Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked.' The Wicked musical tells us that Elphaba's mother dies while giving birth to Nessarose, but that is not the case in Maguire's The Wicked Years series of novels.

For Good" is "wild" and "really, really epic" in a "First Look" video released Wednesday. The "Wicked" sequel opens Nov. 21.

She’s that girl. Cynthia Erivo transformed into Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in “Wicked” thanks to the film’s makeup artist and hairstylist Frances Hannon.

Now, over a decade later on the big screen, Elphaba has micro braids and Cynthia Erivo’s face so the character’s greenness is undeniably informed by her Blackness.

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Cynthia Erivo made the effort to have micro braids to honor Black women. Universal Pictures The Ozdust Ballroom scene marked a crucial turning point for Elphaba.

I wanted people to see Elphaba as more than just the green girl. I wanted to look back at her reflection and see a green woman in front of me," Erivo, 37, says in a new video shared exclusively ...