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‘It’s wonderful’: Wicked star Cynthia Erivo says she’s fine with audiences singing along
The actor who plays Elphaba in the big screen adaptation of the musical joined the debate declaring ‘we spent this long singing it ourselves – it’s time for everyone else to join in’
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo has joined the debate over whether it’s acceptable to sing along to the blockbusting musical in cinemas – and she’s fine with it. No wailing”, while Australian author Patrick Lenton wrote in the Guardian that it was unfair and disrespectful to “inflict your voice without consent on the public. However, rows over singing may become a thing of the past in a few weeks’ time – interactive “singalong” screenings of Wicked will be available from Christmas Day in North America.
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