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Cynthia Erivo Just Opened Up About Why It Was So Important For Elphaba To Have Micro Braids In “Wicked”
Cynthia asked <i>Wicked’s</i> director, Jon M. Chu, if they could “reimagine” Elphaba’s traditionally long, wavy hair as micro braids in the movie.
Taking up space in a Hollywood musical with braids and it just fills my heart with so much joy,” another popular tweet echoed. This is not the first time that Cynthia has opened up about her decision to request micro braids for her character, previously telling The British Blacklist that she instigated conversations about Elphaba’s hair “at the very beginning” because she wanted to “make it more authentic” to herself. “I needed it to be connected to me, as a Black woman,” she added at the time, later explaining: “I wanted to show how versatile braids could be, and how much fun we could have with them — and how emotional the hair can be.
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