Overview
- At a Dec. 3 Elphaba’s Wicked Retreat Airbnb Originals event, Cynthia Erivo discussed the emotional intent behind the film’s closing moments and a pivotal lyric without detailing plot specifics.
- Erivo said the line she highlights is meant both to comfort Glinda and to clarify how the central figure should be understood.
- She shared that portraying Elphaba reinforced a takeaway about appearances being deceiving and people’s capacity to change for better or worse.
- Former Broadway Elphaba Lindsay Mendez told People she “loved” the film, calling Erivo “a goddess” and saying it “hit all my Wicked notes.”
- Wicked: For Good is in theaters now, with Ariana Grande as Glinda and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, as media coverage notes strong fan engagement and continuing cast reflections.