Movie Reviews and Previews Cynthia’s Victory Lap In addition to Beyoncé, Cynthia Erivo was also in Las Vegas on Saturday for the Grand Prix, which is fitting because, well, you could say it was a victory lap. Wicked: For Good opened to big numbers this weekend, surpassing the first movie’s first weekend, with $150 million domestic By Lainey • Nov 24, 2025 10:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Wicked: For Good The (unnecessary) part two of Wicked is here, officially titled Wicked: For Good, implying an end to my long personal nightmare of watching this interminable musical. As in part one, For Good is directed by Jon M. Chu, written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, and is adapted from the By Sarah • Nov 20, 2025 01:57 pm
Style Cynthia goes home I knew nothing about Wicked before I saw the movie last year – and I went with the best possible person, the most theatre kid in my life, Duana. For many of us, loving something means wanting to share the thing that you love with people you love. For a theatre By Lainey • Nov 19, 2025 11:51 am
Style The Wicked Witches of Couture There have been so many looks, not just for the last few weeks but… like over a year! And it’s banger after banger after banger! The cast of Oz was serving, yet again, on Monday night at the Wicked: For Good premiere in New York which was, technically, the By Lainey • Nov 18, 2025 04:07 pm
Style All the Best Actresses As noted, if there is a so-called must-attend event on the award circuit, it’s Governors Awards. This is the Oscar Academy’s event to hand out honorary Oscars, so many voters are in the room, there is no campaign strategist who wouldn’t be encouraging a contender to be By Lainey • Nov 17, 2025 12:59 pm
BFFs Witches Protecting Witches Wicked: For Good premiered in Singapore today and I wish the top story was the fashion because OMG the looks… But unfortunately some loser tried to make it about himself so that’s what the headlines are. He does it for attention so it’s best not to give him By Lainey • Nov 13, 2025 02:23 pm
Style Cynthia and Ariana: High fashion and all the feels It feels like the return of a friend. One of the biggest pop culture stories of 2024 was the Wicked press tour last fall and through the winter, when Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande took over the timeline in green and pink and, together, created some of the most insane By Lainey • Nov 10, 2025 10:48 am
Style Wicked Paris The Paris premiere of Wicked: For Good happened today—tonight, whatever—and, predictably, Ariana Grande turned up in black and pink. Also on hand in Paris were reigning Sexiest Man Alive, Jonathan Bailey, and Jeff Goldblum. So far, I have not had to explain to anyone why Jonathan Bailey is By Sarah • Nov 07, 2025 04:25 pm
Cynthia Erivo Sexy in Brazil Wicked has been so quiet… Um, you were saying? It was only a matter of time. And as I said a couple of weeks ago in our weekly mailbag over at The Squawk, it’s not that the Wicked: For Good press tour hasn’t been as bombastic as it By Lainey • Nov 05, 2025 12:31 pm
Theatre Nerd The Cynthia Erivo Show For a few years there, until they were able to confirm and score a huge win in Conan O’Brien, finding a host for the Oscars was a major challenge. “It’s a thankless job” was a common refrain – the pay is sh-t, it’s a mountain of work, and By Lainey • Jun 09, 2025 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Wicked Round Two I was so enjoying our temporary Wicked-free peace, but alas, it is over already. The trailer for Wicked: For Good, the second part of the musical’s feature film adaptation, dropped yesterday. Based on the unrelenting Wicked publicity push last year, this marks the official beginning of the For Good By Sarah • Jun 05, 2025 03:20 pm
Style The Night Before the Met It is an annual tradition – Anna Wintour’s exclusive dinner party hosted at her place in Greenwich Village for Met Gala co-chairs and a few other select guests. One of those select guests this year was Serena Williams who arrived in a white gown that looked like it was partly By Lainey • May 05, 2025 10:50 am
Style Cynthia Erivo: Still in Green Cynthia Erivo was photographed in New York yesterday and, surprise, she’s still wearing green. I don’t mind it. After the Oscars, Wicked’s kinda been more low-key. At least to me it feels like there’s been a bit of a break from Oz so seeing her again By Lainey • Apr 02, 2025 04:31 pm
Style Power and Style 2025 This is probably my favourite issue that The Hollywood Reporter does every year – and it always happens right after the Oscars: The Power Stylists List and this year THR has named Jason Bolden the Stylist of the Year, well deserved! I was just talking last week about Jason’s output By Lainey • Mar 07, 2025 11:01 am
Ariana Grande Dear Old Wicked goes to the Big Show Because at this point, the Wicked cast are almost as familiar as your cousins, right? After the most epic and committed press cycle in recent history, we’ve committed every expression and interaction Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have ever had – not to memory, because they’re too numerous and By Duana • Mar 03, 2025 07:43 am
TV Updates Everyone is outside before Oscar The pre-Oscar party circuit continues, and last night it was the 18th ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards. Among the honorees was Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo, in a GREAT tulle dress. This dress says “Wicked” without also saying “costume”, which is how theme dressing should be. Also present was Keke By Sarah • Feb 28, 2025 12:00 pm
