Cynthia Erivo feels a profound kinship to the role of 'Wicked's' Elphaba. She admits she always felt like a bit of an outsider.

Fans are baffled by Elphaba’s tears in the Wicked movie, despite the novel stating that water is deadly to her. Could there be a hidden explanation?

Chu almost looked past Erivo for the part of Elphaba, made famous onstage by Idina Menzel. His instinct was to hire no-names for the two starring roles, but it became clear that songs like “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “The Wizard and I” are actually “really f---ing hard.” They demand pros.