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Nov 2024
35m 48s

Cynthia Erivo on "Elphaba" Role in New "...

WILLIE GEIST, SUNDAY TODAY
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Willie Geist talks to Cynthia Erivo about the release of the highly anticipated Hollywood adaptation of the Broadway classic, "Wicked". Erivo shares her experience playing "Elphaba" opposite Ariana Grande's "Glinda", and she gets her first look at the "Wicked" Billboards in Times Square. 
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