Taking a brief break from the enchanted land of Oz, Erivo visited “ Jimmy Kimmel Live ” on Tuesday. During the segment, Kimmel asked about the actor’s legendary “ war cry ” riff from the film’s hit song, “Defying Gravity.” Kimmel was curious if fans imitate the “war cry” at her.

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named Emmy, Tony, Grammy-winning and two-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as the recipient of its 2025 Woman of the Year Award.

Erivo stars as Elphaba Thropp, the iconic Wicked Witch of the West, in director Jon M. Chu’s lavish adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. This marks Erivo’s second Best Actress nomination, following her performance in Harriet (2019), which also earned her a nod for Best Original Song for “Stand Up,” cowritten with Joshuah Brian Campbell.

Cynthia Erivo was flying high, defying the societal norms of airplane culture, when she openly wept after finding out about her Best Actress nomination. While en route to Sundance, where Erivo is being honored with the festival’s Visionary Award,

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An embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday

British stars Ralph Fiennes and Cynthia Erivo have earned best acting Oscar ... Kieran Culkin secured their first Academy Awards nods. Netflix's Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez is the ...

Jones will compete against Emilia Perez star Zoe Saldana, for her role in the Netflix thriller about ... an early friend to Cynthia Erivo’s green-skinned character in Wicked, and Monica Barbaro ...

Cynthia Erivo, Teyana Taylor, Marla Gibbs & Raamla Mohamed named Essence Black Women in Hollywood honorees. Aldis Hodge to host the Oscar week event.

Cynthia Erivo, the star of Disney’s Wicked and recent Oscar nominee for Best Actress, has added yet another controversy to her list after accusing her instructors at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) of dismissing her as “lazy.

Cynthia Erivo has revealed that RADA once blocked her from taking a job with Westlife because they “looked down” on the backing vocals gig. The Wicked star attended the prestigious drama ...

Erivo is now globally recognized for her most recent role as Elphaba in “Wicked,” which earned her second Oscar nomination for the Best Actress Award.