In “Wicked,” Elphaba and Glinda travel from Shiz University to the Emerald City on a glistening green train to meet the wizard. In real life, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have traveled much farther and wider and longer — and on airplanes — to promote their hotly anticipated film.

Fans are baffled by Elphaba’s tears in the Wicked movie, despite the novel stating that water is deadly to her. Could there be a hidden explanation?

Cynthia Erivo personally relates to her 'Wicked' character, Elphaba. She admits to being 'an odd one out' in the entertainment industry.

Cynthia Erivo admits nothing was going to stop her achieving her daily step count whilst filming the fantasy film.

Chu almost looked past Erivo for the part of Elphaba, made famous onstage by Idina Menzel. His instinct was to hire no-names for the two starring roles, but it became clear that songs like “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “The Wizard and I” are actually “really f---ing hard.” They demand pros.

Since 2000, actresses all over the country — and the world — have played Elphaba, and the latest powerhouse singer to don green face paint and belt that signature gravity-defying high note is Cynthia Erivo.

The excitement surrounding the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked is palpable, especially with Cynthia Erivo taking on the iconic role of

Universal Pictures has released a new Wicked video, showing off Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo‘s performance of “What Is This Feeling?” from the recently released movie. What happens in the Wicked video?