So why does it seem as if she might have been born to play the iconic Wicked Witch of the West in “Wicked,” Jon M. Chu’s musical movie adaptation of author Gregory Maguire’s 1995 “Wizard of Oz” prequel novel and its 2003 Broadway musical?

Everyone is fitted; everybody wore either a wig or a hairpiece,” the film’s lead makeup designer Frances Hannon told Glamour. That included “something like 17 wigs” including stand-ins and backups for Cynthia Erivo,

While walking the red carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes Jan. 5, Wicked actress Cynthia Erivo exclusively spoke with E! News about how long it takes to do her signature nails.