Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba’s hair. Erivo, 37, opened up about the micro braids she donned while playing Elphaba in Wicked, while chatting with Variety on Tuesday ...

Historically, on stage, Elphaba’s hair was long, black and wavy. But Erivo says she ... “I asked if we could reimagine that hair as micro braids because I knew you’d still have the ...

Despite most iterations featuring long, black, wavy hair, she chose a look that better aligns with her identity. Erivo chose to pay homage to Black women by selecting micro braids for Elphaba.

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In a new interview with Variety, Cynthia Erivo shared how Elphaba in the Wicked film came to have the distinctive and instantly iconic micro braids she has in the movie, and how she really pushed ...