaba demonised by those in Oz and transformed into the Wicked Witch Of The West, as she is known in L Frank Baum\u2019s novel about the fantastical world.<\/p>\n
Speaking to ITV show Lorraine, Erivo said: \u201cI\u2019m so pleased that it\u2019s out finally and people can go see it. I\u2019m really proud of this particular part of the movie.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt like we all had to grow a lot. So I\u2019m excited that we can share it now.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the movie musical, Erivo stars alongside US pop star Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda, an estranged friend of Elphaba who becomes a symbol of goodness in Oz in the second film.<\/p>\n
Erivo said: \u201cWhen we realised that we actually could sing together, like our voices worked together, it really was like magic. Excuse the term, but that\u2019s what it felt like. It was like, \u2018Oh my gosh, we\u2019re right for each other\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an Instagram post on Friday, Erivo added: \u201cI could write you an essay, a poem, Shakespearean prose, to describe what this journey has meant to me, what lessons this time has taught me, bought me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could try to give a metric to the love I have felt and experienced. I could give a number to the stories I have heard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truth is the numbers are too small and the words are not enough. So I\u2019ll simply say this. Take my hand and walk with me to the end of this road paved with gold and hopefully, the things that I\u2019ve found, might find you too. Thank you for letting me be your Elphaba. All my love, C.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the European premiere of Wicked: For Good in London earlier this month (Jonathan Brady\/PA)<\/p>\n
Erivo recently made headlines when she stepped in to protect Grande when a fan rushed on to the red carpet of the Singapore premiere and put his arm around her.<\/p>\n
A court in the country sentenced the Australian man to nine days in prison for grabbing Grande, according to reports.<\/p>\n
Maguire\u2019s 1995 novel Wicked was inspired by the story first told in Baum\u2019s 1900 children\u2019s novel, which was adapted into 1939\u2019s The Wizard Of Oz, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale.<\/p>\n
The original Wicked production on Broadway scored Idina Menzel a Tony Award in 2004 for best leading actress in a musical when she originated the role of Elphaba.<\/p>\n
Wicked: For Good \u2013 The Soundtrack has also been released and is made up of 11 tracks, including songs No Good Deed and For Good.<\/p>\n
Other stars of the film include Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible and Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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