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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Tell All on ‘Wicked’ Oscar Buzz, Queer Glinda, That Viral Press Tour and What to Expect From Part 2
"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are ready to shine at the Golden Globes.
Grande, on the other hand, seems never to stop singing, harmonizing to a playlist that ranges from Whitney Houston’s “Higher Love” to Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” in a voice that sounds subtly different from the one that made “Thank U, Next” and “God Is a Woman” into pop sensations. The hiring of Chu — best known for directing “Crazy Rich Asians” and the film musical “In the Heights,” which had the misfortune of seeing its 2021 theatrical release wiped out by moviegoers’ changed habits in the wake of peak COVID — opened the world up. But you, Miss Elphaba, deserve your flowers, and I can’t wait to hold your train as you get that EGOT — and your gummy vitamins, and your thermos.” (The always-equipped Erivo, caring for a voice that can reach the back row of a Broadway house, does not travel light.)
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