So why does it seem as if she might have been born to play the iconic Wicked Witch of the West in “Wicked,” Jon M. Chu’s musical movie adaptation of author Gregory Maguire’s 1995 “Wizard of Oz” prequel novel and its 2003 Broadway musical?

Just ask Cynthia Erivo, who stepped out to celebrate the musical movie Jan. 5 at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, where she was for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.

Everyone is fitted; everybody wore either a wig or a hairpiece,” the film’s lead makeup designer Frances Hannon told Glamour. That included “something like 17 wigs” including stand-ins and backups for Cynthia Erivo,